Mitya Pearson

Mitya Pearson is an Assistant Professor in the Politics of Climate Change at the University of Warwick. He holds a PhD from King's College London's Department of Political Economy and has served as a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at both KCL and Warwick. His research focuses on environmental politics in Britain and Europe, with a particular emphasis on climate change policy, party politics, and the interplay between political institutions and environmental activism.

Teaching responsibilities include directing the Politics in the UK module and contributing to the MA in Politics of Climate Change. He supervises PhD candidates in environmental politics, British politics, and related fields, currently mentoring Balint Schlett's research. Pearson has also taught at the University of Cambridge's POLIS and worked in a Westminster think tank analyzing energy and climate policy.

His publications span over a decade, covering topics like UK government climate decision-making, comparative attitudes toward climate change, and historical perspectives on British political environmentalism. Notable works include analyses of Conservative Party climate policy (2015–2022), oral histories of 1970s environmental activism, and studies of Green party electoral strategies.

Awards include the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship. His work frequently engages with valence and positional aspects of climate change as a political issue, contributing to debates on centrist party adaptation in the face of radical right challenges.