Dr Justin Joseph is an Assistant Professor at the Centre of Excellence on Climate Change, Green Transition and Sustainability at the South Asian University, New Delhi.
He previously was associated with the Centre for Climate Change and Environment (CCCE), Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai Campus. Obtained his Ph.D. in International Relations from IIT Madras, he was awarded the ‘General Scholar Fellowship’ jointly by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD), Government of India and the Ministry of Education, Government of the People's Republic of China, for conducting PhD fieldwork in China from September 2017 to July 2018. He was a visiting scholar in Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) and Shanghai University in 2016 and 2017 respectively. He was conferred with the Pre-Doctoral Fellowship by IIT Madras for the early submission of his PhD thesis.
His research areas include
Climate Change and Environmental Security in the Global South. His works have
been published by Sage, Springer Nature, Wiley and Elsevier. His latest works
include an edited book on India-China comparative
environmental security.
PhD (International Relations)
IIT Madras
Books
Environmental
Securitization in India and China.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-97-9160-6
Journal Articles
· Joseph, J., Vouri, J., & Sahu, A.K., (2025). Securitization, Three Streams Model and Biodiversity in the Global South: A Case Study of the Western Ghats of India. Earth System Governance, Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2025.100268
· Joseph, J., (2023). State, Society and Environmental Security in International Relations Theory. Fudan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Springer Nature Publications https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40647-022-00363-9#article-info
· Joseph, J., & Karackattu, J. T. (2023). Public protests and environmental policy making: Xiamen anti-PX protests in China and civic movement against Kodaikanal Mercury poisoning in India. Risk, Hazards and Crisis in Public Policy, Wiley Publications https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rhc3.12251
· Joseph, J., & Karackattu, J. T. (2022). New Media Activism and Politics of Ecology in the People’s Republic of China. China Report, 58(4), 390-409. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00094455221080320
· Joseph, J., & Karackattu, J. T. (2022). State actions and the environment: examining the concept of ecological security in China. Environment, Development and Sustainability, Springer Nature Publications https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-021-01982-0
· Joseph, J (2020). Exploring the agency-structure dynamics in state-society relations in contemporary China: the case of securitization of the environmental sector. China Report, SAGE publications. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0009445520916873
Book Chapters
Rana, A., Joseph, J. (2025). Global South and the Resistance to Pan-Securitisation of Environmental Issues: A Case Study of India and China. In: Karackattu, J.T., Joseph, J., Reghunadhan, R. (eds) Environmental Securitisation in India and China. Palgrave Macmillan.
Funded Projects
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) funded research project 2022-23, Greening Process in Emerging Economies: A Comparative Survey on Public Participation in Environmental Policymaking in India and China (Co PI).
Visiting Fellowships
· Visiting Scholar, Department of International Studies, Shanghai International Studies University, 550 Dalian Road (W), Shanghai 200083, P.R China (September 2016-December 2016).
· Visiting Scholar, School of Global Studies, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai, China (September 2017- July 2018).
Research Awards
· General Scholar Fellowship by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Govt. of India (2017-2018) for conducting fieldwork in China.
· Pre-Doc Fellow (2020) by IIT Madras for the early submission of PhD thesis.
· Faculty Research Excellence Award, VIT Chennai, March 2026.
· Resource person- ‘A Comparative Analysis of Public Participation in Environmental Policy-Making Processes in India and China’ School of Global Studies, Shanghai University, P.R China. January 2018.
· Resource person- ‘Political Mechanics and Environmental Policy Formation in India in the Context of India’s G20 Presidency’ at School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 United States of America, September 11, 2023 (Online).
· Resource person- ‘State, People and Elections’, Postgraduate and Research Department of Political Science, Government College-Kottayam, Kerala, February 9th, 2024.
· Resource person- ‘Observations on Indian Parliament Elections 2024’ at School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 United States of America, February 25, 2024 (Online).
· Resource person- ‘Environmental Security and Public Health’ Indian Council of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR), sponsored National Seminar at Saveetha University, Chennai, India, December 11, 2024.
· Moderator- Panel Discussion on ’80 years of the Establishment of UN and India-Russia Relations, Consulate of the Russian Federation, Chennai, September 25, 2025.
· Resource person- International Workshop ‘Teaching and Research Capacity Building, School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India, March 02-03, 2026.
·
Resource Person-Faculty Development Program-VIT
Chennai. “War, Geopolitics and Indian Foreign Policy”, May 06th 2026.