Sikina Jinnah, PhD

Sikina Jinnah, PhD

Dr. Sikina Jinnah is an Associate Professor of Politics at University of California at Santa Cruz, and a 2017 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Her research focuses on the shifting locations of power and influence in global environmental governance, in particular in the areas of climate change, climate engineering, and the nexus between international trade and environmental politics.  Her first book (“Post-treaty Politics: Secretariat Influence in Global Environmental Governance,” MIT Press 2014) received the 2016 Harold and Margaret Sprout Award for best book in international environmental affairs from the International Studies Association.  Her second monograph, “Trading the Environment: The Politics of Environmental Protection through Trade Agreements” is currently under review at MIT Press. Jinnah is Co-Editor of the journal Environmental Politics, is on the editorial board for the journal Global Environmental Politics, and is a Senior Research Fellow with the Earth System Governance project.  Dr. Jinnah’s research has also been published in several scholarly journals, including: International Studies Review, Global Environmental Politics, the Journal of Environment and DevelopmentEnvironmental Research LettersBerkeley Journal of International Law PublicistGeorgetown International Environmental Law Review, Global Governance, Climate Policy,and Science. You can learn more about Dr. Jinnah’s work at: www.sikinajinnah.com.