Newsletter September 1999
ISA Section News
REPORTS ON THE WEB
BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
JOBS
NOTICES
ASSOCIATION & SECTION NEWS
TRAVEL GRANTS FOR ISA 2000 IN LOS ANGELES: If you wish to apply for a travel grant for the next ISA conference, the deadline is October 1, 1999. International panelists must apply themselves (panel chairs cannot apply for them). For information, see the form in the printed ISA Newsletter, or see:
http://csf.colorado.edu/isa/travel-guideline.html
WORKSHOP GRANTS: The deadline for ISA workshop gants is September 15, 1999. See:
http://csf.colorado.edu/isa/workshop.html
SPROUT AWARD NOMINATIONS
The 1999-2000 Sprout Book Prize Committee is requesting nominations for this year’s prize. The Harold and Margaret Sprout award is given each year by the International Studies Association (ISA). This award, established in 1972, is for the best book published on the
topic of international environmental affairs during the previous two years that makes a significant contribution to the study of international environmental policy or political issue, either with an international or comparative perspective. The nominations should clearly address some aspect of international environmental affairs. By international, we include transboundary, comparative, area studies, North-South, and global issues. By environmental, we include environmental law, diplomacy, transnational activism, natural resource use, global change, sustainable development, biodiversity, transboundary pollution control, and related topics. The
committee gives preference to well-integrated, original work that enhances understanding of contemporary environmental issues and represents the highest scholarship.
Any books which fit this theme and were published in 1998 or 1999 (books with 2000 publishing dates but which appear in 1999 are eligible). Full citations, along with publisher name, should be submitted to one or both of the Committee Chairs, Kate O’Neill and Stacy VanDeveer, by September 30, 1999.
Kate O’Neill, Assistant Professor, ESPM/RIPM
University of California at Berkeley, 207 Giannini Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3310
Phone: (510) 642-3747; Fax: (510) 643-8911;
koneill@nature.berkeley.edu
Stacy VanDeveer, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824
Tel. (603) 862-0167; Fax: (603) 862-0178;
Stacy.vandeveer@unh.edu
ESS JUNIOR SCHOLARS AWARD: The Junior Scholars Award Committee is pleased to announce that Anita Krajnc was awarded the Junior Scholars Award for her paper, “Learning in British Columbia’s Clayoquot and Great Bear Rainforest Campaigns: From Public Pressure to Global Civic Politics”. To quote from the author’s abstract: “The forest environmental movement promoted societal learning in two sustained B.C. forest campaigns. Each campaign relied on a different mix of ‘green learning’ sources and consequently the type and scope of public education differed. In the early phases of the protests, public pressure models, which highlight the influence of public opinion and concern on policy-makers, are useful. However, the global civics politics model (as developed by Paul Wapner) is especially useful in describing and explaining later stages of the forest campaigns. Having achieved insignificant policy changes, environmental groups attempted to build alternative global norms and procedures by turning to public education and market campaigns aimed at actors in the global civil society.” Congratulations to Anita!
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR ROBERT AND JESSIE COX PRIZE: The International Studies Association’s Robert and Jessie Cox Prize Committee is soliciting nominations for the annual Cox Prize. This prize is awarded for the best graduate student paper in critical inquiry in international studies. The purpose of this prize is to encourage critical study of international political economy, world orders and civilizations. Papers submitted for consideration should relate, broadly, to the main normative principles for which the Coxes stand: a diffusion of power, democratization, mutual respect for distinct civilizations, concern for the biosphere, and greater social equity including gender and racial equality. The winner will receive $150 and a plaque at the award presentations during the March 2000 ISA annual meeting in Los Angeles. Nominations should come from department chairs, program directors, or deans; chairs of sessions at ISA annual or regional meetings (one per panel); and chairs of sessions at other meetings of national international studies associations (one per panel). Nominations, including six hardcopies of the paper, should be sent to the chair of the committee, Timothy J. Sinclair, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL England. E-mail: timothy.sinclair@warwick.ac.uk. Phone: +44-1203-524-980. Deadline for receipt of nominations (including five hardcopies of the paper) is October 15, 1999. Papers should not exceed 35 double-spaced pages. They should be written in English and should not be considered for another ISA award.
