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Fariborz Zelli

PhD | Associate Professor

Political Science & International Relations

Main research or teaching areas

international institutions
global environmental governance
political theory and philosophy

Current research and teaching

One of the core phenomena in today’s international relations is a growing degree of institutional fragmentation. Ongoing regulation and legalization processes have led to material and functional overlaps between international institutions. This institutional fragmentation matters: it alters it alters aspects of power, legitimacy and effectiveness of governance processes.
In different research collaborations I investigate the degree, causes and consequences of fragmentation for global environmental governance. This includes the new NAVIGOV project with its focus on climate geoengineering and reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD).
Environmental governance is also at the core of my teaching, together with issues of international development and global trade.

Publications

Retrieved from Lund University's publications database

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Publications

Retrieved from Lund University's publications database

2018
- International Governance: Polycentric Governing by and beyond the UNFCCC
  Harro van Asselt, Fariborz Zelli
  (2018) Cambride University Press, Cambridge
  Book chapter
- Legitimacy and Accountability in Polycentric Climate Governance
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2018) Cambride University Press, Cambridge
  Book chapter
2017
- Institutional complexity and private authority in global climate governance : The cases of climate engineering, REDD+, and short-lived climate pollutants
  Fariborz Zelli, Ina Möller, Harro van Asselt
  (2017) Taylor & Francis
  Journal article
- New Earth Politics: Essays from the Anthropocene
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2017) Project MUSE
  Review
2016
- Actors, Institutions and Frames in Global Energy Politics
  Thijs Van de Graaf, Fariborz Zelli
  (2016) Palgrave Macmillan
  Book chapter
- Conclusions: Complexity, Responsibility and Urgency in the Anthropocene
  Fariborz Zelli, Philipp H. Pattberg
  (2016) Routledge
  Book chapter
- Fragmentation
  Fariborz Zelli, Harro van Asselt
  (2016) Edward Elgar Publishing
  Book chapter
- Global environmental governance in the Anthropocene: An introduction
  Philipp Pattberg, Fariborz Zelli
  (2016) Routledge
  Book chapter
- Post-Treaty Politics: Secretariat Influence in Global Environmental Governance
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2016) Cambridge University Press
  Review
2015
- Institutional Fragmentation
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2015) Edward Elgar Publishing
  Book chapter
2014
- Connect the Dots: Managing the Fragmentation of Global Climate Governance
  Harro van Asselt, Fariborz Zelli
  (2014) Springer
  Journal article
- Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Peru: a challenge to social inclusion and multi-level governance
  Fariborz Zelli, Daniela Erler, Sina Frank, Jonas-Ibrahim Hein, Hannes Hotz, et al.
  (2014) German Development Institute
  Report
- Technologies for Adaptation to Climate Change: a Stepchild of International Climate Negotiations
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2014) German Development Institute
  Working paper
- World Trade Organization
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2014) Routledge
  Book chapter
2013
- Global Climate Governance and Energy Choices
  Fariborz Zelli, Philipp Pattberg, Hannes Stephan, Harro van Asselt
  (2013) Wiley-Blackwell
  Book chapter
- Institutional Interactions at the Crossroads of Trade and Environment: the Dominance of Liberal Environmentalism?
  Fariborz Zelli, Aarti Gupta, Harro van Asselt
  (2013) Lynne Rienner Publishers
  Journal article
- The Institutional Fragmentation of Global Environmental Governance: Causes, Consequences, and Responses - Introduction
  Fariborz Zelli, Harro van Asselt
  (2013) Project MUSE
  Journal article (comment)
2012
- Connect the Dots: Managing the Fragmentation of Global Climate Governance
  Harro van Asselt, Fariborz Zelli
  (2012) Earth System Governance Project Working Paper
  Working paper
- Governance for REDD+, forest management and biodiversity: existing approaches and future options
  Constance L. McDermott, Harro van Asselt, Charlotte Streck, Samuel Assembe-Mvondo, Amy E Duchelle, et al.
  (2012) International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO)
  Book chapter
- Horizontal Institutional Interlinkages
  Fariborz Zelli, Aarti Gupta, Harro van Asselt
  (2012) MIT Press
  Book chapter
2011
- Inclusión social en el proceso REDD en el Perú: una perspectiva de gobernanza en múltiples niveles
  Daniela Erler, Sina Frank, Jonas-Ibrahim Hein, Hannes Hotz, Anna Maria Santa Cruz Melgarejo, et al.
  (2011) German Development Institute (DIE); German Federal Ministry for the Environment (MINAM); Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
  Working paper
