A team of researchers analyzed more than 25,000 civil lawsuits, gleaning insights on regional disparities in environmental law and opportunities to broaden impact.
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Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Christopher Rea
IBES Affiliate Faculty, Assistant Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs, Former Voss Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research Interests
Political-environmental social theory, Environmental politics and policy, Environmental justice
Biography
Rea's research focuses on ways that large-scale institutions and organizations shape environmental governance, politics and regulation, with the aim of understanding and informing interventions into some of the most important issues of our time: climate change, species extinction and environmental justice.
Recent News
Highlights from IBES’ October panel discussions, a two-part series exploring the intersection of climate and politics in the U.S. presidential election.
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The Brown Daily Herald
IBES, Watson host joint panel on environmental policies ahead of November election
IBES Director Kim Cobb, Assistant Professor Christopher Rea, and Professor of the Practice Stefanie Friedhoff examined the role of climate issues in the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
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IBES is hosting a two-part "Climate Action and he 2024 Election" panel series during the month of October.
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