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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · 19d

I wrote for @allegralab.bsky.social on @yaelberda.bsky.social’s Colonial Bureaucracy and Contemporary Citizenship. A brilliant book on how paperwork (censuses, permits, blacklists) became tools of colonial control and still shape mobility & exclusion today.
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Colonial Bureaucracy and Contemporary Citizenship: Legacies of Race and Emergency in the Former British Empire - Allegra Lab

Yael Berda. 2022. Colonial Bureaucracy and Contemporary Citizenship: Legacies of Race and Emergency in the Former British Empire. Cambridge: Cambridge

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Allegra Lab @allegralab.bsky.social · 22d

In this succinct and timely review, @marinegauthier.bsky.social's engages with Yael Berda's new book at the intersection of empire, borders, and colonial administration to show that "citizenship in postcolonial states functions as a mobility regime"—a sobering reality that stands the test of time.

Colonial Bureaucracy and Contemporary Citizenship: Legacies of Race and Emergency in the Former British Empire - Allegra Lab

Yael Berda. 2022. Colonial Bureaucracy and Contemporary Citizenship: Legacies of Race and Emergency in the Former British Empire. Cambridge: Cambridge

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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · Aug 20

"Decolonizing expertise in international organizations demands more than just diversifying expert pools; it requires dismantling the epistemic hierarchies that sustain the status quo"

From our "Share your decolonising story" blog series
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2265

Decolonizing Expertise: Reflections on Power, Knowledge, and Governance in International Organizations (IOs)

By Marine Gauthier / part of our “Share your Decolonising Story” project A Personal Reckoning with Expertise My engagement with international development has always been entangled with postcolonial…

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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Aug 1

Sometimes I wonder if the planet would burn slower if fewer men had unwavering certainty about how to save it. open.substack.com/pub/climatej...

White Male Energy™: Now in Climate-Resilient Packaging

Because nothing says “resilient ecosystems” like a man in a Patagonia vest explaining carbon markets to an Indigenous woman.

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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · Jul 22

✍️ "I advocate for consideration of nexuses of overlapping consensus where varied and even antagonistic epistemological traditions can agree or at least agree to differ."

Our latest addition to the discourse on "universal" versus "South-centred" Development Studies
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2312

Universalisms and their Discontents

By Brendan M. Howe The contemporary inter-paradigm debate in Development Studies can be characterised as between advocates of a ‘universal’ global development experience (both positive and negative…

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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Jun 27

Why Bother with Academic Conferences on Climate Justice?
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Why Bother with Academic Conferences on Climate Justice?

(And why researchers and non-academics alike should care)

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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Jun 24

Excited to attend #DSA2025 in Bath, organized by @devcomms.bsky.social! Looking forward to rich debates on international development and anticipation governance📍Room CB3.1 | 📅 27 June | 🕘 9am – see you there! #IntDev #AnticipatoryGovernance

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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · Jun 6

“Postdevelopment shares the desire to improve people’s lives while rejecting the idea that outside experts may know better (…) and points to the historical origin and Eurocentric elements of the discipline”

www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2245

Is Postdevelopment a Theory of Development? Situating Postdevelopment in Social Theory

By Aram Ziai Four decades after its beginnings, postdevelopment (PD) has become an established approach in development theory. Its core claim that we should ‘reject the entire paradigm of developme…

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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Jun 18

I recently contributed to EADI’s Decolonizing Knowledge series with a blog post and podcast, reflecting on what it means to be an “expert” in international development. A great opportunity to take a more reflexive look at my research @gvagrad.bsky.social.

EADI @eadi.bsky.social · Jun 18

"The operationalization of expertise often relies on standardized methodologies that privilege Northern scientific knowledge, sidelining localized understandings of problems and solutions."
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2265

Decolonizing Expertise: Reflections on Power, Knowledge, and Governance in International Organizations (IOs)

By Marine Gauthier / part of our “Share your Decolonising Story” project A Personal Reckoning with Expertise My engagement with international development has always been entangled with postcolonial…

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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · Jun 17

"Decolonizing expertise in international organizations demands more than just diversifying expert pools; it requires dismantling the epistemic hierarchies that sustain the status quo"

@gvagrad.bsky.social's @marinegauthier.bsky.social in our latest blog: www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2265

Decolonizing Expertise: Reflections on Power, Knowledge, and Governance in International Organizations (IOs)

By Marine Gauthier / part of our “Share your Decolonising Story” project A Personal Reckoning with Expertise My engagement with international development has always been entangled with postcolonial…

www.developmentresearch.eu

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DoingIPS Switzerland @ipsswitzerland.bsky.social · May 26

We are thrilled to announce the revival of the Swiss chapter of @doingips.bsky.social‬!

