Proposed projects address ethical, political and institutional issues that fall within the thematic area of sustainable development and climate change. In particular, projects are expected to contribute to contemporary ethical and theoretical-political debates related to sustainability, environmental ethics, theories of justice (including intergenerational) and global political theories, through a critical discussion of issues such as allocation of responsibilities, potential redistribution of benefits/disadvantages, mitigation of discrimination and inequalities resulting from climate change, at supranational and global level. Also of interest are projects concerning the policy debate on human-driven global warming, the roles of governmental and non-governmental actors in shaping and implementing climate change policies, the relation between climate change and conflict, and other germane topics. Selected candidates should critically assess issues such as allocation of responsibilities, potential redistribution of benefits/disadvantages, mitigation of discrimination and inequalities resulting from climate change, at supranational and global level. Interdisciplinary research projects are encouraged, addressing issues relevant to the advancement of ethical, political and institutional knowledge and research, but capable of benefiting from and possibly contributing to other disciplines, including law.

Openess towards interdisciplinary approachs will be appreciated.

The research will be carried out in the highly engaging academic environment of the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studied and, specifically, within the Institute of Law, Politics and Development. The Institute conducts innovative and interdisciplinary research in the fields of law, political science, moral and political philosophy, public ethics. Its manifold projects and activities on environmental-related issues, within a network gathering a number of scholars from various European and non-European universities, promote high level scientific researches in the field of climate change and sustainable development.