PS 737
Global Governance: Transnational Organizations and Processes
Spring 2010
Class: Thurs 1-3:25 in POT 4th floor
lib.
Office Hours: Tuesday 9-11
And by appointment
KarenMingst POT 441
257-7043; kmingst@uky.edu
The purpose of the seminar is to attain an understanding of the theories, practices, and
processes through which global politics are organized and social, political, and economic
outcomes are “governed”. We will discover what global governance is and how it works
in various issue areas. Class will consist of both mini-lectures and discussion based on
assigned reading. Students are expected to read thoroughly each week's reading and be
prepared to discuss the material.
Books for Purchase
Barnett, Michael and Martha Finnemore. Rules for the World. International
Organizations in Global Politics. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press, 2004. (JZ4850 B37
2004)
Karns, Margaret P. and Karen A. Mingst. International Organizations. The
Politics and Processes of Global Governance. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2004.
(JZ4850 K37 2004)
Sperling, Valerie. Altered States. The Globalization of Accountability. New York:
Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Journal Articles. A xeroxed copy of the articles is available in POT 469. Most articles
are available electronically when using a university computer. INGENTA, JSTOR,
LEXUS-NEXIS, MUSE. A xeroxed copy of book chapters is available in POT 469 . .
Grading and Assignments
1.One short paper (2-3 pages single space) addressing an issue from two readings
selected among the topics addressed in weeks 1- 6. Sign up for a specific week. The
paper (in MS WORD) must be posted on the class listserv by Wednesday noon before
the class session. The purpose of this memo is to build your reading and writing skills.
Three objectives should be met: First, short summary, what is this topic about? What is
the driving question and arguments found these articles? Why is this an important
question to study? Second, your analysis, how does the issue fit into the general theme of
the course? What are the one or two primary points that you want to pull out of the
articles? Third, your critique, do the authors represent a particular point of view or
theoretical/ methodological approach to the subject matter? What is your assessment of
the articles? (paper, 10%).
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2. Op-Ed piece relating to policy. Here is your chance to write an opinion-editorial
related to a policy issue found in weeks 7- 13. You will sign up for a specific week.
This should ideally be 1-2 single-spaced pages. Clarity and style of writing are important.
The op-ed should be engaging, with a focused argument on a particular policy emerging
from the topic of the week. Your editorial should be posted on the class list serv by
Wednesday noon before the seminar. (paper, 10%)
3.Book Review. Select one book for review from a topic in which you will specialize and
related to a topic selected for the longer paper described below. (For Patterson School
students, that will generally be one of the following: IGOs, NGOs, Development,
Human Rights; other students need to consult with me.) Students will select different
books listed on the syllabus, or others, but the books must be approved by the instructor
in advance. Book reviews are to be distributed to all members of the class by Wednesday
noon before the Thursday class. They should be posted in Word on the class listserv.
Each review should be 2-3 pages single spaced. The review should be not only short
summary of the book, but an analysis of how the topic fits into the broader discussion of
global governance. Be ready to discuss the books (and themes) in class (15%).
4. Patterson School students: Policy paper ( ca. 15-pages) (30%). The goal of your
paper is to identify some problem in world politics and design or redesign a piece of
global governance to solve or reduce it related to the topic in your major. Your design
may be either a new organization (IGO/ NGO) in which none has existed, or you may
propose significant new changes or replacements for existing formal or informal
structures. In all cases you paper must do the following: a) Present clear analysis of the
global problem to be addressed, identifying causes of the problem and connecting those
with your proposed solution; b). Describe the governance approach that will address that
problem, including any decisionmaking structures; c) Explain why this particular design
or reform is the right one for this problem both technically and politically; d) Discuss the
political and technical obstacles to your proposal and why relevant actors will agree to
your proposal.
5. Political Science students/ Patterson School students if desired: Research paper (ca.
20 pages) (30%). This paper will require additional research on a specific issue of
interest related to the core subject. The topic must be approved in advance by the
instructor.
