Stavros Afionis
Stavros is a Lecturer in International Relations at the School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University. Previously, he was a Research Fellow at the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) at the University of Leeds. From 2016 to 2018, Stavros was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at SRI. His doctoral research examined the role played by the European Union in international climate change negotiations. His research interests currently focus on environmental politics and in particular, international climate change negotiations and global biofuel policies. He is also an Associate Editor for Environmental Policy and Governance.
Qualifications
- PhD in International Relations and Politics
- MA in Environmental Politics with Distinction
- Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- BA in Political Science
Research Interests
- EU environmental politics
- International climate change negotiations
- Global biofuels policies
Research articles
- Unpacking Brazil’s leadership in the global biofuels arena: Brazilian ethanol diplomacy in Africa
8 Dec 2020. Stavros Afionis, Lindsay Stringer, Nicola Favretto, M. Buckeridge - Links between climate change mitigation, adaptation and development in land policy and ecosystem restoration projects: lessons from South Africa
8 Dec 2020. Nicola Favretto, Andy Dougill, Lindsay Stringer, Stavros Afionis, Claire Quinn - Understanding the implications of alternative bioenergy crops to support smallholder farmers in Brazil
8 Dec 2020. Paola Sakai, Stavros Afionis, Nicola Favretto, Lindsay Stringer, Caroline Ward, Marco Sakai - How do sectoral policies support climate compatible development? An empirical analysis focusing on southern Africa
23 Jan 2018. Stavros Afionis, Matthew England, Lindsay Stringer, Andy Dougill - How do sectoral policies support climate compatible development? An empirical analysis focusing on southern Africa,
18 Oct 2017. Matthew England, Lindsay Stringer, Andy Dougill, Stavros Afionis - Consumption-based carbon accounting: does it have a future?
23 Dec 2016. Stavros Afionis, John Barrett, Andy Gouldson, Marco Sakai, Kate Scott - Debt relief and financing climate change action
30 Jul 2014. Adrian Fenton, Helena Wright, Stavros Afionis, Jouni Paavola, Saleemul Huq - Experiences of host communities with carbon market projects: towards multi-level climate justice
2 Dec 2013. Stavros Afionis, Jouni Paavola, Andy Dougill, Lindsay Stringer - Development goals: Science alone cannot shape sustainability
3 Jan 2013. Suraje Dessai, Stavros Afionis, James Van Alstine - EU climate leadership under test
18 Nov 2012. Stavros Afionis, Adrian Fenton, Jouni Paavola
Books
- Policy and diplomacy in the production of second generation ethanol in Brazil: International relations with the EU, the USA and Africa
8 Dec 2020 - The European Union in International Climate Change Negotiations
23 Jan 2017 - Corporate social responsibility, sustainability and the governance of business, Handbook of Sustainable Development: Second Edition
26 Sep 2014