- Interplay between Climate and Development Policies: Challenges for Developing Countries
  Harro van Asselt, Fariborz Zelli
  (2011) Academic Foundation
  Book chapter
- Klimawandel in der Perspektive verschiedener Sicherheitsdiskurse: drei Interpretationen und ihre Folgen für die Politik
  Tatjana Reiber, Fariborz Zelli
  (2011) Nomos
  Book chapter
- Patchwork als Lösung? Die institutionellen Strukturen der globalen Klimapolitik
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2011) Oekom
  Journal article
- Regime Conflicts and Their Management in Global Environmental Governance
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2011) MIT Press
  Book chapter
- The Fragmentation of the Climate Governance Architecture
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2011) John Wiley & Sons
  Journal article
2010
- Conclusions: Options for Effective Climate Governance beyond 2012
  Frank Biermann, Philipp Pattberg, Fariborz Zelli
  (2010) Cambridge University Press
  Book chapter
- Global Climate Governance After 2012: Architecture, Agency and Adaptation
  Frank Biermann, Philipp Pattberg, Fariborz Zelli
  (2010) Cambridge University Press
  Book chapter
- Global Climate Governance beyond 2012: an Introduction
  Frank Biermann, Philipp Pattberg, Fariborz Zelli
  (2010) Cambridge University Press
  Book chapter
- Interplay between Climate and Trade Policies
  Harro van Asselt, Fariborz Zelli
  (2010)
  Journal article
- Mit Engagement zur Nachhaltigkeit – die Zivilgesellschaft als Treiber einer neuen Nachhaltigkeitsagenda
  Tobias Leipprand, Julia I. Mansour, Korinna Penndorf, Isgard Peter, Cosima Strasser, et al.
  (2010) Stiftung Neue Verantwortung
  Report
- The Architecture of Global Climate Governance: Setting the Stage
  Frank Biermann, Fariborz Zelli, Philipp Pattberg, Harro van Asselt
  (2010) Cambridge University Press
  Book chapter
- The Consequences of a Fragmented Climate Governance Architecture: a Policy Appraisal
  Fariborz Zelli, Frank Biermann, Philipp Pattberg, Harro van Asselt
  (2010)
  Book chapter
- The Overlap between the UN Climate Regime and the World Trade Organization: Lessons for Climate Governance Beyond 2012
  Fariborz Zelli, Harro van Asselt
  (2010) Cambridge University Press
  Book chapter
- The Regime Environment of Environmental Regimes: Conceptualizing, Theorizing and and Examining Conflicts among International Regimes on Environmental Issues
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2010) University of Tübingen
  Dissertation
2009
- Introduction – Climate and Trade Policies in a Post-2012 World
  Lutz Weischer, Benjamin Simmons, Harro van Asselt, Fariborz Zelli
  (2009) United Nations Environment Programme
  Book chapter
- Klimagipfel Kopenhagen: Aufstand der Kleinen
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2009)
  Newspaper article
- Searching for Docking Points: Prospects for Issue-Linking between the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Climate Regime
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2009) United Nations Environment Programme
  Book chapter
- The Fragmentation of Global Governance Architectures: a Framework for Analysis
  Frank Biermann, Philipp Pattberg, Harro van Asselt, Fariborz Zelli
  (2009) Project MUSE
  Journal article
- The Role of International Organisations in Global Environmental Governance
  Hannes Stephan, Fariborz Zelli
  (2009) Routledge
  Book chapter
2008
- Climate Governance Post-2012, Options for EU Policy-Making.
  Frank Biermann, Harro van Asselt, Ingrid Boas, Eric Massey Massey, Philipp Pattberg, et al.
  (2008) Centre for European Policy Studies
  Working paper
2007
- International Organizations and the Global Environment
  Hannes Stephan, Fariborz Zelli
  (2007) Routledge
  Book chapter
- The Provision of Conflicting Public Goods. Incompatibilities among Trade Regimes and Environmental Regimes
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2007) University of Tübingen, Center for International Relations
  Working paper
2006
- The World Trade Organization. Free Trade and Its Environmental Impacts
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2006) Taylor & Francis
  Book chapter
2004
- Die Internationalisierung der Lehre an deutschen Universitäten. Anforderungen an die politikwissenschaftliche Teildisziplin der Internationalen Beziehungen
  Volker Rittberger, Fariborz Zelli
  (2004)
  Journal article
- Europa in der Weltpolitik. Juniorpartner der USA oder antihegemoniale Alternative
  Volker Rittberger, Fariborz Zelli
  (2004)
  Journal article
- Kein Grund zur Beruhigung
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2004)
  Journal article
- Vom Risiko einer Risikodefinition
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2004)
  Journal article
2003
- Cracks in the West? Reflecting on the Transatlantic Relationship Today
  Peter Mayer, Volker Rittberger, Fariborz Zelli
  (2003) University of Tübingen, Center for International Relations
  Working paper
- Risse im Westen? Betrachtungen zum transatlantischen Verhältnis heute
  Peter Mayer, Volker Rittberger, Fariborz Zelli
  (2003)
  Journal article

