dissertating. the race from start to finish.: GP3, here we go.

Thursday, February 15, 2007

GP3, here we go.

Q1. What explains the proliferation of global public-private partnerships of the last decade?
Q2. How effective are global public-private partnerships at accomplishing their objectives?
Q3. What accountability mechanisms do global public-private partnerships provide?
I have these huge broad big questions. I think I am moving in a good direction, towards something with potential. Scary as it is, I have narrowed to one topic: GP3s it is.

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Dan Smith said...: These questions are decidedly timely and significant to those of us in public administration and policy. I'm not sure what is your discipline, but it's always interesting to me to see how the social sciences cross-fertilize intentionally or not.; May 29, 2007 at 7:29 PM

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my thesis.

(oct 17) I expect that states and IOs will include non-state actors in governance if doing so lowers the costs of governance. This statement produces several hypotheses for the frequency and type of participatory arrangements between states, IOs and non-state actors.

(oct 07) Nonstate actor attempts at persuasion for normative reasons to gain inclusion in IO governance is neither necessary nor sufficient for granting of formal participatory roles. A combination of the supply of comparative advantages benefiting IOs and states and the presence of de facto veto held by non-state actors will predict the type of formal participation granted to non-state actors.

(feb 07) i dont have one yet. hopefully in this corner i will slowly create one. this is where i will practice making a simple statement rather than verbose drivel i am prone to. it will evolve as i progress. it will become something fantastic.

to give a preview: it will, generally, be appropriate for a graduate student studying international relations. it will, essentially, be about relations qua international.

GOAL checklist

1: Question: Under what conditions do IOs extend formal participatory roles for non-state actors?

2: Theoretical approach: Rationalism, Principal Agent Analysis. Specifically attention to the demand and supply factors influencing incentives of states, IOs, and non-state actors in a situation of stratetic choice.

3. Variable identification.

DV: formal participatory roles granted to non-state actors by international organizations. Four types under investigation 1) Implementation; post decision-making involvement, 2.1) Voice; can speak to decision-makers, involvement in negotiation, 2.2) Appeal; granted avenue to formally challenge decisions made with institutional review, 2.3) Vote, equal decision-making power

IV: Supply factors (comparative advantages of non-state actors. 1) financial, 2) expertise, 3) political facilitation of domestic acceptance [incomplete!]

4. Research Design - the current sticking point.

dissertating. the race from start to finish.

Thursday, February 15, 2007

GP3, here we go.

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my thesis.

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