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Nick Buxton Knowledge Hub Coordinator

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Nick Buxton is knowledge hub coordinator for TNI and an experienced communications consultant, researcher and publications editor. 

Nick Buxton

Nick oversees TNI's work on emerging issues such as digitalisation and also does research on border politics, climate change, militarism and economic justice. He is founder and chief editor of TNI's flagship annual publication, State of Power, which has run since 2012. He was co-editor of the influential book, The Secure and the Dispossessed - How the military and corporations are seeking to shape a climate-changed world (Pluto Press, 2015).   His published work includes “Politics of debt” in Dignity and Defiance: Bolivia’s challenge to globalisation (University of California Press/Merlin Press UK, January 2009) and "Debt Cancellation and Civil society" in Fighting for Human Rights (Routledge, 2004).  A dual US-UK citizen, he is currently based in California but has also lived for a number of years in UK, Bolivia, Pakistan and India.

Latest work

  • Digital Capitalism 6 week essential course for activists to understand how digitalisation is shaping our world

    Digital Futures
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    This collection of materials is drawn from a dynamic six-week course that delved into the concept of digital capitalism — what it is, how it is being shaped, and its far-reaching impacts on our economy, society, and environment. While the initial enrollment period for the course has closed, we are pleased to provide these materials as a resource for continued learning and reflection. Whether you're exploring this topic for the first time or seeking to deepen your understanding, you can use this repository to access insights, lectures, and discussions from leading experts on critical aspects of digital capitalism.

    Publication by
    • Nick Buxton
    • Sofia Scasserra

  • Call for essays on the geopolitics of capitalism for State of Power 2025 report

    State of Power

    The Transnational Institute (TNI)  is issuing an open call for essays, accessible papers, infographics and artistic collaborations for its 13th State of Power report to be launched in January 2025. The focus for our 13th edition is on the geopolitics of capitalism. Deadline for 1-2 page pitches: 5 June.

    Open call by
    Nick Buxton

  • Building a Just Energy Transition in an Age of Corporate and Imperial Power Nick Buxton in Conversation with Thea Riofrancos, Ozzi Warwick, and Timothy Mitchell

    • State of Power
    • Just Transition
    • Energy Democracy

    Is the Just Energy Transition underway, or is it a pipe dream?

    Podcast by
    • Thea Riofrancos
    • Ozzi Warwick
    • Timothy Mitchell
    • Nick Buxton
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Key documents

  • The Secure and the Dispossessed How the military and the corporations are shaping a climate-changed world

    • Just Transition
    • Climate Security
    • Climate Crisis
    Book
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  • Digital Power State of Power 2023

    • State of Power
    • Digital Futures
    Online report by
    • Nick Buxton
    • Cory Doctorow
    • Kean Birch
    • Nils Peters
    • Roberto J. González
    • Maximilian Jung
    • Tomás Balmaceda
    • Tobías J. Schleider
    • Karina Pedace
    • Mizue Aizeki
    • Laura Bingham
    • Santiago Narváez
    • Julia Choucair Vizoso
    • Chris Byrnes
    • Anastasia Kavada
    • Tina Askanius
    • Anne Kaun
    • Alice Mattoni
    • Julie Uldam
    Illustrated cover image

  • Climate Crossfire How NATO’s 2% military spending targets contribute to climate breakdown

    • Climate Security
    • Climate Crisis
    • Militarism
    Report by
    • Ho-Chih Lin
    • Nick Buxton
    • Mark Akkerman
    • Deborah Burton
    • Wendela de Vries
    Cover image: Wild fire and fighter jets

  • Primer on climate security The dangers of militarising the climate crisis

    • Climate Security
    • Climate Crisis
    Primer by
    Nick Buxton

  • Global Climate Wall How the world’s wealthiest nations prioritise borders over climate action

    • Border Wars
    • Climate Crisis
    • Climate Security
    Report by
    • Todd Miller
    • Nick Buxton
    • Mark Akkerman

  • Energy, Power and Transition State of Power 2024

    • State of Power
    • Energy Democracy
    • Just Transition
    • Climate Crisis
    Online report by
    • Nick Buxton
    • Timothy Mitchell
    • Thea Riofrancos
    • Ozzi Warwick
    • Steffen Haag
    • Johanna Tunn
    • Tobias Kalt
    • Franziska Müller
    • Jenny Simon
    • Ebla Research Collective
    • Gz. MeeNilankco Theiventhran
    • Kristian Stokke
    • Olivier Petitjean
    • Clémence Dubois
    • James Goodman
    • Decarbonising Electricity research group
    • Daniel Chavez
    • Lala Peñaranda
    • Tatiana Roa Avendaño
    • Eliana Carolina Carrillo Rodríguez
    • Communia Collective
    • Ashley Dawson
    • Matt Rota
    • Benjamin Schütze
    • Elia El Khazen
    • Charlotte Mueller
    • Philipp Wagner
    • Lisa Pier
    • Matthews Hlabane
    • Vera Weghmann
    State of Power 2024 Report Cover

  • Coercive World State of Power 2021

    State of Power
    Report

  • Climate Collateral How military spending accelerates climate breakdown

    • Climate Security
    • Climate Crisis
    Report by
    • Mark Akkerman
    • Deborah Burton
    • Nick Buxton
    • Ho-Chih Lin
    • Muhammed Al-Kashef
    • Wendela de Vries
    Cover image

  • The Corporation State of Power 2020

    State of Power
    Report

  • Biden's Border The industry, the Democrats and the 2020 elections

    Border Wars
    Policy briefing by
    • Todd Miller
    • Nick Buxton