Sarah E. Sharma is an international political economist investigates how we govern crucial global environmental challenges and the social, political and economic forces that shape environmental policy outcomes. Her work has been published in various academic and media outlets, including the Review of International Political Economy, International Affairs, New Political Economy, Urban Geography, Policy Options and The Conversation, amongst others. She presently is a Co-Director of Federalism and Multi-Level Governance at the Centre on Governance (Centre d’études en gouvernance, CEG). Previously, she was a co-director of the Canadian research network Réseau d’analyse stratégique (RAS) and the Chair of the Women & Inclusivity in Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) Network.