Doing IPS Switzerland will host various activities, such as an annual transnational symposium and biannual PhD workshops.

👉 If you are interested in participating, please register here forms.gle/6aMrVN8pHVVw...

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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · May 8

Follow the #ClimateJustice Dispatch on substack! open.substack.com/pub/climatej...

A Beginner’s Guide to Climate Justice (Beyond Recycling and Rage)

For people who care, are overwhelmed, and suspect their tote bag isn’t enough.

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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Apr 28

Do participatory approaches in environmental governance lead to
epistemic justice? Out now in Academia Environmental Sciences and Sustainability (Special Issue on Inclusive Ecology):
👉 www.academia.edu/2997-6006/2/... #Conservation #IndigenousKnowledge #PoliticalEcology #SustainabilityScience

Operationalizing epistemic justice: Participatory 3D Modelling in conservation practice - Academia.eduGauthier and Nuñez: Operationalizing epistemic justice: Participatory 3D Modelling in conservation...

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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Mar 7

How fascinating to read these reflections on the state of our discipline!

Carolina Torreblanca @carotorreblanca.bsky.social · Mar 6

¡Hola, mundo! My first, ehm, skeet (?) on here is about a new working paper from @guygrossman.bsky.social Will Dinneen and I. It’s on Political Scientists’ favorite topic: Political Science. We look at 140,000 PS papers published in 174 journals over the last two decades. Some of the highlights:

Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Mar 6

🚨Why do IOs struggle to learn?
Interesting new article showing how the « criticism culture ». This is insightful for understanding #safeguards and #accountability struggles—when critical voices are silenced and reports are polished, unintended harms may go unchecked.
#InternationalOrganizations

Ben Christian @benchristian.bsky.social · Mar 5

Why do many IOs struggle to learn despite a plethora of formal learning processes and tools?

In my new ISQ article, I argue that the criticism culture—the way IOs deal with criticism from their employees—is an overlooked but crucial variable to explain (the lack of) learning in IOs. 🧵

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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Mar 6

I had the honor of speaking with the Fourth World Journal about my research on #ClimateGovernance, #REDD+, and #IndigenousRights. We discuss power, justice, and the challenges of integrating Indigenous perspectives into global climate policies.
Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/NUgVw6xCe2Q

Re-territorializing Climate Governance | Marine Gauthier, Ph.D. | FWJ Interviews

YouTube video by CWIS Channel

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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Feb 20

Interesting new working paper on #climatefinance - it offers a set of guiding questions to assess whether reforms address deep power imbalances between the Global North and Global South. Thank you @sei.org #DecolonialFinance #ClimateJustice

Loss and Damage Collaboration (L&DC) @lossanddamage.bsky.social · Feb 19

1/3. 📣NEW PAPER: “Decolonial #ClimateFinance in Practice: Assessing Proposed Reforms” from Emily Ghosh and Zoha Shawoo and Anisha Nazareth of Stockholm Environment Institute.

🔗Read it here: www.sei.org/publications...

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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Feb 18

Just published an article in Fourth World Journal: "Re-territorializing Climate Governance: The REDD+ Initiatives in the DR Congo"
It means a lot to me—DRC, IP rights, climate. Special thoughts for my friends and colleagues in DRC.
www.cwis.org/2025/01/the-...
#ClimateJustice #DRC #IndigenousRights

The REDD+ Initiatives in the DR Congo

Presenting more highlights from our new Fourth World Journal, Winter 2025 Issue, we want to showcase Marine Gauthier’s article “Re-territorializing Climate Governance: The REDD+ Initiatives in the DR ...

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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Feb 2

🔎 How do public policies understand and manage social-ecological risks in a world shaped by climate change and shifting power dynamics? This CFP at Sciences Po (19-20 June 2025) seems to tackle exactly that!
#ClimateRisk #InterdisciplinaryResearch #SciencesPo #CFP #ClimatePolicy

Lydie Cabane @lydiec.bsky.social · Jan 31

📢 CFP: Workshop on *Understanding and Managing Social-ecological Risks* on 19 and 20 June 2025 at Sciences Po

We seek to foster an interdisciplinary discussion on direct and indirect risks related to climate change + relevant policies

Deadline: 24 Feb.

