Dr. Philipp Gieg and Jun.-Prof. Dr. Ulrike Zeigermann are calling for papers for their planned panel "Contested Environmental Norms: Legalization, Courts, and the Politics of Global Environmental Governance" at the Open Conference of the International Relations Section of the German Political Science Association (DVPW), to be held in Würzburg from 21–23 September 2026.

What role do Small Island States play in current international debates on climate, the environment, and ecocide? Jun.-Prof. Ulrike Zeigermann and Dr. Philipp Gieg explore this question in their article "Judicialization as contestation: Ecocide, the small island states, and the international politics of environmental justice", which has just been published in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space.

Welche politischen Akteure treiben Maßnahmen gegen Verkehrslärm und Luftverschmutzung voran – und wer blockiert sie? Diese Frage untersucht Juniorprofessorin Dr. Ulrike Zeigermann im Rahmen des EU-geförderten Forschungsprojekts MARKOPOLO. Ihre Forschung an der Schnittstelle von Wissenschaft, Politik und Praxis soll dazu beitragen, umweltbedingte Gesundheitsrisiken gezielt zu reduzieren.