Dr. Emerson Sanchez

Biography

Emerson M. Sanchez is an ARC Linkage Research Fellow at the Institute for Infrastructure and Society, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University. His interdisciplinary research addresses critical questions related to participation and inclusion in socio-environmental governance. Recent work has focused on social risk assessment for major infrastructure projects in Australia, examining early decision-making processes that integrate social considerations alongside traditional risk frameworks. His area studies expertise includes research on civic engagement across diverse domains such as renewable energy transitions, climate governance, sovereign wealth fund management, drug policy reform, and responses to mining disasters. His scholarship also contributes to understanding deliberative democracy at global and national scales, analyzing the role of the Global Climate Assembly in international climate governance and facilitating citizen dialogues for democratic reform. His publications span political science and environmental policy, appearing in leading journals and edited volumes.

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