Richard "Drew" Marcantonio

Biography & Research

Richard (Drew) Marcantonio is assistant professor of environment, peace and global affairs in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame and a core-affiliated faculty member of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.

Marcantonio is a researcher, teacher, and practitioner focused on regenerative and durable livelihoods, environmental management and policy, environmental and other violence, and peacebuilding. He is the author of "Environmental Violence: In the Earth System and the Human Niche" (2022; Cambridge University Press), The Environment in Conflict: Implications and Pathways (Cambridge University Press, 2026); and "Integral Ecology for the Anthropocene: Africa and Beyond" (Springer Nature, 2026) and co-author of the textbook "Environmental Management: Concepts and Practical Skills" (2022; Cambridge University Press), and lead co-editor (with John Paul Lederach and Agustin Fuentes) of "Environmental Violence Explored" (2024; Cambridge University Press). He has published numerous peer-reviewed, policy, and public facing articles in periodicals ranging from Peacebuilding to Environmental Science and Policy to the popular periodical the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. He has conducted research and practice on these critical issues on five continents working with communities, elected officials, regulators, corporations, and NGOs alike.

Marcantonio holds a B.A. in geography and the environment from the University of Texas – Austin, an M.P.A. in environmental management from Indiana University – Bloomington, and an M.A. in anthropology and a Ph.D. in peace studies from the University of Notre Dame.

Recent Work

• "Evaluating Military-Environment Linkages: Implications, Pitfalls, and Pathways Forward" (policy brief)
• "The Environment in Conflict: Implications and Pathways" (Cambridge University Press) 
• "Quantifying responsibility for cross-state air pollution: an airshed approach" (Environmental Research Letters)

News & Media

• "Middle East conflict pollution puts Africa at risk of health impacts" (Nature Africa)
• "New tool tracks cross-border pollution, revealing unequal distribution of risk, responsibility"
• Video: "Restoring the Land: Soil Science and Agroforestry Innovation at Bethany Land Institute"
• "World’s biggest polluters are least affected by environmental damage and conflict, new research warns"
• How regenerative agriculture can foster peacebuilding in conflict areas (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)