{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT250100055"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"FT250100055","attributes":{"code":"FT250100055","administering-organisation":"Monash University","announcement-administering-organisation":"Monash University","scheme-name":"ARC Future Fellowships","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2025,"years-funded":4,"project-start-date":"2026-01-01","anticipated-end-date":"2029-12-31","grant-summary":"Crisis, Insurance, and the Techno-Politics of Climate Risk Governance. This project aims to investigate the crisis of uninsurability as many Australians are unable to access or afford insurance due to severe climate catastrophes and breakdowns in risk governance. This project expects to generate new knowledge about the complex conditions of climate vulnerability through an interdisciplinary approach that synthesises ethnographic studies of technical risk models, reinsurance practices, and communities on the frontlines of crisis. Expected outcomes include a strong empirical basis for developing techno-political theories of risk governance and responses to climate crisis. This should provide significant benefits, such as innovative policies that contribute to climate justice and advance Australia’s resilience.","funding-current":1156271.00,"funding-at-announcement":1131800,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Jathan","familyName":"Sadowski","roleName":"Future Fellowship","roleCode":"FT","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":null}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Jathan","familyName":"Sadowski","roleName":"Future Fellowship","roleCode":"FT","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":null}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"Monash University","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"Monash University","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":false,"code":"440612","name":"Urban Geography","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":true,"code":"4410","name":"Sociology","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"441007","name":"Sociology and Social Studies of Science and Technology","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"190103","name":"Social Impacts of Climate Change and Variability","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"190299","name":"Environmental Policy, Legislation and Standards Not Elsewhere Classified","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"280123","name":"Expanding Knowledge In Human Society","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":["United States of America"],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"Insurance is the bedrock of modern society. It is the often-overlooked infrastructure that supports a diverse range of other valuable activities. Yet, due to recent upheavals in the global insurance industry caused by severe climate catastrophes and breakdowns in risk governance, a growing number of Australians are unable to access or afford the coverage they need. Recent inquiries by the Australian Senate into insurance availability and insurers’ responses to catastrophes have highlighted the wide-reaching impacts of this risk crisis for Australia’s economy, communities, and national resilience. Through interdisciplinary research and in-depth engagement with climate risk modellers, the reinsurance industry, and communities on the frontlines of crisis in Australia, this project will provide urgent insights into the complex socio-technical conditions that have catalysed and stoked this ongoing crisis. This original empirical and theoretical work will directly guide the development of innovative policies designed to strengthen social systems of risk governance, thus improving the security of vulnerable communities and advancing Australia’s national resilience to climate change. These policies will be created in collaboration with a leading think tank and through a process of iterative, direct feedback from partners in industry and government—which further enhances their adoption and impact. The policies will also be promoted via forums like public events and opinion columns."}}}