Section: Research Student Profiles

Phillip Bruner

Name
Phillip Bruner
Organisation
Politics and International Relations, School of Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh
Address
Rm. 3.13 Chrystal Macmillan Building 15A George Square Edinburgh UK EH8 9LD
Telephone
+44 (0)131 651 1789
E-Mail
Research Interests
Global political economy,Sub-state diplomacy,Climate change and energy policy
URL
http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/gradschool/research_student_profiles/politics_and_ir/bruner_phillip
Phillip Bruner

Qualifications:

BA in political science – University of Washington

MA in globalization – Dublin City University

 

Working PhD Title: Regions without Borders? Assessing Scotland’s Role as a ‘World Leader’ on Climate Change

 

My research broadly examines the relationship between globalization, climate change and energy policy in sub-state regions across Western Europe. How and why do sub-state regions engage in international relations? What factors can account for sub-state regional diplomacy on climate change? In the case of Scotland, what if anything about globalization can explain the Scottish Government's involvement in transnational organizations like the Climate Group? In a plural world, where the influence of non-state actors rivals that of elected officials, prospects for a greener and low-to-no carbon future may rely on the capacity of both public and private actors to cooperatively address complex global challenges on a sub-state regional scale.

 

Supervisors:  Prof. Charlie Jeffery and Dr. Elizabeth Bomberg

 

Teaching Experience:

Democracy in Comparative Perspective

Social and Political Theory

Politics and International Relations

International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond

International Political Economy

 

Research Group Membership:

International Relations

 

Events:

 

This page was published on 9 April 2011


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