Arnd Jurgensen has been active in environmental and peace movements for over 40 years and is a musician who performs regularly around Toronto and elsewhere. He has written and published numerous articles on topics ranging from international relations to environmental policy. His research has focused on the political economy of the Global South, particularly Latin America. He spent a year in Venezuela researching his doctoral dissertation.

He has taught at the University of British Columbia, Wilfrid Laurier and McMaster universities in faculties ranging from applied sciences, engineering and interdisciplinary studies. He is currently doing research and teaching courses on international politics at the University of Toronto and is the chair of the nuclear weapons working group at Science for Peace.