NEW ISA SECTION PROPOSED: Edward Comor (American University) and Robin Brown (University of Leeds), with the support of Advisory Committee members Francis A. Beer, James Der Derian, Nanette Levinson, Richard W. Mansbach, Craig Murphy and James Rosenau, have prepared a proposal to create an International Communication Section in the International Studies Association. In accordance with the procedures laid down by the constitution of the ISA, the proposers am now seeking support from its members to formally petition the Association to provide a charter. If you are currently a member of the ISA and wish to register your support for this important proposal, or see the full proposal, please contact Comor at
ecomor@american.edu.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
WORKSHOP, BIOENERGY FOR MITIGATION OF CO2 EMISSIONS: THE POWER, TRANSPORTATION, AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS. 27-30 September 1999, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA REGISTRATION AND WORKSHOP PROGRAMME:
http://www.joanneum.ac.at/iea-bioenergy-task25/announcement.pdf
or send e-mail to michaela.sixtl@joanneum.ac.at
SEMINARS ON “KYOTO MECHANISMS’ BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES”: October 21-22, 1999, in Basel, Switzerland, prior to COP5 (Basel – Bonn 4:30 h by train). See: http://www.iwoe.unisg.ch/kyoto
NEW GRADUATE PROGRAM IN POLITICS AT UC-SANTA CRUZ: The Politics Department at UC-Santa Cruz is launching a new graduate program to begin Fall Quarter, 2000. The program takes unique approach to the study of politics for the new millennium. While respecting the past subfields, it focuses on 1) Political and Social Thought, 2) Social Forces and Political Change, and 3) States, Political Institutions, and Global Political Economy. Graduate faculty are drawn not only from politics but from other departments, including Environmental Studies, Sociology, History, Latin American and Latino Studies, and Community Studies. Applications for admission are invited from students who have completed an undergraduate politics major or who have demonstrated excellence in some related discipline (e.g., sociology, economics, history, anthropology, or philosophy). However, the Politics Department will be particularly interested in evidence of outstanding achievement in any rigorous field and the promise of originality of thought. For further information about the program, see: http://zzyx.ucsc.edu /Pol/grad/index.html. If you have specific questions, please contact Ronnie Lipschutz, at 831-459-3275, or rlipsch@cats.ucsc.edu.
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND SEEKSN APPLICANTS FOR PH.D AND MASTER’S PROGRAMS: The Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics at the University of Rhode Island invites applications from competitive applicants for the M.S. or Ph.D. programs. Graduate student applicants can compete for several graduate research assistantships, offering opportunities to work on applied or theoretical issues on various environmental and natural resource related topics. These topics include, among others, coastal area management; wetlands restoration; ecosystem management; natural resource markets and trade; trade and the environment; fishery management; economic development; tourism development and impacts; and open space preservation. Many assistantships have secure funding at present, from sources such as the National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Commerce. Graduate research assistantships pay tuition and an academic year stipend of US $9,555-$10,435. In addition, incoming graduate students compete for a $1,000 fellowship. Depending on funding availability, most students are also funded during the summer. For more information, contact the Graduate Director, Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, 5 Lippitt Road, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881; ph. (401) 874-2472; http://www.uri.edu/cels/enre; or email: renri@etal.uri.edu
STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AT NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY: The political science department at Northern Arizona University has been developing a niche in environmental politics over the past few years. Offerings include courses on environmental policy, international environmental politics, green political theory, environmental law, environmental movements, development, globalization, hunger, and more at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. For more information, contact: David Schlosberg, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Box 15036, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5036; 520-523-0339 – FAX 520-523-6777;
david.schlosberg@nau.edu, or see:
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~dss4/EnviroHome.htm,
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM AT THE MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: The International Environmental Policy (IEP) program of the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California received an initial $80,000 grant this past summer to develop a new partnership with the Institute’s business school, the Fisher Graduate School of International Business. The generous gift from Mr. Bill Hayward of Hayward Lumber, a central California coast lumber supply business, will be directed primarily towards student scholarships in support of double-degree seekers for both the graduate level IEP and business programs. Other linkages, such as certificate programs, joint classes, modified curriculum, and faculty exchanges are planned. The grant will also provide new materials and case studies about the new business-environment nexus for faculty and the MIIS library. For more information about the Business-Environment Program (BEP), or the International Environmental Policy master’s degree, and the Monterey Institute in general, contact Professor Laura A. Strohm,
lstrohm@miis.edu, (831)647-6418.
WESTERN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION MEETING, San Jose, CA, March 24-26, 2000. The theme of this year’s WPSA Meeting is “Political Science in Interdisciplinary Perspective.” Richard Matthew is chairing the Environmental Studies Section, and invites submission of paper or panel proposals, or offers to serve as a panel chair or discussant. The deadline for submissions is September 17, decisions will be made in October, and the program will be available in December.
Please send title, abstract and full contact information to:
Richard Matthew, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, or e-mail to:Rmatthew@uci.edu
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REPORTS IN PRINT & ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
“FLYING OFF TO A WARMER CLIMATE” Are you thinking of flying off to a warmer climate, basking in the sun, listening to the waves from your bedroom? Or maybe you’re planning to jet off to an international conference to decide the future of the planet? Yes indeed, all you have to do to make the world warmer is get in a plane -it’s even the cheapest way to cook the earth! So please have a look at: www.benjhm.free-online.co.uk/flying/. Just two clicks on the map will tell you the true cost of any journey!
This new web page will calculate the greenhouse gas emissions per passenger for any flight (based on the great circle distance). These emissions are then compared to better known quantities–such as carbon in trees or the atmosphere, energy used by lightbulbs or people. They are also put in a global context, of a sustainable emissions budget for each person for each year.
