Dr Mattias Hjort

Dr Mattias Hjort

Department of Political Science and International Studies
Lecturer in Political Science

Contact details

Email
m.hjort@bham.ac.uk
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Address
School of Government
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Mattias is a political scientist with interests including climate governance, international development and sustainable development. He approaches these fields of study by drawing on post-structural methodologies, including the governmentality concept and actor-network theory. He is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, having obtained a PhD degree from the International Development Department in 2016.

Feedback and office hours

  • Thursdays: 13:00-14:00
  • Fridays: 10:00-11:30

Qualifications

  • PhD International Development, University of Birmingham, 2016
  • MA Global Studies, University of Göteborg, Sweden, 2010
  • MSc International and European Relations, University of Linköping, Sweden, 2008
  • BSc Environmental Science, University of Linköping, Sweden, 2006

Teaching

  • The Politics of Sustainable Development (UG)
  • Global Governance (UG)
  • Global Environmental Governance (PG)

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Hjort, M 2021, 'Locating the subject of REDD+: between “improving” and safeguarding forest inhabitants’ conduct', Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 60-77. https://doi.org/10.1080/07329113.2021.1894729

Hjort, M & Beswick, D 2020, 'Volunteering and Policy Makers: The Political Uses of the UK Conservative Party’s International Development Volunteering Projects', Voluntas. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-020-00222-9

Hjort, M 2020, 'Who should be governed to reduce deforestation and how? Multiple governmentalities at the REDD+ negotiations', Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 134-152. https://doi.org/10.1177/2399654419837298

Beswick, D & Hjort, H 2019, 'A missing link in understanding Party policy change? Conservative Party international volunteering projects and UK development policy (2007–2017)', British Journal of Politics and International Relations, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 559-575. https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148119830041

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