Arne Harms

Arne Harms is a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, specializing in the Department of Anthropology of Politics and Governance. His work bridges environmental anthropology, ethics, and science and technology studies through fieldwork in East India, the Indian Himalayas, and Europe.

• Focus on environmental displacement and climate change
• Expertise in disaster studies and infrastructure analysis
• Current project examines regeneration practices in European climate activism
• Editorial role at Social Anthropology/Anthropologie Sociale
• Liaison officer for Hans-Böckler-Stiftung

Research spans coastal erosion, market-based conservation, and the socio-political dimensions of environmental challenges. Publications analyze carbon forestry economies, climate anxiety mitigation strategies, and the paradoxes of green neoliberalism.

Active in environmental anthropology since 2010, his work explores the intersection between ecological crises and human adaptation. Key themes include temporality, displacement ethics, and the material politics of climate responses.