TIEMPO: Issue 32 of the bulletin Tiempo: Global Warming and the Third World is now on-line featuring articles on:
o aquaculture and the mangrove
o renewable energy on small islands
o environmental journalism
o access to environmental information
o World Health Report
o latest on the climate convention
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/tiempo/floor0/recent/
Visit the new country profile facility, an index of Cyberlibrary items about the selected country and links to climate, emissions, health and other development data and business, tourism, historical and other information elsewhere on the web featuring that nation:
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/tiempo/profiles.htm
Scanning over 50 news sites every hour, Newswatch presents links to all the main climate news stories of the day:
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/tiempo/newswatch/
CLIMATE NEWS, FROM THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (published biweekly): http://www.iisd.ca/linkages
COMPUTERS & CLIMATE: Since Spring 1999, the Climate Change Action Group of the Alliance for a Sustainable Information Society ASIS funded by the European Commission’s DG XIII has been making available its free online newsletter “Computers and Climate”. Readership has expanded to the point where ASIS now announces that persons can subscribe to the newsletter by sending requests as an email to: listserv@yorku.ca with
no subject and one single line in the body stating:
subscribe climate-IT Your Name
Back issues of “Computers and Climate” can be read and searched by keyword at:
http:// members.tripod.com/ruddyconsult/archive1999.htm
CICERO PUBLICATIONS
Policy Note 1999:5 “SOCIAL AND POLITICAL BARRIERS TO GREEN TAX REFORM: The case of CO2-taxes in Norway” presents the story of several attempts to tax Norwegian mainland emission intensive industries during the 1990s. These industries, mainly made up of aluminium and ferro-alloy producers located in the Norwegian countryside, and a series of planned gas-powered power stations along the coast, have enjoyed full exemption from CO2-taxes during a period in which relatively high CO2-taxes have been imposed on Norwegian consumers and some other industries. Policy Note 1999:5 is available in PDF format at:
www.cicero.uio.no/~ftp/publications/Policynotes/pn1999-05.pdf
Working Paper 1999:9 “MAKING CLIMATE
CHANGE NEGOTIABLE–The development of the Global Warming Potential index.” One important contribution from science to environmental negotiations is the provision of scientific models, methods and concepts that may serve as decision-making tools and that hence may assist policy-makers in developing adequate solutions to environmental problems. In the context of climate change, the Global Warming Potential index (GWP index) has served a significant role in the process of making climate change negotiable. The GWP index is a methodology for comparing the climate effect of a set of greenhouse gases and for transforming their emissions into a common measure. Working Paper 1999:9 is available in PDF format at:
http://www.cicero.uio.no/~ftp/publications/Workingpapers/wp1999-09.pdf
Report 1999:5 “A SURVEY OF DIFFERENTIATION METHODS FOR NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION TARGETS” This report is intended to contribute to exploring the potential of differentiation methods for national greenhouse gas reduction targets. Such methods can also be referred to as burden sharing methods or schemes. As a first step in this exploration project a survey of existing differentiation proposals is offered. Report 1999:5 is available in PDF format at:
http://www.cicero.uio.no/~ftp/publications/Reports/r1999-05.pdf
Working Paper 1999:8 A COMPARISON OF TAXES AND TRADABLE PERMITS IN NATIONAL CLIMATE POLICY discusses domestic climate policy design in a country that has made a binding commitment to the Kyoto Protocol but at the same time want to limit the number of industry shutdowns that follows from the policy. It is furthermore considered how public budget constraints might affect climate policies. Working Paper 1999:8 is available in PDF format at:
http://www.cicero.uio.no/~ftp/publications/Workingpapers/wp1999-08.pdf
BIBLIOGRAPHIES ON CLIMATE CHANGE & WATER RESOURCES, AND CLIMATE CHANGE & IMPACTS ON SPECIES: The Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment & Security has compiled a comprehensive bibliography of the peer-reviewed literature dealing with climate change and its effects on water resources and water systems of the United States. Over 750 citations have been included to date. The searchable bibliography can be found at:
http://www.pacinst.org/CCBib.html. A searchable bibliography of peer-reviewed and gray literature related to climate change and its impacts on flora and fauna species (including the agricultural sector) and critical ecosystems can be found at: http://www.pacinst.org/wildlife.html
DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CARBON IS? “Kingpins of Carbon: How Fossil Fuel Producers Contribute to Global Warming,” a report on emissions by the world’s major energy companies, produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Union of Concerned Scientists and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, can be found at: www.nrdc.org
CLIMATE CHANGE INDICATORS: The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s comprehensive compendium of Indicator Experts, Initiatives and Publications is launching a new initiative. The Compendium currently contains detailed descriptions of more than 170 initiatives in French and English, describing indicators, experts and publications, on numerous topics from local to global. It also contains many links to other web sites that explore sustainability indicators. The Compendium is maintained in electronic form only and can be viewed at http://iisd.ca/measure/compindex.asp.
WOMENWATCH is the UN Internet gateway to global information about women’s concerns, progress and equality. It was initiated by the UN Division for the Advancement of Women, the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women. WomenWatch is currently an interagency activity with active participation from many UN organizations. WomenWatch is located on the Internet at http://www.un.org/womenwatch.
