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Aspects of Successful Sustainable Development Programs with an Emphasis on Latin America: A Comparative Case Study

Veltri, Brandi (University of Oregon, 2012)

Public participation is assumed to benefit sustainable development. Actual effects of public participation, a requirement of some international agreements and funding programs, are not widely documented. I compare 16 ...
Investigating the Effects of the Global Economy on Policy and Practice in Developing Countries: Foreign Direct Investment and the Environment

Neafie, Jessica (University of Oregon, 2020-09-24)

Is foreign direct investment (FDI) good for the environment in developing countries? Every year the number of foreign investors in developing countries grows, and its importance leads developing nations to make the political ...
Seizing the Opportunity: Climate Politics in the Developing World

Chen, Meian (University of Oregon, 2016-10-27)

My research asks how and why some developing countries have adopted ambitious climate policies, while others have not. As developing countries have no international obligations and little domestic public support for ...
Storming the Security Council: The Revolution in UNSC Authority Over the Projection of Military Force

Cleveland, Clayton (University of Oregon, 2013-07-11)

Why have states requested international authorization for their projections of military force more after 1989? One perspective suggests powerful states should not make such requests. Rather, they should look to their own ...
A Strong Institutional Climate: Regional Trade Networks and Climate Action

Sanchirico, Emily (University of Oregon, 2013-10-10)

Climate change has been described as a malign, wicked, and super wicked problem. I focus on key characteristics that make international collective action challenging: asymmetry, fear of free riding, scientific uncertainty, ...
The Strategic Use of Transnational Private Standards: Strengthening or Weakening Government Regulation?

Henin, Thibaud (University of Oregon, 2018-04-10)

Over the past two decades, transnational private standards such as “dolphin-safe,” “fair-trade,” and “sustainably produced timber,” have become ubiquitous. The regulatory landscape of many issue areas includes a mix of ...