Charlotte Weatherill
@ckweatherill.bsky.social
Lecturer in Environmental Politics
Climate politics - vulnerability - islands
Social media editor for @environmentalpol.bsky.social
Convener of @bisa-ecpwg.bsky.social
Views are mine and represent me
Climate politics - vulnerability - islands
Social media editor for @environmentalpol.bsky.social
Convener of @bisa-ecpwg.bsky.social
Views are mine and represent me
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Happening next week, 4th December.
Alternative ecological futures: Art, climate change and the radical imagination.
Online and free 3pm-4.30pm UK time - make sure you register!
www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
Alternative ecological futures: Art, climate change and the radical imagination.
Online and free 3pm-4.30pm UK time - make sure you register!
www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Happening next week, 4th December.
Alternative ecological futures: Art, climate change and the radical imagination.
Online and free 3pm-4.30pm UK time - make sure you register!
www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
Alternative ecological futures: Art, climate change and the radical imagination.
Online and free 3pm-4.30pm UK time - make sure you register!
www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
Re-reading The Kraken Wakes on holiday. It's always felt like the climate change analogy out of Wyndham's stories. Here's a paragraph for the Europeans coming back from COP.
November 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Re-reading The Kraken Wakes on holiday. It's always felt like the climate change analogy out of Wyndham's stories. Here's a paragraph for the Europeans coming back from COP.
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BREAKING: The UK’s response to Covid was “too little, too late”, a damning official report on the handling of the pandemic has concluded, saying the introduction of a lockdown even a week earlier than happened could have saved more than 20,000 lives.
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BREAKING: The UK’s response to Covid was “too little, too late”, a damning official report on the handling of the pandemic has concluded, saying the introduction of a lockdown even a week earlier than happened could have saved more than 20,000 lives.
Swam in Otago Harbour. More picturesque than it sounds.
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Swam in Otago Harbour. More picturesque than it sounds.
Went on an adventure with my sister. Spent hours on a boat and didn't throw up. Saw the most incredible sights... Impossible to capture on camera of course.
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Went on an adventure with my sister. Spent hours on a boat and didn't throw up. Saw the most incredible sights... Impossible to capture on camera of course.
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Always good to read something by @ckweatherill.bsky.social
🏝️New in Geo!🏝️
'"Operation Hurricane": Narrating climate change as imperial mess' by Charlotte Weatherill
This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Political Ecologies of Islands: Environmental & Climate (In)Justices'.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
'"Operation Hurricane": Narrating climate change as imperial mess' by Charlotte Weatherill
This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Political Ecologies of Islands: Environmental & Climate (In)Justices'.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Always good to read something by @ckweatherill.bsky.social
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🏝️New in Geo!🏝️
'"Operation Hurricane": Narrating climate change as imperial mess' by Charlotte Weatherill
This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Political Ecologies of Islands: Environmental & Climate (In)Justices'.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
'"Operation Hurricane": Narrating climate change as imperial mess' by Charlotte Weatherill
This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Political Ecologies of Islands: Environmental & Climate (In)Justices'.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🏝️New in Geo!🏝️
'"Operation Hurricane": Narrating climate change as imperial mess' by Charlotte Weatherill
This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Political Ecologies of Islands: Environmental & Climate (In)Justices'.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
'"Operation Hurricane": Narrating climate change as imperial mess' by Charlotte Weatherill
This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Political Ecologies of Islands: Environmental & Climate (In)Justices'.
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
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Soundtrack of this holiday is the Korimako / Bellbird. I love it.
November 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Soundtrack of this holiday is the Korimako / Bellbird. I love it.
I have a new publication. dx.doi.org/10.1002/geo2... I'm on leave so I'll share it properly in December, but it's good to see it out!
‘Operation Hurricane’: Narrating Climate Change as Imperial Mess
This article asks what politics are uncovered if you tell the story of climate change as ‘Operation Hurricane’, an historicised framing in which colonial history becomes the present, coloniality and ....
dx.doi.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I have a new publication. dx.doi.org/10.1002/geo2... I'm on leave so I'll share it properly in December, but it's good to see it out!
I make a big deal about not flying. I'm currently 34 hours into a 40 hour multi flight journey, 6 years since I last did this.
I lost my train tickets & debit card in London, nearly missed my connection, visa didn't get approved until 1 hour ago, and my luggage is stuck in Singapore. This is karma.
I lost my train tickets & debit card in London, nearly missed my connection, visa didn't get approved until 1 hour ago, and my luggage is stuck in Singapore. This is karma.
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I make a big deal about not flying. I'm currently 34 hours into a 40 hour multi flight journey, 6 years since I last did this.