A poster session will be held the last day of the seminar. Students will bring a poster
describing their policy paper or research to the seminar. Students will circulate and view
the posters of all members of the seminar.
6. Final examination, based on reading and seminar discussions. Two questions
comparable to those found in MA or PhD Qualifying Exams. (25%).
7. General participation in seminar (10%).
Readings and Questions
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1. Global Governance Perspectives, International Relations and the State
(Jan. 21): .
Questions to be discussed: What is global governance? Why is a global governance
perspective needed? What criteria should be used to assess global governance? What are
the critiques of global governance theory? What does the notion of multi-level
governance add to the approaches of global governance? What is the role of the state?
Why do states act through international organizations? What explains different state
attitudes and policies toward global governance?
Karns and Mingst, International Organizations. Chapt 1,12,
Dingwerth, Klaus and Philipp Pattberg, "Global Governance as a Perspective on World
Politics," Global Governance 12 no. 2 (2006): 185-203.
Hooghe, Liesbet and Gary Marks, “Unraveling the Central State, but How? Types of
Multi-level Governance,” American Political Science Review 97 no. 2 (May 2003), 233243.
Weiss, Thomas, “What Happened to the Idea of World Government,” International
Studies Quarterly 53 no. 2 (June 2009), 253-271.
Bolton, John, "Should We Take Global Governance Seriously," Chicago Journal of
International Law 1 (2000), 205-221.
Karns and Mingst, International Organizations, Chapt 7
2. Theoretical Approaches to Global Governance (Jan. 28 )
How do the major IR theories view international institutions? How do
political realists view the institutionalist approach? What do liberal
institutionalist theorists contribute to the study of global governance?
Compare the constructivist views with the other approaches to international
organizations. What are the strengths and weaknesses of using principal/
agent theory?
Karns and Mingst, International Organizations, Chapt 2.
Mearsheimer, “The False Promise of International Institutions,” International Security 19
no. 3 (Winter 1994/1995), 5-49
Keohane, Robert O. and Lisa L. Martin, "The Promise of Institutionalist Theory,"
International Security 20 no. 1 (Summer 1995), 39-51.
Barnett and Finnemore, Rules for the World Chapts 1,2,
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Hawkins, Darren G. et al, "Delegation under Anarchy: States, International
Organizations, and Principal-Agent Theory," in Delegation and Agency in International
Organizations. Ed. By Darren G. Hawkins, et al. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press,
2006, pp. 3-33. (JZ25566 D45 2006) (XEROXED)
Pieces of Global Governance
3. International Organizations and Law: Conceptual Issues (Feb. 4 )
We will continue material from the last class What features of design need to be
considered for global governance institutions? Discuss the utility of the concept of
legalization. What are the issues of accountability, compliance, and legitimacy?
Koremenos, Barbara, Charles Lipson and Duncan Snidal, “The Rational Design of
International Institutions,” International Organization 55 no. 4 (Autumn 2001), 761-799.
Abbott, Kenneth et al. , "The Concept of Legalization," International Organization 54
no. 3 (Summer 2000), 401-419.
Sperling, Altered States, Chapt 1, 7
Grant, Ruth W. and Robert O. Keohane, “Accountability and Abuses of Power in World
Politics,” American Political Science Review 99 no. 1 (Feb. 2005), 29-43.
Chayes, Abram and Antonia Handler Chayes, "On Compliance," International
Organization 47 no. 2 (Spring 1993), 175-205.
4. The United Nations (Feb. 11 )
Which approach best explains UN politics? Why? What are the major issues of the
UN Security Council? Is there really UN policy? What are the underlying issues with
designating UN policy?
Karns and Mingst, International Organizations, Chapts 3, 4
Barnett, Michael and Martha Finnemore, “Political Approaches,” in The Oxford
Handbook on the United Nations. Edited by Tomas Weiss and Sam Daws. Oxford Univ.
