Governing the End

“Compelling, illuminating, and provocative, Governing the End is a major scholarly achievement that offers an expansive yet detailed and accessible analysis of the international politics addressing (or evading, as often is the case) the challenges of climate change.” – Michael McCann | author of “Union by Law: Filipino American Labor Activists, Rights Radicalism, and Racial Capitalism”“A landmark contribution to one of the most urgent questions of global justice: how to compensate those the least responsible for and yet most affected by climate change. Grounded in rigorous research, Governing the End offers an incisive account of international law’s failures to address this pressing issue. It should be required reading for scholars, policymakers, advocates, and all those committed to understanding and advancing climate justice.” – César Rodríguez-Garavito | author of “Climate Change on Trial: Mobilizing Human Rights Litigation to Accelerate Climate Action”“Vanhala provides a much needed and insightful account of the history, politics, and governance of loss and damage in the climate regime. She reveals how the constructive ambiguity of the concept sowed the seeds for future challenges—glossing over critical issues of responsibility and accountability. Ultimately, Vanhala argues, these problems have contributed to the end of governing—where policymakers have created minimal rules which fall short of addressing the underlying challenges we all now face.” – Jessica F. Green | University of Toronto

Lisa Vanhala is professor of political science at University College London. She is the author of Making Disability Rights a Reality?: Disability Rights Activists and Legal Mobilization and coeditor of Governing Climate Change Loss and Damage: The National Turn.