I lost my train tickets & debit card in London, nearly missed my connection, visa didn't get approved until 1 hour ago, and my luggage is stuck in Singapore. This is karma.
I lost my train tickets & debit card in London, nearly missed my connection, visa didn't get approved until 1 hour ago, and my luggage is stuck in Singapore. This is karma.
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1.This is not the only known example we know of ChatGPT cheering on a vulnerable young person to die by suicide, this time it is a recent Texas A&M grad
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
1.This is not the only known example we know of ChatGPT cheering on a vulnerable young person to die by suicide, this time it is a recent Texas A&M grad
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Farewell interview with departing editor @sherilynmacgregor.bsky.social!
In this interview, Sherilyn reflects on her time with EP, some highlights of her experience, and some advice for people who might wish to be a journal editor in future.
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/editorial-an...
In this interview, Sherilyn reflects on her time with EP, some highlights of her experience, and some advice for people who might wish to be a journal editor in future.
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/editorial-an...
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Farewell interview with departing editor @sherilynmacgregor.bsky.social!
In this interview, Sherilyn reflects on her time with EP, some highlights of her experience, and some advice for people who might wish to be a journal editor in future.
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/editorial-an...
In this interview, Sherilyn reflects on her time with EP, some highlights of her experience, and some advice for people who might wish to be a journal editor in future.
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/editorial-an...
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3. The size - what are 60,000 people doing there? The negotiations will be focused on a few implementation issues & stalemated issues.
Are the other 52,000 people there for speeches and panels? How does that help the climate?
Are the other 52,000 people there for speeches and panels? How does that help the climate?
October 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
3. The size - what are 60,000 people doing there? The negotiations will be focused on a few implementation issues & stalemated issues.
Are the other 52,000 people there for speeches and panels? How does that help the climate?
Are the other 52,000 people there for speeches and panels? How does that help the climate?
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My latest article, with the fantastic @alexheffron.bsky.social has just been published. Looking how Reform UK are trying to turn placement of Solar Panels on farmland in a rural culture war and wedge issue.
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
‘You can’t eat electricity’: how rural solar farms became Britain’s latest culture war
Reform UK is exploiting opposition to solar panels – but most farmers are more worried about climate change.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
My latest article, with the fantastic @alexheffron.bsky.social has just been published. Looking how Reform UK are trying to turn placement of Solar Panels on farmland in a rural culture war and wedge issue.
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
theconversation.com/you-cant-eat...
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This weekend is the LAST WEEKEND for #BISA2026 conference submissions! 🚨
Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions 🎉
Make sure to submit your papers now 👉 https://conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0
VisitBrighton Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social
Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions 🎉
Make sure to submit your papers now 👉 https://conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0
VisitBrighton Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This weekend is the LAST WEEKEND for #BISA2026 conference submissions! 🚨
Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions 🎉
Make sure to submit your papers now 👉 https://conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0
VisitBrighton Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social
Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions 🎉
Make sure to submit your papers now 👉 https://conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0
VisitBrighton Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social
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New blog from @peternewell.bsky.social
'States of transition? From governing the environment to transforming society.'
What is the role of the state in supporting transitions and deeper transformations towards a more sustainable world?
www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/sta...
'States of transition? From governing the environment to transforming society.'
What is the role of the state in supporting transitions and deeper transformations towards a more sustainable world?
www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/sta...
States of transition? From governing the environment to transforming society- Environment and Climate Politics | BISA
- Environment and Climate Politics Working Group
www.bisa.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 7:39 AM
New blog from @peternewell.bsky.social
'States of transition? From governing the environment to transforming society.'
What is the role of the state in supporting transitions and deeper transformations towards a more sustainable world?
www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/sta...
'States of transition? From governing the environment to transforming society.'
What is the role of the state in supporting transitions and deeper transformations towards a more sustainable world?
www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/sta...
Words feel insufficient at best, if not downright insulting.
October 30, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Words feel insufficient at best, if not downright insulting.
Horrors on horrors on horrors. With absolutely no idea what to do except say out loud that this mustn't be allowed to continue. Yet our governments are actively complicit and undemocratic in their disregard for what most people want the world to be.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
‘A true genocide’: RSF kills ‘at least 1,500 people’ in Sudan’s el-Fasher
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkiye, Jordan and Qatar express alarm as more evidence emerges of mass killings by paramilitary forces in Sudan's in el-Fasher.
www.aljazeera.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Horrors on horrors on horrors. With absolutely no idea what to do except say out loud that this mustn't be allowed to continue. Yet our governments are actively complicit and undemocratic in their disregard for what most people want the world to be.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
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If you’re looking for a way to support Sudanese people, please consider giving to the Sudan Solidarity Collective.
www.sudansolidarity.com?fbclid=PAZnR...
www.sudansolidarity.com?fbclid=PAZnR...