Press, 2007, pp. 42-57 (JZ4970 O932007) (Xerox)
Voeten, Erik, "The Political Origins of the UN Security Council's Ability to Legitimize
the Use of Force," International Organization 59 no. 3 (Summer 2005), 527-557.
Thakur, Ramesh and Thomas G. Weiss, “United Nations ‘Policy:’ An Argument with
Three Illustrations,” International Studies Perspectives 10 no. 1 (Feb. 2009).
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Thompson, Alexander, “Coercion Through International organizations: The Security
Council and the Logic of Information Transmission, International Organization 60
(Winter 2006), 1-34. (Political Science students only)
Books for Review:
Smith, Courtney B. Politics and Process at the United Nations: The Global Dance.
Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2006. (JZ4984.5 S65 2006)
Jolly, Richard, Louis Emmerij and Thomas G. Weiss, UN Ideas That Changed the World.
Bloomington: Indiana Univ, Press, 2009.
Fasulo, Linda, An Insider’s Guide to the United Nations. 2nd ed. New Haven: Yale
University Press, 2009.
Weiss, Thomas G. What’s Wrong with the United Nations (and How to Fix It).
Cambridge: Polity, 2009.
5. Regional Institutions ( Feb. 16, rescheduled to Tuesday TBD)
How does the study of regionalism integrate international and domestic politics?
How can we study regional integration across different geographic regions? To what
extent is the EU unique from a theoretical and empirical point of view? Does
membership in a regional organization lead to democratization? What do we know
about that question?
Karns and Mingst, International Organizations, Chapt 5
Choi, Young Jong and James A. Caporaso, “Comparative Regional Integration,” in
Walter Carlsnaes, et al., eds. Handbook of International Relations. London: Sage, 2001.
Pp. 480-499. (Xerox)
Pollack, Mark A., "Theorizing the European Union: International Organization,
Domestic Polity, or Experiment in New Governance?," Annual Review of Political
Science 8 (2005): 357-98.
Pevehouse, Jon C., "Democracy from the Outside-In? International Organizations and
Democratization," International Organization 56 no. 3 (Summer 2002), 515-549.
Ba, Alice, [Re]Negotiating East and Southeast Asian Nations. Stanford: Stanford Univ.
Press, 2009, 2009. Chapt 1, pp. 17-4.
Book on specific region. See instructor for suggestions.
6. NGOs and Networks (Feb. 25)
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How can we differentiate between NGOs, networks, and global social movements? What
factors explain the growth of NGOs? What roles do non state actors play in global
governance? To what extent are NGOs similar to or different than other organizations?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the concept of networks to study
NGOs?
Karns and Mingst, International Organizations Chapt 6
Sperling, Altered States, Chapt 6
Keck, Margaret E. and Kathryn Sikkink. Activists Beyond Borders. Advocacy
Networks in International Politics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998, Chapt 1,
pp. 1-38. (JF529 K43 1997)(Xerox)
Reimann, Kim D. "A View from the Top: International Politics, Norms, and the
Worldwide Growth of NGOs," International Studies Quarterly 50 no. 1 (2006), 4567.
Cooley, Alexander and James Ron, "The NGO Scramble: Organizational Insecurity
and the Political Economy of Transnational Action," International Security 27 no. 1
(2002), 5-39.
Ohanyan, Anna, “Network Model of NGO Behavior, “International Studies Review 11
no. 3 (Sept. 2009), 475-501.
Books for Review:
Bob, Clifford. The Marketing of Rebellion. Insurgents, Media, and International
Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2005. (JC3258.5 B63 2005).
Friedman, Elizabeth, Kathryn Hochstetter and Ann Marie Clark. Democracy,
Sovereignty and Global Civil Society. Albany, New York: SUNY Press, 2005.
(JC337F75)
DeMars, William E. NGOs and Transnational Networks. Wild Cards in World Politics.
London: Pluto Press, 2005.
Heins , Volker. Nongovrnmental Organizations in International Society. Struggles Over
Recognition. New York: Palgrave Macmillan., 2008.
