Ken Conca
Ken Conca is an American professor of international relations specializing in global environmental politics,[1] including peacebuilding, water politics and governance, and the United Nations.[2] Since 2010, he has worked at the Department of Environment, Development & Health, at the School of International Service of the American University in Washington, D.C. He is the author of multiple award winning books,[3] and has received numerous awards for his teaching and service at American University. He is also known for helping to initiate the environmental peacebuilding field, together with co-author Geoff Dabelko.[4]
Education
[edit]Conca studied geological Science at Brown University, and completed his undergraduate degree in 1982.[5] He then obtained an MS at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.[6]
Awards and honors
[edit]- 2003 Harold & Margaret Sprout Award of the International Studies Association for his co-authored book "Confronting Consumption"[7]
- 2006 Chadwick F. Alger Prize of the International Studies Association for his book "Governing Water: Contentious Transnational Politics and Global Institution Building"[8]
- 2006 Harold & Margaret Sprout Award for his book "Governing Water: Contentious Transnational Politics and Global Institution Building"[7]
- 2006 Elmer Plischke Faculty Research Award in Political Science[citation needed]
- 2018 Al-Moumin Award (and distinguished lecture) together with Geoff Dabelko "for their outstanding contributions to environmental peacebuilding" from the Environmental Peacebuilding Association[9]
- 2021 Grawemeyer Award winner for "Ideas Improving World Order" for his book "An Unfinished Foundation: The United Nations and Global Environmental Governance"[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ken Conca | Wilson Center". www.wilsoncenter.org. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Ken Conca". Earth System Governance. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Ken Conca | SESYNC". www.sesync.org. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Hegazi, Farah (20 July 2023). "Environmental Peacebuilding and Sustainable Peace". Peace News Network. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Class of 1982". www.brownalumnimagazine.com. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Professor". American University. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Harold & Margaret Sprout Award". www.isanet.org. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Chadwick Alger Prize [IO]". www.isanet.org.
- ^ "Al-Moumin Lectures - Environmental Peacebuilding". web.archive.org. 6 June 2024. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "UN must rethink its approach to environmental problems" (PDF). Grawemeyer Announcement Ken Conca. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Ken Conca publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Ken Conca's Curriculum Vitae
- Podcast interview on environmental peacebuilding, with Ken Conca and Geoff Dabelko
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