The Ecopolitics conference series began at Griffith University in 1986 and a decade later the Ecopolitics Association of Australasia (EAA) was formed. It’s aim is to allow an open and productive exchange of ideas among academics, activists, and practitioners of environmental politics in Australia, New Zealand and the region between conferences. According to the Articles of Incorporation, its objects and purposes are the promotion and critical discussion of :
- questions involving ecology and politics
- Australasian ecopolitical literature
- issues of environmental policy
- philosophical questions bearing on environmental policy and politics
- public knowledge of environmental problems and the political ramifications of such problems
- contact and discussion among the general public, practising politicians, public sector employees
- scholars of ecology and politics, and activists and other relevant organisations and individuals
- activities, publications, conferences, and networking to achieve the objects and purposes of the Association within Australasia
To join the EAA please visit the membership page. For further information concerning the association contact us.
Adam has been Secretary since 2005 and is Lecturer in International Studies at the University of South Australia. He was previously Associate Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Adelaide and an analyst for several US and British investment banks in the City of London. His research interests focus on the majority world of the global South and include the nexus between human rights and environmental protection, energy projects and their impacts on local communities and green politics under authoritarian regimes. His research has included fieldwork in environmental politics across six continents. Recent publications include: ‘The Environment-Energy Security Nexus: Critical Analysis of an Energy ‘Love Triangle’ in Southeast Asia’, Third World Quarterly, Vol 28(3), April 2007; ‘Traversing more than Speed Bumps: Green Politics under Authoritarian Regimes in Burma and Iran’, Environmental Politics, Vol 15 (5), November 2006; and ‘Gas Pipelines and Security in South and Southeast Asia: A Critical Perspective’, in Tim Doyle and Melissa Risely (eds), Crucible for Survival: Environmental Security and Justice in the Indian Ocean Region, Rutgers University Press: New Brunswick, New York and London, 2008.