Charlotte Gehrke

• MA
• Researcher at German Institute of Development and Sustainability

Advance Online Article first published September 2024. Page numbers not finalThe conservation and environmental policy literature suggests that featuring charismatic megafauna or flagship species—large animals with which humans are fascinated—in environmental communications helps to raise awareness and create public and political support for the pr...

The study of science diplomacy is a relatively new field, having only gained popular scholarly and journalistic attention in recent decades. The term is so new that practitioners often equivocate science diplomacy with the related practice of science communication. Academic accounts are similarly guilty of ignoring or glossing over the contribution...

From 9/11 to the Boston Marathon, from Charlottesville to the Capitol Riots, from Sandy Hook to Parkland, from Eric Garner to George Floyd, from Hurricane Katrina to widespread wildfires. In the span of just two and a half decades, the United States has been plagued by numerous tragic events. During the same period, the number of late-night shows,...

The article reconsiders global governance as fuzzy and situated across multiple scales rather than multi-level. It revisits Global Governance research, whose introspective focus on opening "black boxes" has marginalized "in-between" approaches. The article highlights the value of "in-between" approaches for mid-range theorizing on global normative...

The Arctic is both known for its picturesque and threatened environment, warming at four times the global average. As tourists continue to flock to the region to witness its natural beauty and decline, they create 'connectivities' between the global and the local, which raise the question of whether tourism can play a role in sustainable global rel...

Late-night shows provide important venues for climate change communication, and studies have demonstrated their ability to influence viewer attitudes. This longitudinal study examines climate content featured on one of America’s most popular late-night shows, The Daily Show, from 2000 to 2021 (including Jon Stewart’s and Trevor Noah’s tenures as ho...

Arctic states, regional and local authorities, NGOs, and Indigenous communities have debated how Arctic seals should be governed for more than a century. This governance discourse covers a wide array of issues, from seal hunting and the sale of animal products to the impacts of pollution and climate change. This article examines the frames used by...

Cruise tourism has a dubious reputation for conspicuous consumption and associated environmental harm. Cruises to the Arctic promise passengers pristine landscapes and authentic and engaging experiences interacting with local and Indigenous communities. Yet, these very environments and communities are under existential threat amidst the climate cri...

As poster child for the climate crisis and symbol of the circumpolar North, the polar bear has received considerable public and scholarly attention in recent years. A review of academic research on polar bear politics shows that many texts share a positive frame of polar bear conservation as a successful example of Arctic science diplomacy. Despite...