Tobias Ide

Tobias Ide is an Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Murdoch University, Australia, and Associate Dean of Research in the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (College of Law, Arts and Social Sciences). He holds a Specially Appointed Professorship in Peace and Sustainability at Hiroshima University. His research focuses on climate change, natural resources, and environmental politics intersecting with peace, conflict, and security. He employs both quantitative (e.g., qualitative comparative analysis) and qualitative methods.

Education: Master’s in Political Science and Media Studies (University of Leipzig, 2005–2012), PhD in Earth Sciences (University of Hamburg, 2012–2015), and Habilitation in Political Science (Braunschweig University of Technology, 2017–2019).

Research interests include environmental peacebuilding, climate-conflict nexus, disaster diplomacy, and geopolitical discourses in education. His work has been published in high-impact journals like Environmental Politics, Nature Climate Change, and Journal of Peace Research.

• Awards: Emerging Peace Scholar Award (ISA, 2022), Vice Chancellor's Excellence in Research Award (2022), Environmental Peacebuilding Knowledge Base Award (2022), International Science Prize for Peace and Ecology (2023).
• Professional roles: Director of Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx), Associate Editor of Environment and Security.
• Advisory work: Consulted for German Foreign Ministry, NATO, UN, USAID, World Bank.
• Labs/centres: Harry Butler Institute and Indo-Pacific Research Centre (Murdoch University).