Jun 11, 2020
Can climate change become so bad that only an all-powerful world government can deal with it? Dr. Joel Wainwright, co-author of Climate Leviathan with Dr. Geoff Mann, explains how different scenarios may emerge in the coming years: global government of a capitalist or anti-capitalist nature, nationalistic capitalist states vying for dominance or a grassroots democratic effort to face off against climate change. Tune in as we explore how potential futures could play out.
Be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/climate-leviathan-potential-global-futures-interview-with-dr-joel-wainwright
Dr. Wainwright's Bio
Currently, Dr. Joel Wainwright is a Professor in the Department of Geography at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. This has been since 2017. Before this, he was Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, 2015-2016.
His education is as follows: a PhD, Geography (minor in sustainable agriculture), University of Minnesota, 1998-2003; MA, Geography, University of Minnesota, 1996-1998 and BA (Honors), Environmental Studies, Bucknell University, 1991-1995. He has received many honors, most recently the Sussex Prize for International Theory, 2019, for this Climate Leviathan book. For publications, his books include the one we're featuring, as well as the 2012 Geopiracy: Oaxaca, Militant Empiricism, and Geographical Thought, the 2008 Decolonizing Development: Colonial Power and the Maya and many, many journal articles on a diverse range of topics.