Talia Shoval

Talia Shoval (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in Politics (Political Theory) at the School of Social and Political Science. Her PhD, titled ‘The Nature of War: Incorporating Environmental Ethics in the Ethics of War’, focuses on the interplay between environmental ethics and the ethics of war. Talia is a Graduate Fellow of CRITIQUE, a member of the Edinburgh Political Theory Research Group, and an Advanced Fellow of the Edinburgh Earth Initiative.

Key research interests include:

• Normative Political Theory
• Moral philosophy & applied ethics
• Environmental politics, philosophy & ethics
• Critical Political Ecology
• Ethics of War & Violent Conflict
• Ecofeminist theory

Current and notable research projects/ publications: 

• 2022 - 'Environmental Immunity: On the Nonhuman Casualties of Warfare and the Concept of Environmental Immunity', International Society for Environmental Ethics Annual Meeting (2022, Turku).
• 2021 – 'Environmental Resistance: Should We Fight for Nature?', Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra (Online).
• 2020 – Discussant in the joint Royal Society of Edinburgh/Royal Institute of Philosophy annual lecture by Professor Dale Jamieson on ‘the Misunderstood Risks of Climate Change’ (Online).