Home - Sudan Solidarity Collective
Solidarity with Sudan! Support the Emergency Response Rooms doing life saving work in Sudan by donating to the Sudan Solidarity Fund. Workshops4Sudan is a new fundraising initiative of the Sudan Solid...
www.sudansolidarity.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If you’re looking for a way to support Sudanese people, please consider giving to the Sudan Solidarity Collective.
www.sudansolidarity.com?fbclid=PAZnR...
www.sudansolidarity.com?fbclid=PAZnR...
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'Alternative ecological futures: Art climate change & the radical imagination' new event with Environment and Climate Politics Working Group 🌳
Bringing together Carl Death, Audra Mitchell, Farai Chipato & Cara Berger Hannah Hughes at this roundtable to discuss 🌟
Sign up 👉 https://ow.ly/Y56j50XjGl9
Bringing together Carl Death, Audra Mitchell, Farai Chipato & Cara Berger Hannah Hughes at this roundtable to discuss 🌟
Sign up 👉 https://ow.ly/Y56j50XjGl9
October 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
'Alternative ecological futures: Art climate change & the radical imagination' new event with Environment and Climate Politics Working Group 🌳
Bringing together Carl Death, Audra Mitchell, Farai Chipato & Cara Berger Hannah Hughes at this roundtable to discuss 🌟
Sign up 👉 https://ow.ly/Y56j50XjGl9
Bringing together Carl Death, Audra Mitchell, Farai Chipato & Cara Berger Hannah Hughes at this roundtable to discuss 🌟
Sign up 👉 https://ow.ly/Y56j50XjGl9
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Our @mybisa.bsky.social CPD annual workshop will be happening on 1 December, on Recalibrating our ethical compass: academia in times of crisis. You can find the full CfP below and attached – the deadline for expressions of interest is 5 November 2025!
@niharikaan.bsky.social
@niharikaan.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Our @mybisa.bsky.social CPD annual workshop will be happening on 1 December, on Recalibrating our ethical compass: academia in times of crisis. You can find the full CfP below and attached – the deadline for expressions of interest is 5 November 2025!
@niharikaan.bsky.social
@niharikaan.bsky.social
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Ecofeminist Revolutionary Struggles Amid Extractivist Conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda doi.org/10.1080/1045...
Ecofeminist Revolutionary Struggles Amid Extractivist Conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
This article investigates how, against the extractivist legacy of colonialism and the extractivist activities currently under way in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, the ecofe...
doi.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Ecofeminist Revolutionary Struggles Amid Extractivist Conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda doi.org/10.1080/1045...
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Call for papers deadline for #BISA2026 is a week today - 3rd November!
Coming to Brighton next June?
Make sure you submit your papers / panels / roundtables before the deadline! And choose our track!
conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0
Coming to Brighton next June?
Make sure you submit your papers / panels / roundtables before the deadline! And choose our track!
conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0
Call for papers
The call for papers for the BISA 2026 conference taking place in Brighton in June 2026.
conference.bisa.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Call for papers deadline for #BISA2026 is a week today - 3rd November!
Coming to Brighton next June?
Make sure you submit your papers / panels / roundtables before the deadline! And choose our track!
conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0
Coming to Brighton next June?
Make sure you submit your papers / panels / roundtables before the deadline! And choose our track!
conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0
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If you're submitting an abstract for this, please do so by Friday.
That gives us time before the BISA deadline to read through the papers and then let everyone know so that you can submit your abstract as a single paper if you'd like to.
That gives us time before the BISA deadline to read through the papers and then let everyone know so that you can submit your abstract as a single paper if you'd like to.
Call for Papers for #BISA2026!
Exploring the relationship between imperialism, coloniality and environmental degradation.
This is a joint call with Colonial, Postcolonial & Decolonial WG, recognising that important work is being done at the intersection of our groups.
Deadline Friday 24 October.
Exploring the relationship between imperialism, coloniality and environmental degradation.
This is a joint call with Colonial, Postcolonial & Decolonial WG, recognising that important work is being done at the intersection of our groups.
Deadline Friday 24 October.
October 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
If you're submitting an abstract for this, please do so by Friday.
That gives us time before the BISA deadline to read through the papers and then let everyone know so that you can submit your abstract as a single paper if you'd like to.
That gives us time before the BISA deadline to read through the papers and then let everyone know so that you can submit your abstract as a single paper if you'd like to.