Ms. Emma Shortis
Adjunct Senior Fellow
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College: Design and Social Context
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Department: Design and Social Context
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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emma.shortis@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0001-7689-5590
About
Dr Emma Shortis is a historian who focuses on US and global environmental politics.
A historian by training, Emma’s research interests include the role of the United States in the world, global environmental governance, environmental history and diplomacy, and the relationship between history and climate change adaptation. Emma's first book, "Our Exceptional Friend: Australia's Fatal Alliance with the United States", was published by Hardie Grant Books in 2021. Emma is an in-demand media expert who uses history to interpret current events in the United States and Europe, tailored for an Australian audience. She’s a regular guest on ABC News radio and television, and programs like Triple RRR’s Common Sense. Emma joined RMIT in June 2018. In the year before that, she was a Fox-Zucker International Fellow at Yale University.
Professional interests:
- Host, Barely Gettin' By Podcast
- Social and Scientific Innovation to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
- Gippsland Smart Specialisation Strategy
A historian by training, Emma’s research interests include the role of the United States in the world, global environmental governance, environmental history and diplomacy, and the relationship between history and climate change adaptation. Emma's first book, "Our Exceptional Friend: Australia's Fatal Alliance with the United States", was published by Hardie Grant Books in 2021. Emma is an in-demand media expert who uses history to interpret current events in the United States and Europe, tailored for an Australian audience. She’s a regular guest on ABC News radio and television, and programs like Triple RRR’s Common Sense. Emma joined RMIT in June 2018. In the year before that, she was a Fox-Zucker International Fellow at Yale University.
Professional interests:
- Host, Barely Gettin' By Podcast
- Social and Scientific Innovation to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
- Gippsland Smart Specialisation Strategy
Research fields
- 4407 Policy and administration
- 4408 Political science
- 4802 Environmental and resources law
- 3304 Urban and regional planning
- 4303 Historical studies
- 4406 Human geography
Supervisor projects
- Alternative View on Governance in Developing Countries: An Integrative Analysis of Governance for Sustainable Development in Somaliland
- 9 Dec 2022
Research interests
Policy and Administration, Historical Studies, Political Science, Applied Economics, Human Geography, Urban and Regional Planning
