Juridification of climate politics in the name of climate emergency: the case of climate activism and litigation in Switzerland

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  • Project leaders: Jevgeniy Bluwstein
  • Hosting institution: University of Bern, Institute of Social Anthropology
  • Funding: SNF Ambizione
  • Duration: 01.01.2023-01.01.2027
  • Short description: The project adopts a legal anthropology and political ecology approach to examine the political effects of climate litigation on climate governance and civil liberties, Empirically the project exqamines strategic lawsuits launched by activists and NGOs, as well as lawsuits filed by the state against activists who engaged in different forms of civil disobedience in the name of climate emergency.
  • Contact person: j.bluwstein@gmx.de