Joachim, Jutta and Birgit Locher, eds. Transnational Activism in the UN and EU: A
Comparative Study. London: Routledge.
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Global Governance in Action
7. Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (March 4).
Discuss the range of peacekeeping and peacebuilding activities undertaken by global
governance actors. Are IGOs effective at securing the peace? How can you analyze this
question of effectiveness? What are the methodological issues in evaluating the
effectiveness of peacekeeping? How are these methodological issues being addressed?
How is the nuclear taboo a constructivist argument? What are the arguments against the
notion of a nuclear taboo?
Karns and Mingst, International Organizations Chapt 8
Sperling, Altered States, Chapts 3,4
Tannenwald Nina, “The Nuclear Taboo: the US and the Normative Basis of Nuclear
Non-Use,” International Organization 53 no. 3 (June 1999), 433-468.
Political Science students must read the following articles. Other students may, but are
not required to read unless this is your particular interest.
Fortna, Virginia Page and Lise Morje Howard, “Pitfalls and Prospects in the
Peacekeeping Literature,” Annual Review of Political Science vol. 11 (2008), 283-301.
Doyle, Michael W. and Nicholas Sambanis, “International Peacebuilding: A Theoretical
and Quantitative Analysis,” American Political Science Review 94 no. 4 (Dec. 2000),
779-801.
Fortna, Virginia Page, "Does Peacekeeping Keep Peace? International Intervention and
the Duration of Peace After Civil War,” International Studies Quarterly 48 no. 2 (June
2004), 269-292.
Books for Review:
Paris, Roland. At War's End. Building Peace After Civil Conflict. New York:
Cambridge Univ. Press, 2004. (JZ5538 P37 2004)
Russett, Bruce and John Oneal, Triangulating Peace. Democracy, Interdependence and
International Organizations. NY: W.W. Norton, 2001 (JZ1320 R87 2001)
Dobbins, James, et al. The UN's Role in Nation-Building. From the Congo to Iraq.
Santa Monica, CA.: RAND Corporation, 2005 ( JZ4984.5 U534 2005)
Fortna, Virginia Page, Peace Time: Cease-Fire Agreements and the Durability of Peace.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press, 2004. (KZ5538 F67 2004)
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Fortna, Virginia Page. Does Peacekeeping Work? Shaping Belligerent Choices After
Civil War. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008.
Coleman, Katharina P. International Organisations and Peace Enforcement. The Politics
of International Legitimacy. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2007.
Howard, Lise Morje, UN Peacekeeping in Civil Wars. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge
Univ. Press, 2008.
Aoi, Chiyuki, Cedric de Coning and Ramesh Thakur, Unintended Consequences of
Peacekeeping Operations. Tokyo: United Nations University Press, 2007.
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Doyle, Michael W. and Nicholas Sambanis, Making War and Building Peace: UN Peace
Operations. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press, 2006.
8. Humanitarian Intervention and Humanitarianism (March 11
What is humanitarianism? What are the advantages and disadvantages in using this
term? What are the arguments in favor of and against humanitarian intervention?
Humanitarian soldiers: Is this a contradiction in terms?
Barnett, Michael, "Humanitarianism Transformed," Perspectives on Politics," 3 no. 4
(Dec. 2005), 723-740.
Barnett and Finnemore, Rules for the World, Chapt 5.
Finnemore, Martha, The Purpose of Intervention. Changing Beliefs About the Use of
Force. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press, 2003. Chapt 3 , pp. 52-84.
Kuperman, Alan J., “The Moral Hazard of Humanitarian Intervention: Lessons from the
Balkans,” International Studies Quarterly 52 no. 1 (March 2008), 49-80.
Ayoob, Mohammed, "Third World Perspectives on Humanitarian Intervention and
International Administration,” Global Governance 10 no. 1 (2004), 99-118.
Lischer, Sarah Kenyon, ,"Military Intervention and Humanitarian 'Force Multiplier,"
Global Governance 13 no. 1 (2007): 99-118.
