Susan Park

The Good Hegemon: How the United States helps People hold the Multilateral Development Banks to Account /  by Susan Park

The Good Hegemon

For decades the Multilateral Development Banks have had environmental and social policies to protect communities from direct harm resulting from MDB financed development projects. Over time the MDBs created accountability mechanisms to provide recourse for people adversely affected by loans for developing projects from the World Bank, World Bank Group, African, Asian, Inter-American Development Banks, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. This book examines how and why they emerged, how they have changed over time, and whether they change the culture of the Banks. It argues that the US helped people hold the development banks to account through pushing for their creation. Following from a tradition of using accountability mechanisms to control the MDBs, the US used the same processes to demand accountability mechanisms for justice. Over time it would demand the mechanisms be reformulated when they proved not to work. While they have become more transparent and responsive over time, the accountability mechanisms do not challenge the Banks culture of lending.

Get your copy of The Good Hegemon here

 

Governance of Environmental Disasters - Sydney Ideas Event /  by University Bridge

Who should govern environmental disasters, and how?

As global warming rapidly heats up our planet, the likelihood and frequency of environmental disasters caused by extreme weather events – from bushfires to floods – rises substantially. As part of the Environmental Disasters Symposium, organised by Professor Susan Park, this Sydney Ideas event brings together scholars working on environmental disasters from a range of disciplines, issue areas, and countries to grapple with critical questions. What we need to do to govern such disasters effectively? Who should govern environmental disasters and how?

The speakers:

• Professor Linda Hancock, Deakin University

• Professor Susan Park, University of Sydney

• Postdoctoral Fellow Francisco Molina Camacho, CIGIDEN

• (Chair) Professor Abbas El-Zein, University of Sydney

When:

Thursday 21 November, 6 – 7.30pm

Where:

University of Sydney - Social Sciences Building (A02)

RSVP: environmentaldisasters.eventbrite.com.au

This event is part of the Environmental Disasters Symposium (21-22 November), a collaboration between Sydney Social and Humanities Advanced Research Centre, Sydney Environment Institute and the Office of Global Engagement.

Academic & Research Advice for International Relations Students /  by University Bridge

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.

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Multilateral Development Banks, Accountablilty, Research - Dr Susan Park, Sydney University /  by University Bridge

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.

Conference Presentations - Susan Park /  by University Bridge

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.

Our new book will be out Feburary 2019 /  by University Bridge

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.

Find out more here.

Ongoing Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) research /  by Susan Park

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 /  by Susan Park

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.