Dr Martin Weber
Dr

Martin Weber

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Background

Martin Weber’s main research clusters are in International Social and Political Theory, in (International) Environmental Politics, and in PE/IPE. His work has focussed on contributions that Critical Theory can make to developments in normative International Political Theory, and to the ‘social turn’ in IR theory in general. It is also concerned with limitations and lacunae in critical theoretic approaches, and how these may be addressed. These theoretcial interests are complementary to the more empirically oriented other clusters, informs these, and are in turn informed by them (see articles in European Journal of International Relations, Review of International Studies, Alternatives, Globalizations, as well as in contributions to edited volumes). In Environmental Politics, and PE/IPE, his work has focussed on the political analysis of global governance, and in particular on global health governance and global environmental governance. He has published book-chapters and articles in key journals on these issues (Review of International Political Economy, Global Environmental Politics, Global Governance), and is currently finishing on a monograph on ‘Critical Theory and Global Political Ecology’.

Teaching Interests:

POLS2115 Environmental Politics and Policy

POLS7251 Theories in International Relations

POLS7115 Politics of Environmental Change

Availability

Dr Martin Weber is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Political science

Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework), Universität Stuttgart
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southampton

Research interests

  • International Political Theory

  • Social Theory

  • Environmental Politics

  • Global Health Governance

  • Transnational Movements

  • Philosophy of Social Science

  • Democracy & Democratic Change

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45 works between 1999 and 2024
All (45) Journal Article (31) Book Chapter (12) Conference Publication (2)

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2020

Journal Article

When means of implementation meet Ecological Modernization Theory: a critical frame for thinking about the Sustainable Development Goals initiative

Weber, Heloise and Weber, Martin (2020). When means of implementation meet Ecological Modernization Theory: a critical frame for thinking about the Sustainable Development Goals initiative. World Development, 136 105129, 105129. doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105129

When means of implementation meet Ecological Modernization Theory: a critical frame for thinking about the Sustainable Development Goals initiative

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2020

Journal Article

Colonialism, genocide and International Relations: the Namibian–German case and struggles for restorative relations

Weber, Heloise and Weber, Martin (2020). Colonialism, genocide and International Relations: the Namibian–German case and struggles for restorative relations. European Journal of International Relations, 26 (1_suppl), 91-115. doi: 10.1177/1354066120938833

Colonialism, genocide and International Relations: the Namibian–German case and struggles for restorative relations

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2020

Journal Article

The normative grammar of relational analysis: recognition theory's contribution to understanding short-comings in IR's relational turn

Weber, Martin (2020). The normative grammar of relational analysis: recognition theory's contribution to understanding short-comings in IR's relational turn. International Studies Quarterly, 64 (3), 1-8. doi: 10.1093/isq/sqaa036

The normative grammar of relational analysis: recognition theory's contribution to understanding short-comings in IR's relational turn

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2020

Journal Article

From Alma Ata to the SDGs: the politics of global health governance and the elusive “health for all”

Weber, Martin (2020). From Alma Ata to the SDGs: the politics of global health governance and the elusive “health for all”. Global Governance, 26 (1), 176-197. doi: 10.1163/19426720-02601005

From Alma Ata to the SDGs: the politics of global health governance and the elusive “health for all”

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2013

Journal Article

As if 'relations' mattered: how to subvert positional bias in social science with a lot of help from 'others'

Weber, Martin (2013). As if 'relations' mattered: how to subvert positional bias in social science with a lot of help from 'others'. Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought, 4 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/23269995.2013.805513

As if 'relations' mattered: how to subvert positional bias in social science with a lot of help from 'others'

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2013

Journal Article

Between "isses" and "oughts": IR constructivism, Critical Theory, and the challenge of political philosophy

Weber, Martin (2013). Between "isses" and "oughts": IR constructivism, Critical Theory, and the challenge of political philosophy. European Journal of International Relations, 20 (2), 516-543. doi: 10.1177/1354066112466573

Between "isses" and "oughts": IR constructivism, Critical Theory, and the challenge of political philosophy

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2012

Journal Article

Ontologies, depth, and otherwise: Critical notes on Wight's meta-theoretical proposal of a scientific realist IR

Weber, Martin (2012). Ontologies, depth, and otherwise: Critical notes on Wight's meta-theoretical proposal of a scientific realist IR. Review of International Studies, 38 (1), 223-234. doi: 10.1017/S0260210511000659

Ontologies, depth, and otherwise: Critical notes on Wight's meta-theoretical proposal of a scientific realist IR

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2007

Journal Article

The concept of solidarity in the study of world politics: Towards a critical theoretic understanding

Weber, M. (2007). The concept of solidarity in the study of world politics: Towards a critical theoretic understanding. Review of International Studies, 33 (4), 693-713. doi: 10.1017/S0260210507007735

The concept of solidarity in the study of world politics: Towards a critical theoretic understanding

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2005

Journal Article

The 'nature' of environmental services: GATS, the environment and the struggle over the global institutionalization of private law

Weber, Martin (2005). The 'nature' of environmental services: GATS, the environment and the struggle over the global institutionalization of private law. Review of International Political Economy, 12 (3), 456-483. doi: 10.1080/09692290500170833