EMISSIONS TRADING AND BUSINESS TAXATION: The Australia Institute has just released a new paper proposing the integration of emissions trading into business tax reform. The paper develops a detailed domestic emissions trading system for the period 2001-2012. A summary of the paper is available on the Australia Institute website www.tai.org.au. If you would like to be emailed a copy of the full report (70 pages) please email a request to tai1@tai.org.au
“AN EXPERIMENT IN THE APPLICATION OF CLIMATE FORECASTS: NOAA-OGP Activities Related to the 1997-98 El Nino Event” (including full color figures) is now available on the Website of the Office of Global Programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in HTML, at
http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/enso/retro/ensodoc.htm
AIJ: On 26 August 1999, Senator Nick Minchin (Australian Minister for Industry Science and Resources) launched seven AIJ projects which have recently been agreed between Australia and its regional neighbours. Details of these projects are available in a media release entitled “Australian industry investing in a better Greenhouse future”, and in a series of project sheets, on International Greenhouse Partnerships internet site at
http://www.isr.gov.au/resources/energy_greenhouse/igp
NEW LISTSERV ON ENVIRONMENT, POPULATION & SECURITY: The Environmental Change and Security Project of the Woodrow Wilson Center has set up a new listserv on this topic. To subscribe, see: http://ecsp.si.edu/listserv.htm or contact Karin Mueller at muellerk@wwic.si.edu.
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND SECURITY REPORT #5: will be available at the end of September both in hard copy and electronically (http://www.ecsp.si.edu). Authors and articles include:
- Ellen Brennan: “Population, Urbanization, Environment, and Security: A Summary of the Issues”
- Nils Petter Gleditsch, Indra de Soysa, Michael Gibson and Margareta Sollenberg: “To Cultivate Peace: Agriculture in a World of Conflict”
- Alexander Lopez: “Environmental Change, Security and Social Conflicts in the Brazilian Amazon”
- Kurt M. Lietzmann and Gary D. Vest: “Environment and Security in an International Context: Executive Summary Report”
- Daniel C. Esty, Jack A. Goldstone, Ted Robert Gurr, Barbara Harff, Marc Levy, Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Pamela T. Surko, and Alan N. Unger: “State Failure Task Force Report, Phase II Findings”
- Shannon England: “Making a Difference at the Intersection of Population, Environment and Security Issues: A Look at the University of Michigan Population Fellows Programs”
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NEW BOOKS & JOURNAL ARTICLES
Alan Rugman, John Kirton and Julie Soloway, Environmental Regulations and Corporate Strategy: A NAFTA Perspective (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999),List Price: £45.00; ISBN:0-19-829588-X; Pages: 270.
Elisabeth Corell, “Actor Influence in the 1993-97 Negotiations of the Convention to Combat Desertification”, International Negotiation, vol. 4, no. 2, 1999, pp. 197-223.
Dave Fluharty, Chair. NMFS Ecosystem Principles Advisory Panel. Report to Congress: Ecoystem-Based Fishery Management. See:
http://www.nmfs.gov/sfa/reports.html
Shin-wa Lee, “A New Agenda for Security: Environmental Conflict and Cooperation in East Asia” Kwang Il Baek ed., Comprehensive Security and Multilateralism in Post-Cold War East Asia (Seoul: KAIS, 1999).
Mustafa Koc and Kenneth A. Dahlberg (eds.), “The Restructuring of Food Systems: Trends, Research, and Policy Issues,” Special issue of Agriculture and Human Values, Vol. 16, No. 2 (June 1999), pp. 107-233.
Kenneth A. Dahlberg, “Sustainable Food Systems and Rice: Exploring the Interactions,” In: Noreen Dowling, Stanley M. Greenfield and Kenneth S. Fischer, (eds.), Sustainability of Rice in the Global Food System (Davis, Calif.: Pacific Basin Study Center and Manila: International Rice Research Institute, 1998), pp. 67-92.
Kenneth A. Dahlberg. “The Global Threat to Food Security,” Urban Age, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Winter 1998), pp. 24-26.
Detlef F. Sprinz, “The Effect of Global Environmental Regimes: A Measurement Concept” (with Carsten Helm), International Political Science Review, vol. 20 (4), October 1999, 359-369.
Detlef F. Sprinz, Contributions to “Environment & Security in an International Context,” edited by Lietzmann Kurt M. and Gary D. Vest, Final Report, Report No. 232, March 1999, Bonn & Bruxelles: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety & Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society, NATO.
Detlef F. Sprinz, “Empirical-Quantitative Approaches to the Study of International Environmental Policy,” in: Nagel, Stuart S. (ed.): Policy Analysis Methods (Commack, N.Y.: Nova Science Publishers, 1999), pp. 41-64.
Detlef F. Sprinz, “Measuring the Effectiveness of International Environmental Regimes” (with Carsten Helm), PIK-Report No. 52, May 1999, Potsdam: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK).