Editor

2016
- Environmental Politics and Governance in the Anthropocene: Institutions and Legitimacy in a Complex World
  (2016) Routledge
  Book
2015
- Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics
  (2015) Edward Elgar Publishing
  Book
2013
- The Institutional Fragmentation of Global Environmental Governance
  (2013) MIT Press
  Book
2010
- Global Climate Governance Beyond 2012. Architecture, Agency and Adaptation
  (2010) Cambridge University Press
  Book
2009
- Climate and trade policies in a post-2012 world
  (2009) United Nations Environment Programme
  Book

Publications

Retrieved from Lund University's publications database

Book chapter
- International Governance: Polycentric Governing by and beyond the UNFCCC
  Harro van Asselt, Fariborz Zelli
  (2018) Cambride University Press, Cambridge, p.29-46
- Legitimacy and Accountability in Polycentric Climate Governance
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2018) Cambride University Press, Cambridge
- Conclusions: Complexity, Responsibility and Urgency in the Anthropocene
  Fariborz Zelli, Philipp H. Pattberg
  (2016) Routledge, p.231-242
- Global environmental governance in the Anthropocene: An introduction
  Philipp Pattberg, Fariborz Zelli
  (2016) Routledge, p.1-12
- Fragmentation
  Fariborz Zelli, Harro van Asselt
  (2016) Edward Elgar Publishing, p.121-131
- Actors, Institutions and Frames in Global Energy Politics
  Thijs Van de Graaf, Fariborz Zelli
  (2016) Palgrave Macmillan, p.71-77
- Institutional Fragmentation
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2015) Edward Elgar Publishing, p.469-477
- World Trade Organization
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2014) Routledge, p.239-241
- Global Climate Governance and Energy Choices
  Fariborz Zelli, Philipp Pattberg, Hannes Stephan, Harro van Asselt
  (2013) Wiley-Blackwell, p.340-357
- Horizontal Institutional Interlinkages
  Fariborz Zelli, Aarti Gupta, Harro van Asselt
  (2012) MIT Press, p.175-198
- Governance for REDD+, forest management and biodiversity: existing approaches and future options
  Constance L. McDermott, Harro van Asselt, Charlotte Streck, Samuel Assembe-Mvondo, Amy E Duchelle, et al.
  (2012) International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO), p.115-115
- Klimawandel in der Perspektive verschiedener Sicherheitsdiskurse: drei Interpretationen und ihre Folgen für die Politik
  Tatjana Reiber, Fariborz Zelli
  (2011) Nomos, p.215-239
- Regime Conflicts and Their Management in Global Environmental Governance
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2011) MIT Press, p.199-226
- Interplay between Climate and Development Policies: Challenges for Developing Countries
  Harro van Asselt, Fariborz Zelli
  (2011) Academic Foundation, p.91-114
- The Consequences of a Fragmented Climate Governance Architecture: a Policy Appraisal
  Fariborz Zelli, Frank Biermann, Philipp Pattberg, Harro van Asselt
  (2010) , p.25-34
- The Architecture of Global Climate Governance: Setting the Stage
  Frank Biermann, Fariborz Zelli, Philipp Pattberg, Harro van Asselt
  (2010) Cambridge University Press, p.15-24
- The Overlap between the UN Climate Regime and the World Trade Organization: Lessons for Climate Governance Beyond 2012
  Fariborz Zelli, Harro van Asselt
  (2010) Cambridge University Press, p.79-96
- Global Climate Governance After 2012: Architecture, Agency and Adaptation
  Frank Biermann, Philipp Pattberg, Fariborz Zelli
  (2010) Cambridge University Press, p.263-290
- Global Climate Governance beyond 2012: an Introduction
  Frank Biermann, Philipp Pattberg, Fariborz Zelli
  (2010) Cambridge University Press, p.1-12
- Conclusions: Options for Effective Climate Governance beyond 2012
  Frank Biermann, Philipp Pattberg, Fariborz Zelli
  (2010) Cambridge University Press, p.306-323
- The Role of International Organisations in Global Environmental Governance
  Hannes Stephan, Fariborz Zelli
  (2009) Routledge
- Searching for Docking Points: Prospects for Issue-Linking between the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Climate Regime
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2009) United Nations Environment Programme
- Introduction – Climate and Trade Policies in a Post-2012 World
  Lutz Weischer, Benjamin Simmons, Harro van Asselt, Fariborz Zelli
  (2009) United Nations Environment Programme
- International Organizations and the Global Environment
  Hannes Stephan, Fariborz Zelli
  (2007) Routledge, p.52-70
- The World Trade Organization. Free Trade and Its Environmental Impacts
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2006) Taylor & Francis
