Biography
Robyn Eckersley is a Professor and Head of Political Science in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Educated at the University of Western Australia, Cambridge University (UK) and the University of Tasmania, she taught environmental politics and political theory at Monash University from 1992-2001 before joining the University of Melbourne in 2002. She has published widely in the intersecting fields of environmental political theory, environmental politics and policy and global environmental politics. Her current teaching includes international relations, global environmental politics and political theory. She is on the Editorial Advisory Boards of Environmental Politics; Environmental Values; Ethics and International Affairs; Ethics, Place and Environment: A Journal of Philosophy and Geography; Global Change, Peace and Security; Global Environmental Politics; Journal of International Political Theory; New Political Economy; Organisation and Environment; and International Theory: A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy. Her current research focuses on the international climate change negotiations (particularly the role of the USA), the justice implications of carbon trading schemes, and the relationship between international trade and climate change. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences of Australia.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Country of Expertise |
| Global politics; Environmental politics and policy (especially climate policy); Political theory (particularly theories of justice and democracy). |
Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Juris |
The University of Western Australia |
31-Dec-1979 |
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| Bachelor of Laws |
The University of Western Australia |
31-Dec-1980 |
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| Master of Philosophy |
University of Cambridge |
31-Dec-1984 |
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| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Tasmania |
31-Dec-1990 |
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Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
Australian Political Studies Association |
Australian Political Studies Association |
01-Mar-1993 |
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| Member |
American Political Science Association |
American Political Science Association |
01-Jul-2005 |
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| Member |
International Studies Association |
International Studies Association |
15-Nov-2007 |
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Fellowships
| Fellowship |
Date Awarded |
| Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA) |
20-Nov-2007 |
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Prize |
Joint runner up in the International Studies Association's Sprout Award for the best book in the field of environmental studies |
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04-Mar-2005 |
| Medal |
University of Melbourne |
Woodward Medal for the best research in Humanities and Social Sciences (Co-winner) |
03-Dec-2005 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| Regime interplay: from conflict to integration in overlapping international regimes |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2007 |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
Australian Research Council Discovery Grant 2007-2009 on ‘Regime Interplay: From Conflict to Integration in Overlapping International Regimes’ ($110,000)
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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