Ans Kolk, ‘Evaluating corporate environmental reporting’, Business Strategy and the Environment, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1999, pp. 225-237.
Lasse Ringius, ‘Differentiation, Leaders, and Fairness:
Negotiating Climate Commitments in the European Community’. International Negotiation 4 (1999): 133-166.
Andrea Golonev & Gail Osherenko, Siberian Survival: The Nenets and Their Story (Ithaca: Cornell, 1999).
Paul G. Harris. “Sharing the Costs of Climate Change: An Assessment of American Foreign Policy.” Cambridge Review of International Affairs 12, 2 (Spring/ Summer 1999).
Paul G. Harris. “Environmental Security and International Equity: Burdens of America and Other Great Powers.” Pacifica Review 11, 1 (February 1999): 25-42.
Paul G. Harris. “Common but Differentiated Responsibility: The Kyoto Protocol and United States Policy.” Environmental Law Journal 7, 1 (1999): 27-48.
Barbara S. Baudot & William Moomaw (eds.), People and their Planet: Searching for Balance (New York: St. Martins, 1999).
Ronnie Lipschutz, “Members Only? Citizenship and civic virtue in a time of globalization,” International Politics 36 (June 1999):203-33.
Jeffrey Logan, Aaron Frank, Jinwu Feng & Indu John, Climate Action in the United States and China (Washington: Batelle Memorial Institute and Environmental Security & Change Project, Wilson Center, 1999), in English and Chinese at: http://ecsp.si.edu/Climate-brochure.
David Orr, “Reassembling the Pieces: Ecological Design and the Liberal Arts.” In Ecological Education in Action, eds. Gregory Smith and Dilafruz Williams. SUNY Press, 1999. Orr documents a green architecture project on campus from the hiring of the architectural firm to the “legacy” to the campus – for students, trustees, and administrators.
Joseph Romm, Cool Companies: How the Best BusInesses Boost Profits and Productivity by Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (Washington: Island Press, 1999).
Lyuba Zarsky, “International Investment Rules and the Environment,” Foreign Policy in Focus Policy Brief, at: http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/briefs/vol4/v4n22env.html
Zarsky, of the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development, comes down strongly on the side of better global governance of foreign investment. This investment regime would differ fundamentally from the proposed Multilateral Agreement on Investments. While presupposing the need for and possible benefits of foreign investment flows, the investment rules advanced in this new FPIF brief aim to ensure that global investment flows are consistent with sustainable development goals.
Daniel Schwartz and Ahbindu Singh, Environmental Conditions, Resources, and Conflicts: An Introductory Overview, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 1999.
Daniel M. Schwartz, “Environmental Terrorism: Analyzing the Concept”, Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 35, No.4 (July, 1998), pp.483-496.
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JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! And grants, too!
STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF SYSTEMS ECOLOGY (DEADLINE: 9/15/1990), Invites applications for three positions as Senior Lecturer in:1. Marine Systems Ecology; 2. Aquatic Ecotoxicology, with emphasis on ecosystem effects; 3. Natural Resource Management. The new Senior Lecturers are expected to strengthen the Department’s undergraduate and graduate teaching, which requires learning Swedish, and to enrich and broaden its research program. The qualified applicant must have a Ph.D. within a relevant field of the natural sciences, or have demonstrated equivalent competence; the qualified applicant must also have demonstrated high teaching skills at the university level. Since at present most senior lecturers in the Section for Biology are men, the University particularly welcomes Applications from women. Further information on the positions and how to apply may be obtained from the Departmental Web Site http://www.ecology.su.se/ , from the Departmental Head, Professor Fredrik Wulff (tel. +46/8 16 42 50; e-mail: Fred@system.ecology.su.se), or from division chief Ann-Charlotte Östblom (tel. +46/8 16 20 86; e-mail AC.Ostblom@natkan.su.se). Deadline for application is September 15, 1999.
POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP (DEADLINE: SEPT. 7, 1999, or until a qualified candidate is found): Carbon Budget Model-Canadian Forest Sector (CBM-CFS2) to quantify the Ontario’s forest carbon budget at higher spatial resolution as well as implementing new algorithms for biomass dynamics and to allow modification of existing CBM-CFS2 simulations of biomass and soil dynamics by climate, moisture and nutrient regimes. Applicant must have a Ph.D. in a natural resource discipline and excellent quantitative and computer skills. Solid background in ecological modeling is essential. Knowledge of GIS, spatially explicit modeling, computer program languages (e.g. C or C++) required. This project is part of an ongoing collaboration study supported by the Climate Change Programs of Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Lakehead University and Canadian Forest Service. Co-advisors for this project: Drs. Qinglai Dang and Mike Apps. A letter indicating interests and qualifications for the position, resume, and at least two references (must be sent by referees) should be submitted to: Dr. Changhui Peng, Climate Change Project, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario Forest Research Institute, 1235 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 2E5, Canada; Tel : (705) 946-2981 Ext.119; Fax: (705) 946-2030; E-mail: pengc@gov.on.ca;
WWW: http://flash.lakehead.ca/~chpeng/index.html
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: The Department of Political Science and the Environmental studies Program Of the University of Colorado at Boulder invite applications for a jointly rostered, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Preference for candidates interested in globalization or governance issues, but we welcome applications in the field of environmental policy broadly defined. Competitive candidates will be able to demonstrate an active and systematic research agenda and effective teaching. Salary and benefits will be competitive. Please send a current vitae, samples of research, teaching portfolio (e.g. student evaluations, syllabi, teaching philosophy), and three letters of recommendation to Environmental Policy Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Campus Box 333, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309. To ensure consideration, application materials should be received no later than Oct. 1, 1999. The University of Colorado at Boulder is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN ENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT, TENURE TRACK (DEADLINE: NOV. 1, 1999): The Department of Geography and the Environmental Studies Program seek applicants for a jointly appointed tenure track assistant professor position to begin in the fall of 2000, focusing on the social aspects of environment and development issues. Priority will be given to applicants specializing in cultural ecology, political ecology, or the role of institutions in mediating relationships between human and natural systems, and a demonstrated ability to teach and conduct scholarship in an interdisciplinary context. Priority will also be given to candidates who have a regional focus on Latin America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, or Asia. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in Geography, Environmental Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, or a related field. The review of applications will begin on November 1 and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, representative writings, and three letters of reference to: Richard B. Howarth and Frank Magilligan, Co-Chairs, Geography/Environmental Studies Search Committee, Dartmouth College, 6017 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, U.S.A
IISD SEEKS ENVIRONMENT AND TRADE DIRECTOR: The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) based in Winnipeg, Manitoba is looking for a Program Director for its Trade and Sustainable Development Program. The candidate must have at least eight years’ experience in international trade, environment and development-related work and hold a Masters’ degree in economics, environmental studies, or international studies with an emphasis on trade. Equivalent experience will be considered. Reply in confidence to Manager, HR and Administration, 6th Floor, 161 Portage Avenue East, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 0Y4. Fax (204) 958-7710; e-mail: info@iisd.ca. For information on the Trade and Sustainable Development Program, visit the website http://iisd.ca/trade
WRI SEEKS TO HIRE AN ASSOCIATE TO RUN THE INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNANCE PROGRAM: The World Resources Institute (WRI) based in Washington, D.C. seeks to hire a new Associate in the Institutions and Governance Program at WRI. This new associate will be working in Africa with Peter Veit and Jesse Ribot doing policy research on environmental sector decentralization and accountability, supporting new independent environmental policy resaerch institutes, etc. WRI is especially interested in candidates from Africa. Please contact Jesse C. Ribot, Institutions and Governance Program, World Resources Institute, 10 G St., N.E., Suite 800, Washington, D.C., 20002, Ph. (202) 729-7753 Fax (202) 729-7759, email JesseR@WRI.org.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL ECOLOGY. TENURE TRACK POSITIONS IN URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING.
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY HEALTH: The successful candidate should have expertise in housing and community development, and will be able to integrate knowledge of housing policy issues and issues dealing with the larger neighborhood and community context, especially as to how housing affects community well-being and health. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in urban planning, geography, public policy, environmental psychology/ health, political science or related field and be able to teach courses in housing, community planning, and community health.
URBAN PUBLIC FINANCE AND APPLIED ECONOMICS: The successful candidate should have expertise in urban public finance and applied economics, and will be able to apply this expertise to at least one of the following subjects: (1) environmental and natural resource planning, (2) local economic development, (3) transportation. We especially seek a candidate with strong quantitative skills who has knowledge of, and appreciation for, the political and institutional features of the candidate’s areas of interest. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in urban planning, public policy, economics, political science, geography, regional science, or a related field.
Submit letter of application, vita and the names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers of 3-5 references to:
Lois Takahashi, chair, Housing faculty search committee, or Marlon Boarnet, chair, Public Finance faculty search committee; Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of California, Irvine, CA. 92697-7075. The deadline for submission of your materials is DECEMBER 1, 1999.
