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Read MoreAcademic & Research Advice for International Relations Students /
Dr Susan Park gives advice on how to get your academic career off to a flying start. Susan is in the Government & International Relations Department at the University of Sydney. In this video she answers common questions from students starting out in studying and researching International Relations and Political economy.
Read MoreHow to hold new types of development finance to account? An action plan for multilateral development banks /
New forms of finance for development projects are creating problems in terms of accountability. As MDBs increase their lending to financial intermediaries compliance with social and environmental policy becomes much harder.
Read MoreUNEP Masterclass with Professor Maria Ivanova via zoom from UMass Boston /
UNEP Masterclass with Professor Maria Ivanova via zoom from UMass Boston
Read MoreBook Launch! Global Environmental Governance and The Accountability Trap /
“Global Environmental Governance and The Accountability Trap” will be launched in Toronto, Canada, at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. 6-8pm, Wednesday March 27
Read MoreElecting the World's Banker: What does Dr Jim Kim's resignation mean for the World Bank? /
Can the United States be stared down? No. The reason why it is likely for a US candidate to be president is that the United States has informal influence within the Bank as well as formal voting power (controlling 16.88 percent of the vote in the Bank, which gives it the power to veto decisions that require a super-majority to pass).
Read MoreConference and workshop: Governing Minerals for Renewable Energy /
The full cost of renewables needs investigation. Specifically, the value chains of minerals used to produce renewable energy remains hidden.
Read MoreMultilateral Development Banks, Accountablilty, Research - Dr Susan Park, Sydney University /
Dr Susan Park discusses her research into Multilateral Development Banks
In this interview, Dr Park discusses her latest research into Multilateral Development Banks and accountability structures of the the MDBs.
Power, Intergovernmental Organisations and the International Political Economy /
Dr Susan Park discusses the relationship between power, Intergovernmental organisations, and political economy. International organisations discussed include the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the World Bank, the United Nations and the IMF.
Read MoreConference Presentations - Susan Park /
Susan recently presented at the following conferences:
The International Political Studies Association annual conference in Brisbane in July 2018. Paper titled: "The Declining Independence of the World Bank Inspection Panel?". See more here.
Presented at the Asian Studies Association of Australia conference in Sydney in June 2018. Paper titled: "Environmental Justice and the Asian Development Bank". See more here.
Presented at the International Studies Association Annual conference 2018 in San Francisco in April 2018. Papers titled: "Greening the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development through Accountability?". See more here.
Conference News - Keynote speaker at Earth Systems Governance Conference, Utrecht, The Netherlands /
Susan Park, keynote speaker at 2018 Utrecht Conference on Earth System Governance, the Netherlands
Read MoreInternational Organisations and Global Problems: Theories and Explanations /
How do international organizations (IOs) solve problems? In this theoretically driven book, Dr Susan Park examines how IOs tackle today’s complex global issues.
Read MoreOur new book will be out Feburary 2019 /
Global Environmental Governance and the Accountability Trap
Edited by Susan Park and Teresa Kramarz
An examination of whether accountability mechanisms in global environmental governance that focus on monitoring and enforcement necessarily lead to better governance and better environmental outcomes.
Ongoing Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) research /
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)
I wanted to use this space to draw some attention to my current research project on these international banks. These banks include the World Bank, World Bank Group and African, Asian, Inter-American Development Banks and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Our project is focused on the mechanisms they use in creating and reinforcing change. More information on the project can be found at the link below.
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) research project
The Politics of Trump - Government & International Relations forum /
Join us for 'The Politics of Trump', a forum featuring over thirty academics from the Department of Government and International Relations, who will discuss the various issues raised by the election of President Donald Trump.
This forum will be held in 2017, from 11th August, 1-5:30pm, to 12th August, 9.00am-12.30pm.
You can find it in Eastern Avenue Annex Lecture Theatre 315, Eastern Avenue, The University of Sydney, Camperdown.
2017 Lund Conference on Earth System Governance /
I will be presenting, "Environmental Justice and the Accountability Mechanisms of the Multilateral Development Banks".
The conference will be held in Lund, Sweden, 9-11 October, 2017.
The Environmental Justice 2017 conference /
I will be presenting, "Achieving Environmental Justice Through MDB Accountability?" at the Environmental Justice conference.
It will be held at the Sydney Environment Institute at the University of Sydney, Monday 3 - Wednesday 5 November 2017