The 'nature' of environmental services: GATS, the environment and the struggle over the global institutionalization of private law

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2004

Journal Article

Politics of Global Health Governance: Whatever happened to Health for All by the Year 2000

Thomas, Caroline and Weber, Martin (2004). Politics of Global Health Governance: Whatever happened to Health for All by the Year 2000. Global Governance, 10 (2), 187-205. doi: 10.1163/19426720-01002005

Politics of Global Health Governance: Whatever happened to Health for All by the Year 2000

2024

Journal Article

What is it about Australian-based normative IR theory? Notes towards opening a dialogue

Weber, Martin (2024). What is it about Australian-based normative IR theory? Notes towards opening a dialogue. Global Change, Peace & Security, 1-7. doi: 10.1080/14781158.2024.2409793

What is it about Australian-based normative IR theory? Notes towards opening a dialogue

2023

Journal Article

Can International Relations (IR) learn? The politics of ‘doing understanding’

Weber, Martin (2023). Can International Relations (IR) learn? The politics of ‘doing understanding’. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 77 (6), 1-6. doi: 10.1080/10357718.2023.2268045

Can International Relations (IR) learn? The politics of ‘doing understanding’

2022

Journal Article

Before the ‘post’: some thoughts in response to P.R. Conway’s analytical schemas

Weber, Martin (2022). Before the ‘post’: some thoughts in response to P.R. Conway’s analytical schemas. International Politics Reviews, 10 (1-2), 1-8. doi: 10.1057/s41312-022-00143-3

Before the ‘post’: some thoughts in response to P.R. Conway’s analytical schemas

2021

Journal Article

Relational Indigenous systems: Aboriginal Australian political ordering and reconfiguring IR

Brigg, Morgan, Graham, Mary and Weber, Martin (2021). Relational Indigenous systems: Aboriginal Australian political ordering and reconfiguring IR. Review of International Studies, 48 (5), 1-19. doi: 10.1017/s0260210521000425

Relational Indigenous systems: Aboriginal Australian political ordering and reconfiguring IR

2021

Journal Article

A puzzle: the environment/development constellation in Madagascar

Weber, Martin (2021). A puzzle: the environment/development constellation in Madagascar. Globalizations, 18 (6), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/14747731.2020.1859762

A puzzle: the environment/development constellation in Madagascar

2017

Book Chapter

Marxism and critical theory

George, Jim, Devetak, Richard and Weber, Martin (2017). Marxism and critical theory. An Introduction to International Relations. (pp. 64-78) edited by Richard Devetak, Jim George and Sarah Percy. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781316855188.006

Marxism and critical theory

2015

Journal Article

Knowing and Doing Between the Academic and Policy Worlds in Development Assistance

Brigg, Morgan, Curth-Bibb, Jodie, Strakosch, Elizabeth and Weber, Martin (2015). Knowing and Doing Between the Academic and Policy Worlds in Development Assistance. Journal of International Development, 27 (7), 1294-1311. doi: 10.1002/jid.3068

Knowing and Doing Between the Academic and Policy Worlds in Development Assistance

2015

Journal Article

On the history and politics of the social turn

Weber, Martin (2015). On the history and politics of the social turn. Review of International Studies, 41 (4), 693-714. doi: 10.1017/S0260210515000200

On the history and politics of the social turn

2014

Journal Article

Positions and relations again: a reply to commentaries on 'As if "relations" mattered'

Weber, Martin (2014). Positions and relations again: a reply to commentaries on 'As if "relations" mattered'. Global Discourse, 4 (1), 26-29. doi: 10.1080/23269995.2014.900398

Positions and relations again: a reply to commentaries on 'As if "relations" mattered'

2014

Book Chapter

The environmental politics of development

Weber, Martin (2014). The environmental politics of development. Politics of Development: A Survey. (pp. 141-153) edited by Heloise Weber. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203804919-13

The environmental politics of development

Past funding

  • 2011 - 2012
    UQ Category 2 Travel Award - Martin Weber
    UQ Travel Awards for International Collaborative Research (Category 2)
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Analysing Televised Media Reporting on Major Political Crisis: A Platform for Data-Gathering, Comparative Analysis, and Impact Assessment
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011
    UQ Travel Awards Category 1 - Dr Roland Axtmann
    UQ Travel Awards for International Collaborative Research (Category 1)
    Open grant
  • 2010
    UQ Travel Awards Category 1, Kimberly Hutchings
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Advancing Research into Democracy and Democratisation: Patterns of Inclusion and Exclusion in the Emerging Global Public Sphere
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    The Formation of Transnational Counter-Public Spheres - Methodological and Substantive Problems for Political Analysis
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Martin Weber is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Social and Political Theory

  • Politics of Global Governance

  • Political Ecologies and International Environmental Governance

  • Politics beyond 'The State'

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Water Justice and Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM): Changing institutional frameworks of water governance in Chile

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Sally Babidge

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Dr Martin Weber directly for media enquiries about:

  • Environmental Politics
  • Global Governance
  • International Relations
  • Media and Politics
  • Political Philosophy
  • Political Protest
  • Social Movements

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