Mikkel Funder
Senior Researcher
Sustainable development and governance
Bio
Primary research areas
I'm a social scientist working on sustainable development, with a focus on the social and political dimensions of climate change, natural resources and environmental governance in the Global South.
Current research
I'm working with colleagues in Africa, Asia and elsewhere to investigate the everyday governance and outcomes of climate- and environment agendas and how different actors respond.
Topics
Climate change governance; climate finance politics; climate change adaptation and mitigation; biodiversity conservation; natural resources and development; knowledge and power; actors, conflicts and institutional change.
Featured publications
Journal Article
2022
Norm localization and the politics of climate finance coordination in Zambia
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Journal Article
2021
Dilemmas and agency at the frontline of South Africa’s energy transition