Center for Governance and Sustainability

at the University of Massachusetts Boston

Publications

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This page features the work of faculty and fellows in a variety of publication outlets. The Center for Governance and Sustainability publishes a Governance and Sustainability Issue Brief Series, which provides rigorous analysis to contemporary policy debates. An Editorial Board comprised of academics and policymakers provides guidance for topics, ensures quality, and assists in the dissemination of the briefs. Each submission is peer-reviewed by one academic and one policy practitioner.

  • Faculty Publications are the work of faculty and fellows, on issues of governance and sustainability, in a variety of publication outlets.
  • The Center published a summary report for the Workshop on International Environmental Governance: Grounding Policy Reform in Rigorous Analysis held in June 2011. The Center co-organized the workshop with the Federal Office for the Environment of Switzerland (FOEN) and the World Trade Institute (WTI) at the University of Bern. Forty participants from academia, national governments, international organizations and think-tanks attended the workshop. The outcomes include a research agenda seeking to bring policy makers and academics in closer communication and collaboration and a new Governance and Sustainability Issue Brief Series. For a downloadable version click here.
  • Governance and Sustainability Issue Brief Series, produced by the Center and peer reviewed by top academic and policy professionals, is a series of short policy papers on governance and sustainability, which will provide analytical input to contemporary political discussions on institutional reform for environment and sustainable development.
  • The center produces quarterly newsletters on current center and community events. To sign up to receive the newsletter visit here.