Marine Gauthier

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

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.
allegralaboratory.net/colonial-bur...

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

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.

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…

"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

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.

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...

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…

✍️ "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

Why Bother with Academic Conferences on Climate Justice? (And why researchers and non-academics alike should care)

Why Bother with Academic Conferences on Climate Justice?
substack.com/@climatejust...

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

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…

“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

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.

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…

"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

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...

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.

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

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

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

🚨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

YouTube video by CWIS Channel Re-territorializing Climate Governance | Marine Gauthier, Ph.D. | FWJ Interviews

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

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

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 ...

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

🔎 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

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”

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...

📢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...

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”?

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

🔎 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

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

Congratulations to Dr. Albert Barume on his appointment as #UNSpecialRapporteur on the rights of #IndigenousPeoples! A well-deserved recognition for a brilliant advocate. I’m grateful to have worked with him in DRC—his expertise and commitment are truly inspiring. #IndigenousRights #UN

Climate adaptation in multi-level governance systems: security, risk, or normal politics? This article explores the climate adaptation discourse and its impact on the making and implementation of adaptation strategies in Sweden.

How can governance systems better support #ClimateAdaptation?

A new paper by SEI's Karina Barquet, Mathilda Englund and Mark Rhinard published in Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy (RHCPP) examines how diverse governance dynamics influence adaptation efforts.

Read more ⤵️

Governing on par with states: Private power and practices of political normalisation Author Juanita Uribe discusses her new Review of International Studies (RIS) article.

A summary of my RIS @risjnl.bsky.social paper "Governing on par with states" is now available on the BISA website!

Check it out if you are interested in learning more about how corporations, businesses, and philanthropies normalize their role in global politics.

www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/gov...

I’m planning a panel on epistemic injustice for next year‘s ECPR conference. Anyone working on the intersection of inequality/diversity & knowledge/expertise in policy-making who would like to contribute? Send me a short abstract until Dec 12th via Email theory.politics.uni-mainz.de/dr-eva-krick/

Why is the qualitative vs. quantitative divide overrated?
Thought-provoking piece challenging traditional research binaries and inviting us to rethink methodology as a creative and context-driven process! #ResearchMethods #SocialSciences #CriticalThinking