More here: www.linkedin.com/posts/lydie-...

Lydie Cabane on LinkedIn: workshop Understanding and managing socio-ecological risks

📢 CFP: I'm co-organising a workshop on *Understanding and Managing Social-ecological Risks* on 19 and 20 June 2025 at Sciences Po with Anne-Laure Beaussier…

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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Jan 31

Strongly agree—bridging Development Studies and IR is key to understanding power, inequality, and global governance in turbulent times. Interdisciplinary thinking can offer sharper insights and more just solutions. #IR #DevStudies #GlobalPolitics”

EADI @eadi.bsky.social · Jan 28

"With the contemporary challenges of an emergent global geopolitics, now is a good time to think about how Development Studies and International Studies might better engage with one another."

✍️ @andypsumner.bsky.social in our latest blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2133

Conversations Between Development Studies and International Studies

By Andy Sumner At a set of recent meetings, the question of the dialogue between Development Studies (DS) and International Studies (IS) has been the topic of focus.

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Loss and Damage Collaboration (L&DC) @lossanddamage.bsky.social · Jan 27

📢HAPPENING TODAY: Join the Ways of Repair : #LossAndDamage symposium for a panel discussion with T.J. Demos, Vivien Sansour, Nombuso Mathibela and Sibonelo Gumede on “Sonic and Sensorial Archives of Survival Against #ClimateViolence”

🗓️January 27th
⏰17:00 GMT
✏️Sign up here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Ways of Repair : Loss and Damage Symposium | Themed Panel #1: Sonic and sensorial archives of survival against climate violence. After registering, you will...

In this panel discussion award-winning writer on contemporary art, global politics, and ecology T.J. Demos, artist, storyteller, researcher and conservationist Vivien Sansour, cultural worker, educato...

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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Jan 21

Africa’s digital divide holds immense promise—but at what cost? Foreign control, data exploitation, and environmental impacts may mirror colonial patterns. What about digital sovereignty, sustainability, local empowerment? Here also, what system do we reinforce by “bridging the gap”?

Global Voices @globalvoices.org · Jan 21

Beneath the promises of enhanced connectivity in Africa lies a complex narrative—a 21st-century iteration of colonial dynamics cloaked in the rhetoric of "connecting the unconnected"...

At what cost are we bridging Africa’s digital divide?

Beneath the promises of enhanced connectivity in Africa lies a complex narrative—a 21st-century iteration of colonial dynamics cloaked in the rhetoric of "connecting the unconnected"...

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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Jan 10

Excited to participate in the International Political Sociology panels at #SwissPoliticalScienceAssociation Annual Congress at #Unige ! Glad to be part of a community that fosters meaningful dialogue and reflection! #SPSA2025 #AcademicCommunity

Jean-Christophe Graz @jcgraz.bsky.social · Jan 9

International political sociology (IPS) panels kicks off at @unige annual conventional of the Swiss political science association. We are all set for a fantastic line up. For further detail, see www.svpw-assp.ch/fileadmin/ab...
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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Dec 17

🔎 Interested in reviewing a book? Allegra welcomes reviewers to engage with works that deconstruct settler colonialism.
Let’s collectively focus on fostering critical conversations. 🌍

#SettlerColonialism #Borders #Empire #BookReviews #DecolonialThought #CallForReviewers

Allegra Lab @allegralab.bsky.social · Dec 16

Want to review a book on #settlercolonialism? Check out this list here and get in touch!
allegralaboratory.net/call-for-rev...

Call for reviewers: Books on settler colonialism, borders and empire - Allegra Lab

As we wrap up our series on Mobilities and Migration, we are excited to launch our new book review series on settler colonialism, borders and empire!

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Marine Gauthier @marinegauthier.bsky.social · Dec 17

I had the opportunity to share insights on tropical forests and human rights in accessible and engaging way: explaining deforestation using Minecraft! 🎮
Creative tools like this may help make environmental issues resonate with a broader audience.
#Forests #Deforestation #Minecraft #Indigenouspeoples

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