The Formation and Stability of International Regimes for Environmental Management: A Proposal for Case Studies and Analyses

这项调查将召集一个跨学科专家工作组，以分析管理区域环境资源的国际制度。专家组将重点对三个案例进行比较研究：五大湖、波罗的海和地中海。该项目将考虑1)科学和其他“认识”社区在政权形成中的作用；2)管理的伦理原则的重要性；3)保护环境公共产品的义务的范围；4)克服多元化的困难；5)国际政权和国际秩序之间的关系。工作组将举行两次会议，规划和讨论文件，这些文件经过严格审查和修订后，将作为统一选集的基础。首席调查员还将撰写和发表研究共享区域生物公地的国家之间形成制度的原则和做法的文章。这项提案的主题对伦理和价值观研究以及全球变化的人的层面具有高度优先地位。调查员和工作组拟任成员的资历和往绩都很出色。该项目对有关发展国际公共产品提供制度的理论提出了重要的考验。结果将对广泛的个人和团体有用。建议支持这项建议。

This investigation will convene an interdisciplinary working group of experts to analyze international regimes for managing regional environmental resources. The group would focus on the comparative study of three cases: the Great Lakes, the Baltic, and the Mediterranean. The project would consider 1) the role of scientific and other "epistemic" communities in regime-formation; 2) the significance of ethical principles of stewardship; 3) the extent of the obligation to protect environmental public goods; 4) the difficulties of overcoming pluralism; and 5) the relation between interantional regimes and international orders. The working group would meet twice to plan and discuss papers which, after critical review and revision, would serve as the basis of a unified anthology. The principal investigator would also write and publish articules examining principles and practices of regime- formation among nations sharing a regional biological commons. The topic of this proposal is of high priority for Ethics and Values Studies and Human Dimensions of Global Change. The qualifications and track record of the investigator and proposed members of the working group are excellent. The project provides an important test for theories about the development of international regimes for the provision of public goods. Results will be useful for a wide range of individuals and groups. The proposal is recommended for support.