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Increased outsourcing of production has contributed to hypernationalism, which in turn is fueling the rise of anti-democratic leaders who exploit people’s desperation.

The latest UN climate summit ultimately delivered on its primary goal of keeping alive the Paris Agreement’s aim to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels. But according to new research led by ASU School of Life Sciences Professor Charles Perrings, it may become even harder for nations to reach a consensus within this modern era

Like a natural system, democracy faces collapse as polarization leads to loss of diversity. Studies published this week in a special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences explore why and how.

Much like an overexploited ecosystem, the increasingly polarized political landscape in the United States — and much of the world — is experiencing a

A project by researchers from Princeton University and IIASA investigated how different climate scenarios and policy interventions could affect smallholder farmers in Nepal who stand to lose up to a quarter of their income by 2050 due to the effects of climate change.