Here's another panel/paper idea:
Uncertainty and Environmental Cooperation Panel Abstract Different types of uncertainty have different implications for international environmental cooperation. Uncertainty about the causes of environmental problems can inhibit agreements over what to do about them. Uncertainty over the consequences of environmental problems can likewise inhibit agreements but it can also facilitate them by casting a veil over distributive interests. Uncertainty about the behavior of actors and/or the ability to monitor it inhibits the credibility of their commitments. And uncertainty regarding the modalities of alternative institutional arrangements and their likely outcomes can create a variety of confounding incentives. This panel will explore the topic of uncertainty and environmental cooperation by... Option A (theoretical) - exploring how different types of uncertainty affect a) the likelihood of international environmental agreements; b) the modalities of cooperation (precision, flexibility and duration of the terms of cooperation); and c) compliance with international environmental agreements. Option B (empirical) - exploring how uncertainty is affecting environmental cooperation in different issue areas (ozone, climate, fisheries, transboundary pollution, trade-environment rules, etc.) If anyone has an interest in teaming up for a panel proposal on this topic please say so (and give me an idea as to the paper you'd like to write and the option that's the best fit for it). Alternatively, if you're working on a panel proposal and you think this would work well as one of your papers say so as well. I'll see what if any responses come in through the weekend and decide what to do on Monday. I promise to return all emails by Monday. Thanks, Frank Frank Alcock Assistant Professor of Political Science New College of Florida 5800 Bay Shore Road Sarasota, FL 34243 Phone: (941) 487-4483 Fax: (941) 487-4475
