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Elizabeth L. Chalecki

Visiting Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies

Van Meter 117-2
410-337-3021
elizabeth.chalecki@goucher.edu

Education

B.A. in Government/International Relations from the University of Notre Dame.
M.Sc. in Environmental Geography from the University of Toronto.
Ph.D. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Areas of Scholarly Expertise and Interest

Elizabeth L. Chalecki is the Visiting Mellon Asst. Professor of Environmental Studies at Goucher College. Her areas of expertise and interest include environmental security, international environmental politics, non-traditional security threat analysis, science and international relations, and environment and science in the media. Dr. Chalecki has taught environmental politics and international relations at Boston College, Boston University, and Cal State - Hayward. She was also the Environment & Security Analyst at the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security. Dr. Chalecki has published over 20 books, book chapters, and articles on diverse topics such as environmental security, climate change and the Arctic, environmental terrorism, climate change and international law, public perceptions of environmental issues, and water in outer space. She has worked for Environment Canada, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Brookings Institution.

Recent Publications/Presentations/Performances

Chalecki, Elizabeth L. forthcoming 2012. Environmental Security: A Guide to the Issues. Westport, CT: Praeger Security International.

Chalecki, Elizabeth L., and Lisa L. Ferrari. 2012. "More Maple Leaf, Less CO₂: Canada and a Global Geo-Engineering Regime" Canadian Foreign Policy Journal. Vol. 18, No.1, pp. 120-132.

Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2009. "Exceptionalism as Foreign Policy: U.S. Climate Change Policy and an Emerging Norm of Compliance" Chapter 10 in Climate Change and Foreign Policy: Case Studies from East to West. Harris, Paul G., ed. New York: Routledge, pp. 148-161.

Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2008. "Knowledge in Sheep's Clothing: How Science Informs American Diplomacy" Diplomacy and Statecraft. Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 1-19.

Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2007. "He Who Would Rule: Climate Change in the Arctic and its Implications for U.S. National Security" Journal of Public & International Affairs. Vol. 18, Spring 2007, pp. 204-222.

Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2006. "Cloudy With a Chance of War: Water Resources as a Driver of Security" Praxis. Vol. XXI, pp. 129-136.

Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2002. "A New Vigilance: Identifying and Reducing the Risks of Environmental Terrorism" Global Environmental Politics. Vol. 2, No. 1., February 2002, pp. 46-64.