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Research Centre Bath

About the Research Centre

The Earth System Governance (ESG) Research Centre at Bath is hosted by the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), an established research centre within the University. Founded in 1975, the Centre for Development Studies acts as the hub for research in the University, tackling global challenges linked to the Sustainable Development Goals.

CDS currently has two Co-Directors – Dr Aurelie Charles (Research Fellow in the ESG Project) and Dr Mihika Chatterjee – who will run the ESG Research Centre out of CDS. Dr Yixian Sun (member of the Scientic Steering Committee of the ESG Project) coordinates all ESG Research Centre activities. Both the ESG Research Centre Bath and CDS itself are located within the Department of Social and Policy Sciences (SPS) within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Bath.

Recent publications

Special Issue: Knowledge Cumulation in Environmental Governance Research

Environmental governance research has expanded rapidly in recent years in response to mounting sustainability challenges. At the same time, concerns…

Special Issue: Is Goal-setting an Effective Strategy for Global Sustainability Governance?

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with 17 Sustainable Development Goals…

Earth System Governance – Volume 26

The twenty-sixth volume of Earth System Governance is out now.  The Earth System Governance is an open-access journal for all…

Special Issue: Locating the ‘Global South’ in Earth System Governance

The special issue “Locating the ‘Global South’ in Earth System Governance” is now completed. The Earth System Governance network’s South-South…