Dissertation
- The Regime Environment of Environmental Regimes: Conceptualizing, Theorizing and and Examining Conflicts among International Regimes on Environmental Issues
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2010) University of Tübingen
Journal article
- Institutional complexity and private authority in global climate governance : The cases of climate engineering, REDD+, and short-lived climate pollutants
  Fariborz Zelli, Ina Möller, Harro van Asselt
  (2017) Taylor & Francis, 26
- Connect the Dots: Managing the Fragmentation of Global Climate Governance
  Harro van Asselt, Fariborz Zelli
  (2014) Springer, 16 p.137-155
- Institutional Interactions at the Crossroads of Trade and Environment: the Dominance of Liberal Environmentalism?
  Fariborz Zelli, Aarti Gupta, Harro van Asselt
  (2013) Lynne Rienner Publishers, 19 p.105-118
- The Fragmentation of the Climate Governance Architecture
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2011) John Wiley & Sons, 2 p.255-270
- Patchwork als Lösung? Die institutionellen Strukturen der globalen Klimapolitik
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2011) Oekom
- Interplay between Climate and Trade Policies
  Harro van Asselt, Fariborz Zelli
  (2010) , p.40-44
- The Fragmentation of Global Governance Architectures: a Framework for Analysis
  Frank Biermann, Philipp Pattberg, Harro van Asselt, Fariborz Zelli
  (2009) Project MUSE, 9 p.14-14
- Kein Grund zur Beruhigung
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2004) , 25 p.59-60
- Die Internationalisierung der Lehre an deutschen Universitäten. Anforderungen an die politikwissenschaftliche Teildisziplin der Internationalen Beziehungen
  Volker Rittberger, Fariborz Zelli
  (2004) , 11 p.395-418
- Vom Risiko einer Risikodefinition
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2004) , 32 p.36-38
- Europa in der Weltpolitik. Juniorpartner der USA oder antihegemoniale Alternative
  Volker Rittberger, Fariborz Zelli
  (2004) , 78
- Risse im Westen? Betrachtungen zum transatlantischen Verhältnis heute
  Peter Mayer, Volker Rittberger, Fariborz Zelli
  (2003) , 31 p.32-52
Journal article (comment)
- The Institutional Fragmentation of Global Environmental Governance: Causes, Consequences, and Responses - Introduction
  Fariborz Zelli, Harro van Asselt
  (2013) Project MUSE, 13 p.1-13
Newspaper article
- Klimagipfel Kopenhagen: Aufstand der Kleinen
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2009)
Report
- Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Peru: a challenge to social inclusion and multi-level governance
  Fariborz Zelli, Daniela Erler, Sina Frank, Jonas-Ibrahim Hein, Hannes Hotz, et al.
  (2014) German Development Institute
- Mit Engagement zur Nachhaltigkeit – die Zivilgesellschaft als Treiber einer neuen Nachhaltigkeitsagenda
  Tobias Leipprand, Julia I. Mansour, Korinna Penndorf, Isgard Peter, Cosima Strasser, et al.
  (2010) Stiftung Neue Verantwortung
Review
- New Earth Politics: Essays from the Anthropocene
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2017) Project MUSE, 17 p.129-129
- Post-Treaty Politics: Secretariat Influence in Global Environmental Governance
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2016) Cambridge University Press, 14 p.281-283
Working paper
- Technologies for Adaptation to Climate Change: a Stepchild of International Climate Negotiations
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2014) German Development Institute
- Connect the Dots: Managing the Fragmentation of Global Climate Governance
  Harro van Asselt, Fariborz Zelli
  (2012) Earth System Governance Project Working Paper
- Inclusión social en el proceso REDD en el Perú: una perspectiva de gobernanza en múltiples niveles
  Daniela Erler, Sina Frank, Jonas-Ibrahim Hein, Hannes Hotz, Anna Maria Santa Cruz Melgarejo, et al.
  (2011) German Development Institute (DIE); German Federal Ministry for the Environment (MINAM); Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Climate Governance Post-2012, Options for EU Policy-Making.
  Frank Biermann, Harro van Asselt, Ingrid Boas, Eric Massey Massey, Philipp Pattberg, et al.
  (2008) Centre for European Policy Studies
- The Provision of Conflicting Public Goods. Incompatibilities among Trade Regimes and Environmental Regimes
  Fariborz Zelli
  (2007) University of Tübingen, Center for International Relations
- Cracks in the West? Reflecting on the Transatlantic Relationship Today
  Peter Mayer, Volker Rittberger, Fariborz Zelli
  (2003) University of Tübingen, Center for International Relations

