Matt McDonald
Matt McDonald is Professor of International Relations in the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland.
His research examines the relationship between environmental change - particularly climate change - and security. His most recent research engages with security through the lens of ecosystem resilience, drawing on ecological thought to make a case for an ecological security discourse. His current research - funded by the Australian Research Council - examines different national responses to the security implications of climate change.
His books include Ethics and Global Security (with Katrina Lee Koo and Anthony Burke, Routledge 2014), and Security, the Environment and Emancipation (Routledge, 2012). Key articles include “After the fires: climate change and security in Australia”, Australian Journal of Political Science, 2020, and “Climate change and security: towards an ecological security discourse”, International Theory, 2018.