亚非研究系列讲座
气候变化、发展与未来：多极化时代的非洲、全球南方
Climate Change, Development and the Future: Africa, Global South in an Era of Multipolarity
讲座时间：2026年11月10日（周二） 18:40-21:30
Time：November 10, 2026 18:40-21:30
地点:北京大学国际关系学院C109
Venue: Room 109, SIS
讲座语言：英语
Language /English
Moderator / 主持人:
刘海方，北京大学非洲研究中心主任
Liu Haifang，Director of the African Studies Center, Peking University
Introduction of the Speakers
主讲人简介
Professor Mohamed A. Salih
Mohamed A. Salih 教授，荷兰伊拉斯谟大学国际社会研究院（ISS）发展政治学荣休教授。研究领域包括发展政治、环境政治、可持续发展、气候变化，以及非洲、中东与全球南方的治理问题。
Emeritus Professor of Politics of Development, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research focuses on the politics of development, environmental politics, sustainable development, climate change, and governance in Africa, the Middle East and the Global South.
Lecture Title讲座主题：
发展理论、气候变化与全球南方的未来
Development Theory, Climate Change and the Future of the Global South
Professor Chris Alden
Chris Alden 教授，伦敦政治经济学院（LSE）国际关系学教授，LSE IDEAS 主任。研究领域包括中国—非洲关系、全球南方的政治、外交政策与非洲的国际政治经济。
Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); Director of LSE IDEAS. His research focuses on China–Africa relations, the politics of the Global South, foreign policy, and the international political economy of Africa.
Lecture Title讲座主题：
多极世界中的非洲
Africa in a Multipolar World
Brief abstract / 内容梗概
当前，气候变化与全球绿色转型正在深刻重塑国际政治经济格局。随着清洁能源技术发展和关键矿产需求增长，非洲及其他全球南方国家在全球绿色经济中的战略地位日益凸显。与此同时，资源开发与环境保护、经济增长与气候责任、国家发展自主性与全球产业链分工之间的关系，也成为国际发展研究亟待回应的重要议题。
本次讲座邀请伊拉斯谟大学Mohamed A. Salih教授和伦敦政治经济学院Chris Alden教授，从发展理论与国际政治经济学等多元视角，共同探讨全球南方在绿色转型时代面临的发展机遇与结构性挑战。Salih教授则从气候变化与发展理论的关系出发，反思传统发展模式的适用性，探讨全球南方实现可持续发展与社会公平的可能路径；Alden教授将聚焦非洲自然资源与绿色经济，分析全球能源转型和国际政治经济秩序变化对非洲国家发展战略的影响。本次讲座旨在深化对气候变化、资源政治与全球南方发展道路之间复杂关系的理解，并进一步思考全球绿色转型背景下国际发展秩序的演变及其对非洲和全球南方未来的深远影响。
As the world moves towards greater multipolarity and the international political and economic landscape undergoes profound changes, countries of the Global South are gaining increasing prominence and influence in international affairs. As an integral part of the Global South, Africa is actively exploring more autonomous pathways to development and seeking new strategic opportunities amid the reshaping of the international order. Meanwhile, climate change and the global green transition are profoundly transforming the conditions for development across countries. The increasingly complex interplay between resource allocation, economic growth, and environmental sustainability is also posing new challenges to traditional development theories and models of international development cooperation.
This lecture brings together Professor Mohamed A. Salih of Erasmus University Rotterdam and Professor Chris Alden of the London School of Economics, and Political Science to explore these issues from the perspectives of international relations and the politics of development. In his presentation, “Development Theory, Climate Change and the Future of the Global South,” Professor Salih will reassess the explanatory power of traditional development theories in the context of climate change. He will explore the relationships among global climate governance, environmental sustainability, and development inequalities, as well as the possibilities for countries of the Global South to pursue more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable pathways to development. Professor Alden will examine Africa’s international standing, foreign policy choices, and role in the emerging international order amid shifts in the global balance of power. He will explore how African countries can expand their development opportunities and strengthen their strategic autonomy as relations among major powers evolve and cooperation within the Global South deepens. By bringing together these two scholars in an interdisciplinary dialogue, the lecture aims to connect transformations in the international order with changing models of development, deepen our understanding of the development challenges and strategic choices facing Africa and the wider Global South, and encourage further reflection on how countries of the Global South can strengthen their development autonomy, participate in global governance, and collectively shape a more equitable and sustainable future in an era marked by the intersecting forces of multipolarity and climate change.