Books for Review:
Lischer, Sarah Kenyon. Dangerous Sanctuaries. Refugee Camps, Civil War and the
Dilemmas of Humanitarian Aid. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2005.
(HV640 L48 2005).
Terry, Fiona, Condemned to Repeat? The Pardox of Humanitarian Action. Ithaca:
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Cornell Univ. Press, 2002. (HV640 T47 2002)
9. Economic Development Institutions (Tuesday, March 23, rescheduled TBD )
Discuss the range of governance actors active in development issues. What are the
implications of changing approaches to economic development? How is development
measured? Compare the effectiveness of the various development institutions in
achieving their goals. What indicators should be used to judge effectiveness and
accountability of the institutions?
Karns and Mingst, International Organizations Chapt 9
Sperling, Altered States, Chapt 2
Rudra, Nita, “ Why International Organizations Should Bring Basic Needs Back In,”
International Studies Perspectives 10 no. 2 (May 2009), 129-150.
Barnett and Finnemore, Rules for the World, Chapt 3
Birdsall, Nancy, “Seven Deadly Sins: Reflections on Donor Failings,” in
Reinventing Foreign Aid. Edited by William Easterly. Cambridge: The MIT
Press, 2008. Pp. 515-551. (Xerox)
Easterly, William and Tobias Pfutze, “Where Does the Money Go? Best and Worst
Practices in Foreign Aid,” Journal of Economic Perspectives 22 no. 2 (Spring 2008, 2952.
Patterson School students video for home: Small Fortune: Microcredit and the Future
of Poverty
Books for Review:
Easterly, William. The Elusive Quest for Growth. Economists’ Adventures and
Misadventures in the Tropics. Cambridge, Mass: The MIT Press, 2001.
Moyo, Dambisa, Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There Is a Better
Way for Africa. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009. (For a student not in
African Development course.
Babb, Sarah, Behind the Multilateral Development Banks: Washington Politics, World
Poverty, and the Wealth of Nations. Chicago, Il: Univ of Chicago Press, 2009. .
Woods, Ngaire. The Globalizers. The IMF, the World Bank and Their
Borrowers. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Univ. Press, 2006 (HG 3881.5 I58W66 2006).
Weaver, Catherine. Hypocrisy Trap. The World Bank and the Poverty of Reform.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008.
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Goldman, Michael. Imperial Nature: The World Bank and Struggles for Social Justice
in the Age of Globalization. New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 2005. (GH 3881.5 W57G65
2005).
Peet, Richard. Unholy Trinity. The IMF, World Bank and WTO. New York: Zed Books,
2nd ed. 2009.
Yunus, Muhammad, Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future
of Capitalism. New York: Public Affairs, 2007.
Stiglitz, Joseph E. Globalization and Its Discontents. New York: W.W. Norton, 2002,
10. Trade Institutions (April 1)
What is the relationship between trade and economic development? How is this a
disputed relationship? What has been the effect of the WTO? Is the WTO dispute
settlement mechanism effective or not?
Rodrik, Dani, "The Global Governance of Trade as if Development Really Mattered.," in
Rodrik, One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions, and Economic
Growth. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007, pp. 213-236. (Xerox)
Sutherland, Peter, “Transforming Nations: How the WTO Boosts Economies and Open
Societies,” Foreign Affairs 87 no. 2 (March-April 2008), 125-136.
Wade, Robert Hunter, “What Strategies are Viable for Developing Countries Today? The
World Trade Organization and the Shrinking of ‘Development Space,” “ Review of
International Political Economy. 10:4 (2003), 621-644.
Books to review:
Joekman, Bernard M. and Petros C. Mavroidis, The World Trade Organization: Law,
Economics, and Politics. London: Routledge, 2007.
Blustein, Paul, Misadventures of the Most Favored Nations: Clashing Egos, Inflated
Ambitions and the Great Shambles of the World Trade System. New York: Public
Affairs, 2009.
