Public Policy Theses and Dissertations

• Diffident Dissident: How Civil Society Influences Armed Intrastate Conflict and Political Violence 

  O'Regan, Davin (2020)

  The U.S government has for many years extended rhetorical and material support for civil society organizations in many developing country contexts. Part of this support is justified on the basis that it reduces civil ...

• Do Intergovernmental Organizations Drive the Growth of Voluntary Cooperation on Climate Change? 

  Sapatnekar, Poorti (2020)

  Voluntary cooperation on climate change has grown rapidly since 2000, and presents a potential pathway to achieve the Paris Agreement goals. Many intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) seek to cultivate such multi-stakeholder ...

• INTEGRATING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS INTO CLIMATE FINANCE PROJECTS: ASSESSING THE MARKET IMPACT OF CO-BENEFITS FROM CARBON OFFSETS 

  Lou, Jiehong (2020)

  By design, climate finance projects have two fundamental features: climate benefits and sustainable development benefits. Climate finance is important for cutting emissions, but it can also deliver significant additional ...

• THE DECARBONIZATION TRANSFORMATION: ESSAYS ON THE ROLE OF CONSTITUENT ENTITIES IN THE U.S. ELECTRICITY SECTOR TRANSITION TO A LOW-CARBON FUTURE 

  Sen, Arijit (2020)

  The threat of climate change requires significant transitions across all U.S. economic sectors should a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions be achieved by 2050. The U.S. electricity sector is the ...

• Analysis of the Labor Impacts of Clean Energy Transitions in the Power Sector in India 

  Sharma, Anjali (2020)

  The inevitability of climate action means that India needs to rapidly transition to a low-carbon economy while working towards its development goals. Though considered an emerging economy, India still lags behind on ...

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