A5008643780- Gender Politics and Representation
- International Development and Aid
- Russia and Soviet political economy
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Gender, Security, and Conflict
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- European and International Law Studies
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- Global Energy Security and Policy
- Policy Transfer and Learning
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Discrimination and Equality Law
- Historical Gender and Feminism Studies
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
- International Law and Human Rights
- Human Rights and Development
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Soviet and Russian History
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
University of British Columbia
2009-2025
Bowdoin College
2007-2024
Bridge University
2023
Swedish Museum of Natural History
2018
Weyerhaeuser (United States)
2007
1. Introduction - Laura A. Henry and Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom The History of Civil Society in Russia 2. Late Imperial Mary Schaeffer Conroy 3. the Soviet Union? Alfred B. Evans, Jr Context Development 4. Media, Society, Failure Fourth Estate Sarah Oates 5. Business Peter Rutland 6. Organized Crime Groups: Uncivil Louise Shelley 7. Church Edwin Bacon 8. Rural Stephen K. Wegren 9. Vladimir Putin's Design for Evans Contemporary Russia: Case Studies 10. Women's Organizations: Institutionalized...
The authors use a comparative politics framework, examining electoral interests, policy-maker's own normative commitments, and domestic political institutions as factors influencing Annex 1 countries' decisions on Kyoto Protocol ratification adoption of national policies to mitigate climate change. Economic costs interests matter great deal, even when policy-makers are morally motivated take action Leaders' commitments may carry the day under centralized institutional conditions, but these...
Why have Western donors' efforts to encourage development of Russian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) varied dramatically in two different NGO sectors, despite similar levels assistance? I forward a norms-based explanation for varying success bolstering the women's and soldiers' rights movements. Where foreign assistance is employed promote norms that are universally embraced, it highly likely lead successful movement. In contrast, when pursues specific other societal contexts, will fail...
On November 5, 2004, the Russian Federation ratified Kyoto Protocol to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, effectively saving treaty. Battling domestic interests, in which a majority of pro-Kyoto voices were countered by small but powerful minority opponents, had little influence decision due centralized institutional environment Russia allows President great autonomy foreign policy. Putin treaty because would likely gain leverage other international negotiations and...
Abstract This article accounts for the gap between Russia's weak initial implementation of Kyoto Protocol and its more active engagement in climate policy during Medvedev presidency. We examine intersection broader efforts to modernise economy, drawing attention synergies domestic international politics. argue that factors alone do not explain change as they have remained relatively constant. Instead, greater toward results from introduce new technologies increase energy efficiency, spurred...
This article begins to build a typology of litigation efforts by Russian NGOs at the European Court Human Rights (ECtHR). It finds that varied political and professional backgrounds activists, as well their international partnerships, shape how they approach ECtHR. Despite similar training in ECtHR litigation, vary philosophies goals litigation. The author explores these variations examining cases three leading human rights submissions ECtHR, comparing approaches suggesting explanations for...
The prevailing wisdom among scholars of gender in Russia is that Vladimir Putin – as Russia's "strongman" president has become an agent traditionalism. Some political scientists, often without a gendered lens, have argued not so powerful, compelled to deploy various tactics and ideologies balance competing interests elites retain support from the general public. We systematically analyze Putin's statements about two decades his annual speeches (1999–2020) better understand how rules. Coding...
This article examines Russian citizens’ support for and participation in civic activism today, nearly three decades after the collapse of Soviet Union. Specifically, we consider how has evolved over time two key issue sectors—environmentalism women’s rights. We draw on a recent nationally representative survey that challenges existing stereotypes Russians as apathetic and/or fearful participating activism, showing, to contrary, are willing interested engaging public activities. Data from...
Under what conditions do private forest governance standards influence state policy and behavior to become more oriented toward sustainability? We argue that schemes targeting firms may indirectly shape behavior, even when designed bypass regulation. Through an examination of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in Russia Brazil, we find FSC has influenced domestic rhetoric, laws, enforcement practices. had a disruptive consequential impact on Russia’s governance; earlier transnational...
Abstract Climate change will shape the future of Russia, and vice versa, regardless who rules in Kremlin. The world's largest country is warming faster than Earth as a whole, occupies more half Arctic Ocean coastline, waging carbon‐intensive war while increasingly isolated from international community its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Officially, Russian government argues that, major exporter hydrocarbons, Russia benefits maintaining global reliance on fossil fuels climate...
International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) funding sport for development and peace (SDP) programs are drawn to the promise of such initiatives young women in global South countries as Nicaragua promote their sexual reproductive health rights (SRHR) prevent gender-based violence (GBV). While “international” feminist norms support “girl power” tend be advocated by INGOs, gender emphasize "machismo’ that uphold male domination. Based on a case study international-regional-local NGO...
AbstractAbstractWe argue for analytically separating women's and LGBTQ+ rights differentiating the degrees of sexism LGBTQ-phobia in Russia to better understand its conservative turn 2010s. Comparing Putin's speeches domestic audiences (1999–2020) with public opinion, we identify a somewhat trend regarding far more one on rights. While made sharper summer 2021, find that until 2020, state discourse opinion these topics mostly echoed Soviet approaches, suggesting 'turn' amounted 'return' than...
Analyzing the relationship between local governments and NGO sector in two quite different Russian regions reveals some unexpected outcomes of democracy promotion raises new interesting questions about political dynamics Russia.