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Environmental Studies
Dr. Sikina Jinnah is a Professor of Environmental Studies and Associate Director of the Center for Reimagining Leadership at UC Santa Cruz. Her research focuses on global environmental governance in the areas of climate change, climate engineering, and the nexus between international trade and environmental politics. She is the author or editor of 7 books and over 50 articles and chapters. Her first book Post-treaty Politics (MIT Press) received the 2016 Harold and Margaret Sprout Award for best book in international environmental affairs from the International Studies Association. She is an Andrew Carnegie Fellow, and served on the U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine Committee on Atmospheric Methane Removal. Dr. Jinnah’s PhD is from UC Berkeley in Environmental Science, Policy and Management.
Climate Change, Climate (Geo)Engineering, Global Governance, International Relations, Climate Justice, Biodiversity Conservation, Trade-Environment Politics
Professor Jinnah's research focuses on the shifting locations of power and influence in global environmental governance, and in particular the role of transnational actors in environmental decision-making. Her most recent projects examine how key norms in global climate politics shape power relations, the role of U.S. preferential trade agreements in shaping environmental policy in trading partner nations, and the politics of climate engineering governance.
Dr. Jinnah teaches courses on global climate change politics, international environmental politics, and global governance.
- 2017-2020 Andrew Carngie Fellow
- 2016 Harold and Margaret Sprout Award for best book in international environmental affairs (for Post-treaty Politics), International Studies Association
- 2014 William Cromwell Award for Outstanding Teaching, American University School of International Service
- Additional awards and honors are listed here: http://www.sikinajinnah.org
See Personal Website (www.SikinaJinnah.org) for CV
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ENVS 144/Politics 179 -Global Climate Politics
ENVS 80E Climate Justice
ENVS 153/ Politics 162 - Globalization and the Environment
ENVS 152/ Politics 170 - Global Environmental Politics
PhD Seminar - Special Topics in Global Environmental Politic Agency Beyond the State
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