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY–ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: The Environmental Studies Program at Western Michigan University seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position for Fall 2000, pending budgetary approval. Environmental Studies, which is part of WMU’s new Environmental Institute, is an integrated and broadly interdisciplinary undergraduate program. The position requires 1) a Doctorate in one of the three domains of the natural sciences, the social sciences, or the humanities, plus 2) substantial experience in, and/or conversancy with at least one of the other domains. Evidence of, or reasonable expectation of: 3) ability to teach undergraduate interdisciplinary courses; 4) ability to conduct a coherent and ongoing program of research/scholarship; 5) ability to advise students and work collaboratively with a broad range of faculty. It is preferred that candidates be familiar with the issues of sustainability. For more details visit our web site:
http://www.wmich.edu/environmental-studies/. Western Michigan University, a student-centered research university, is an equal opportunity employer and has an affirmative action program which encourages applications from underrepresented groups. Send a letter of application; vita; a statement of views on interdisciplinary teaching, research & scholarship; a statement on issues of sustainability; transcripts; and three letters of recommendation to: Kenneth A. Dahlberg, Director, Environmental Studies Program, Western Michigan University, 1201 Oliver St., Kalamazoo, MI 49008. FAX (616) 387-3999; Email:
dahlberg@wmich.edu. Review of applications will begin October 1, 1999 and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
WRITERS SOUGHT FOR EARTH NEGOTIATIONS BULLETIN: The IISD is currently accepting applications for writers to work on its publication the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/). Writers are paid all expenses and US$1000 per week honorarium (to start) for 10-16 day writing assignments at international environmental negotiations. Applicants should have excellent English comprehension and writing skills, knowledge of UN negotiations, command of at least one additional UN language, the ability to work well for long hours in small groups and a flexible schedule. Preference will be given to Ph.D. students working on dissertation topics related to the negotiations followed by the Bulletin (Commission on Sustainable Development, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Convention on Biological Diversity, UN Convention to Combat Desertification, CITES, Montreal Protocol, the Basel Convention and chemicals-related issues (PIC and POPs)). CV in electronic format only to the Managing Director, Kimo GOREE at kimo@iisd.org.
COOPERATION AND GLOBAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL: The Social Science Research Council, New York, anticipates appointing a program officer in the field of international peace and security. The individual hired will play a leading role in developing a major new initiative advancing social science research, graduate education, and scholarly communication. Our understanding of this field is broad, and we particularly seek broadly educated candidates who will help develop links among diverse lines of work addressing critical security issues. Applicants should hold the PhD in one of the social sciences and have demonstrated excellence in research and an ability to work collegially, to carry out administrative responsibilities, and to communicate well orally and in writing. The position requires working closely with leading scholars, graduate and postdoctoral fellows, and foundation officers from all over the world. Administrative experience such as running similar programs, setting up or coordinating collaborative research projects, supervising support personnel, or preparing grant proposals would be helpful. Knowledge of international social science and of international organizations is valuable. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Candidates should submit a detailed letter of application, curriculum vitae, samples of written work, and the names of three referees to: Global Security Search, Office of Human Resources, SSRC, 810 Seventh Avenue, 31 Floor, New York, NY 10019; Tel: 212-377-2700; Fax: 212-377-2727. The full announcement can be found at: http://www.ssrc.org/jobs.htm.
ENVIRONMENT, POPULATION AND SECURITY FELLOWSHIP: the University of Michigan Population Fellows Program offers a new fellowship on Population, Environmental Change and Security. See:
http://www.sph.umich.edu/pfps/pecs.html
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, BIOSPHERE 2 CENTER: Columbia University is seeking to fill three Assistant Professor positions in: Conservation Biology, Ecosystem or Landscape Ecology, and Environmental Policy, to teach in the Earth Semester program at Biosphere 2 Center. The Earth Semester is a 3-year old, highly successful, interdisciplinary program in Earth Systems and Policy for undergraduates, taught at Columbia’s western campus near Tucson, AZ. This program currently serves 75 highly motivated and talented students per semester, from colleges and universities around the world. The successful candidate will join the small B2C resident faculty of natural and social scientists of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia. He/she will be expected to work with resident and visiting faculty in designing and teaching lectures, lab modules, student research projects and field trips. An active research program is expected, and research that can involve undergraduates is especially desirable. These positions begin Jan. 1, 2000. Applicants must hold, or be very close to completing the PhD degree. Persons with some background in southwestern ecosystems and issues are especially encouraged to apply. If you are interested in this unique opportunity for interdisciplinary teaching and scholarship, please send your CV, list of references, and a letter describing your teaching and research interests to: Dr. Richard C. Brusca, Director of Education, Biosphere 2 Center, P.O. Box 689, Oracle, AZ, 85623, fax: 520-896-6214, email: rbrusca@bio2.edu.
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES DIRECTOR: Bowdoin College invites applications for the position of Director of Environmental Studies at the associate or full professor rank, beginning in fall, 2000. The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. in an academic discipline, have a distinguished record of scholarship and teaching that addresses issues of past or present national and/or international environmental policy, and have demonstrated skills in interdisciplinary program building and leadership. This will be a joint appointment in the Environmental Studies Program and an appropriate department. The normal teaching responsibility at Bowdoin is two courses per semester (with adjustments if labs are involved). At least half of the teaching will be in the area of environmental studies with special emphasis on environmental policy. The remaining teaching will be in the department in which the appointment is made. Bowdoin College is a selective liberal arts college on the Maine coast. Its 29-year-old ES Program is being strengthened. It consists of a broadly interdisciplinary coordinate major with 40-50 students in each class and faculty offering courses from all three of the divisions of the curriculum. Facilities include the Bowdoin Scientific Station on Kent Island, NB and the 118-acre Coastal Studies Center on nearby Orrs Island.
Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and at least three letters of reference to A. Myrick Freeman III, Director of Environmental Studies, 6700 College Station, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine 04011-8476. Review of applications begins on November 15, 1999.For further information about the program and the College, visit our website, www.bowdoin.edu. Bowdoin College is committed to equal opportunity through affirmative action. Women and members of minority groups are urged to apply and invited to identify themselves as such.
2000 STAR FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY: Closing Date: November 18, 1999. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Fellowships for master’s and doctoral level students in environmentally related fields of study. The deadline for receipt of pre-applications is November 18, 1999. Subject to availability of funding, the Agency plans to award approximately 100 new fellowships. Master’s level students may receive support for up to two years. Doctoral students may be supported for a maximum of three years. The fellowship program provides up to $34,000 per year of support. This amount covers a $17,000 annual stipend, $5,000 for authorized expenses, and up to $12,000 for tuition and fees. Actual annual support may vary based on length of fellowship award and tuition and fees. For details, see
http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/rfa/gradfell.html
IIASA POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES: Postdoctoral Science and Policy Research in Austria–The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) near Vienna, Austria, offers a postdoctoral program for scholars interested in research on issues of science and policy within the Institute’s three theme areas of Natural Resources and Environment, Population and Society, and Energy and Technology. The National Science Foundation has indicated that postdoctoral work at IIASA would be eligible for funding under its International Research Fellow Awards Program, and encouraged IIASA to solicit applicants. The stipend is $2876/mo, plus allowances for travel, insurance, family, etc. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 1, 1999.
WHAT IS IIASA AND WHAT ARE ITS PROJECT AREAS? IIASA is an international institution, supported by the U.S. and thirteen other governments, that engages in scientific research aimed at providing policy insight on issues of regional and global importance. Its suite of projects presently include the following: Population; Radiation Safety of the Biosphere; Transboundary Air Pollution; Environmentally Compatible Energy Strategies; Economic Transition and Integration; Social Security Reform; Adaptive Dynamics Network; Risk, Modeling, and Policy; Dynamic Systems; Sustainable Boreal Forest Resources; Modeling Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes in Europe and Northern Asia. For more on the work done in each of these projects, see the IIASA Website at http://www.iiasa.ac.at/
HOW DO I APPLY? Applications go to the NSF International Research Fellows Awards Program, and the application process is described at the Website http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/int/fellows/. Among the required items are a detailed project description (five-pages or less), that offers justification for conducting the research abroad, a clear relationship between the research and the work done at the host institution, and a letter of invitation from the IIASA scientist with whom you would be working. All application materials, including 3 letters of reference, must meet NSF’s November 1 deadline.
HOW DO I GET IN TOUCH WITH IIASA SCIENTISTS? You can contact them directly, through the IIASA Website. Or you can have the staff of the U.S. Committee for IIASA act as intermediary, answering questions and introducing you to project leaders with whom you might work. For more information contact: Margaret Goud Collins, Program Director for the U.S. Committee for IIASA. American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 136 Irving St., Cambridge, MA, 02138
Phone: (617) 576-5019 Fax: (508) 548-6063 Email: mcollins@amacad.org
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BIBLIOGRAPHY ON COOPERATION BETWEEN BUSINESS & NGOS: Helge Joergens is compiling an annotated bibliography on cooperation between business and environmental NGOs, and is interested in both concrete examples of such cooperation and general articles and books on this form of environmental governance. Send information to: Helge Joergens, Dipl.-Pol. FFU – Environmental Policy Research Unit, Free University of Berlin, Ihnestr. 22, 14195 Berlin; phone: +49-30-838 66 88/87; fax: +49-30-838 66 85; e-mail: joergens@zedat.fu-berlin.de
QUALIFIED AUTHORS SOUGHT FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH PROJECT: The Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) will summarize the totality of human knowledge about sustainable development at the beginning of the new millennium. Supported by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), this global research project is designed to educate policy makers and individuals and set the research agenda on sustainable development in all the disciplines (scientific, social scientific, etc.) that affect knowledge of the issue. This is an opportunity to directly influence international and national policy on sustainable development. Authors are now invited for topic summaries and articles for Theme 1.43:Institutional and Infrastructure Resource Issue I: National and Regional Institutions and Infrastructures. For more details go to:
http://www.uwyo.edu/A%26S/POLS/harrison/EOLSS/Home.html
or contact: Neil E. Harrison, Theme Editor, University of Wyoming, E-mail: nharriso@uwyo.edu; Fax: +1 (307) 766-6771
ENVIRONMENT, POPULATION & FOOD: Shin-wa Lee of Korea University is the Korean representative to a task force of the Council of Asia-Europe Cooperation(CAEC) on the environment, population, and food. If anybody is interested in sharing information (or his/her articles) concerning the subject with her, she would be more than happy to integrate them when making policy suggestion for the ASEM meeting.
NEW POSITIONS TAKEN: If you have taken on a new job and wish to let ESS members know your whereabouts or availability for information dissemination, please send the information to rlipsch@cats.ucsc.edu.
Lasse Ringius has started in a new position as Senior Researcher at UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment in Denmark. Contact: lasse.ringius@risoe.dk