Editor

Book
- Environmental Politics and Governance in the Anthropocene: Institutions and Legitimacy in a Complex World
  (2016) Routledge
- Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics
  (2015) Edward Elgar Publishing
- The Institutional Fragmentation of Global Environmental Governance
  (2013) MIT Press, 13
- Global Climate Governance Beyond 2012. Architecture, Agency and Adaptation
  (2010) Cambridge University Press
- Climate and trade policies in a post-2012 world
  (2009) United Nations Environment Programme

27 March 2018

Fariborz Zelli

E-mail: fariborz [dot] zelli [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se

Senior lecturer

Department of Political Science

Telephone number:+46 46 222 47 64

Room number:330

Service point:35

Principal investigator

BECC - Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate

Service point:50

Associate professor

Department of Political Science

Service point:35

My profile in Lund University research portal

Introduction

Fariborz is director of the NAVIGOV project. He received the outstanding Ph.D. thesis award of the University of Tübingen and the award for outstanding teaching performance of the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Ongoing research projects

Navigating institutional complexity in global climate governance: causes, consequences and responses (NAVIGOV)
Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate (BECC)
Nature of Peace
Legitimacy in Global Governance
How Geoengineering Arrived at the Global Agenda

Research groups

Environmental Politics Research Group (EPRG)