11. Economic Regionalism and Private Economic Governance (April 8) .
What is the argument for promoting economic regionalism? What is the evidence that
regionalism is the stepping stone to globalization? Or is economic regionalism an
impediment to economic globalization? What are the problems of measuring the relative
degree of integration? What does the evidence about economic regionalism in Africa
show? How effectively does the Global Compact involve private actors? What are the
strengths and weaknesses of private governance?
Ravenhill, John, "Regionalism," in Global Political Economy ed. By John Ravenhill.
Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005, pp. 116-147. (Xerox)
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UN Economic Commission for Africa. Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (2004).
"Measuring Progress on Integration" (Annex) (www.uneca.org/aria1/annex.pdf)
Therien, Jean-Philippe and Vincent Pouliot, "The Global Compact: Shifting the Politics
of International Development," Global Governance 12 no. 1 (Jan.-March 2006): 55-75.
Dingwerth, Klaus, “Private Transnational Governance and the Developing World: A
Comparative Perspective,” International Studies Quarterly 52 (2008), 607-634.
Books to Review:
Dingwerth, Klaus, The New Transnationalism: Transnational Governance and
Democratic legitimacy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
13. Protecting Human Rights (April 15)
Compare the relative effectiveness of global versus regional approaches to human rights
governance. What roles do NGOs play in compliance with international human rights
treaties? How can we measure effectiveness of international human rights obligations?
International justice can be achieved in a number of different ways. Discuss the ways.
What are the various advantages and disadvantages?
Karns and Mingst, International Organizations, Chapt 10.
Hafner-Burton, Emilie M. and James Ron, “Seeing Double: Human Rights Impact
through Qualitative and Quantitative Eyes,” World Politics 61 no. 2 (April 2009), 360401. (Political Science students only)
Barnett and Finnemore, Rules for the World Chapt 4.
Hafner-Burton, Emilie M. and Kiyoteru Tsutsui, "Human Rights in a Globalizing
World: The Paradox of Empty Promises," American Journal of Sociology 110 no. 5
(March 2005): 1373-1411. (Political Science Students)
Sperling, Altered States, Chapt 5.
Snyder, Jack and Leslie Vinjamuri, "Trials and Errors: Principle and Pragmatism in
Strategies of International Justice," International Security 28 no. 3 (Winter 2003/04): 544.
Books to Review:
Hafner-Burton, Emilie M. Forced to be Good. Why Trade Agreements Boost Human
Rights. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press, 2009.
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Clark, Ann Marie. Diplomacy of Conscience. Amnesty International and Changing
Human Rights Norms. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton Univ. Press, 2001.
(JC571.C613 2001; law and main)
Forsythe, David. The Humanitarians. The International Committee of the Red Cross.
New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2005. (HV568 F67 2005).
Betts, Alexander. Protection by Persuasion. International Cooperation in the Refugee
Regime. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2009.
Simmons, Beth A. Mobilizing for Human Rights: International Law in Domestic Politics.
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2009.
12. Protecting the Environment and the Global Commons (April 22)
Why is the regime approach useful for examining environmental governance?
How are issues of the environment and the global commons similar? In what
ways are they different? Substate actors are playing an increasingly key role in
global economic governance. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of this
development. What design factors must be considered for effective international
environmental institutions?
Karns and Mingst, International Organizations, Chapt 11 .
Meyer, John W., David John Frank, Ann Hironaka, Evan Schofer, and Nancy Brandon
Tuma, "The Structuring of a World Environmental Regime, 1870-1990,” International
Organization 51, 4 (Autumn 1997), 623-51.
Betsill, Michele M. and Harriet Bulkeley, "Cities and the Multilevel Governance of
Global Climate Change," Global Governance 12, no. 2 (April-June 2006): 141-160.
Ostrom, Elinor, “Institutions and the Environment,” Institute of Economic Affairs. 2008.
(Xerox)
14. POSTER SESSION (April 29)
FINAL EXAM Tuesday, May 4 at 3:30; alternate day Thursday May 6 at
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