CIERP’s doctoral students are key to the life of the Center. They contribute groundbreaking insights to our ongoing work and launch their own exceptional research projects, embarking on field research across the globe and publishing their findings in peer-reviewed journals. Their dissertations, listed below, represent the culmination of their doctoral research. After graduation, our PhD graduates go on to influential positions in academia, think tanks, government, and international non-governmental organizations. Read about the accomplishments and careers of graduates from all of our degree programs here.
- Qi Qi. The Impact of US/EU-China Solar Panel Trade Dispute on Solar Power Deployment among Developing Countries, The Educational Effects of Rural Electrification in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, and Differentiated Innovative Responses to ETS Pilots and Air Pollution Control Policy in the Iron and Steel Sector of China (2022).
- Zdenka Myslikova. Strengthening Clean Energy Technology Innovation in Emerging Economies (2022).
- Dmitriy Nurullayev.Provocation & Resolve in International Politics (2022).Read abstract.
- Easwaran Jayaraman Narassimhan. Green Industrial Policy: A Delicate Dance between Socio-Economic and Environmental Objectives (2021). Read abstract.
- Rishikesh Bhandary. The Political Economy of National Climate Funds (2020). Read abstract.
- Fang Zhang. How Governments Mobilize Domestic Finance for Innovation: The Case of Domestic Clean Energy (2019). Read abstract.
- Shotaro Sasaki. Identifying Keys for Successful Development and Their Implications for Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2018). Read abstract.
- Andrew Tirrell. Sociocultural Institutions in Fisheries Management (2017). Read abstract.
- Anna Schulz. Origins of Fragmentation in the Transboundary Water Law System: The Evolution of Water Law from Ancient Times (2017). Read abstract.
- Laura Kuhl. Innovation and Technology Transfer for Climate Change Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector (2017). Read abstract.
- Kartikeya Singh. Surya’s Promise: The Scaling-up (or not) of Off-Grid Solar Technologies in India (2016). Read abstract.
- Nichola Minott. Assessing the Impact of Sudden and Severe Environmental Events on the Dynamics of Ongoing Civil Conflicts: The Case of the 2004 Tsunami on the Conflicts in Sri Lanka and Aceh Indonesia (2016). Read abstract.
- Newton, Joshua T. Water, Water Everywhere, Nor Any Drop To Drink”: An Exploration Of The Lack Of A Formal Global Water Governance Regime (2014). Read abstract.
- Pasca, Cristiana Palmer. Growing The Green Economy In Transition Economies: The Case Of Eco-Entrepreneurship For Born-Green Firms In Romania (2014). Read abstract.
- Reifsnyder, Daniel A. Achieving a Domestic Consensus on Global Climate Change in the United States: Sine Qua Non to an Effective Global Response? (2014) (Winner of the Peter Ackerman Prize for the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation). Read abstract.
- Spang, Edward. A Thirst For Power: An Analysis Of Water Consumption For Energy Systems (2012)Read abstract. (Winner of the Global Water Forum Emerging Scholar Award First Prize)
- Birch, Melissa. Talking the Walk to Sustainable Development: Public Sphere Deliberation and Sustainable Development Policy Outcomes in Mexico (2011) Read abstract.
- Christopoulou, Ioli. Creating A Sustainable Europe: The Role of The European Union Structural Funds (2011) Read abstract.
- Gleason, Nancy. Social Values Toward Time and Their Effect on Sustainable Development performance: A Case Study analysis of Sustainable Forestry Management in Guyana, Papua New Guinea and Suriname (2011)
- Kayser, Georgia. Moving Beyond the Millennium Development Goal for Water: Testing Safe and Sustainable Drinking Water Solutions in Honduras and El Salvador (2011) Read abstract. (Winner of the Peter Ackerman Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation)
- Acquatella, Jean. Market Based Environmental Policy in Latin America: Theory and Reality (2010)Read abstract.
- Papa, Mihaela. State Dissatisfaction within Global Environmental Fora: Explaining the Pursuit of Forum Shopping. (2010)
- Hagen, John. Dynamics of Environmental Regime Formation for the Great Lakes Basin: Federalism, Public Interest, and Scientific Knowledge (2009) Read abstract.
- Reyes, David. Cultural Rights and their Environmental Limits: Balancing Cultural Integrity with Sustainable Resource Usage (2009) Read abstract.
- Ugur, Mehmet. Strategic Factors in Developing Effective Transboundary Water Resources Regimes: The Case of the Tigris-Euphrates Basin (2009) Read abstract.
- Arenas, Jimena. Evolution and Status of the Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibility in Int’l Environmental Law (2008) Read abstract.
- Chalecki, Elizabeth. The CO2 Will Always Get Through: Global Climate Change and U.S. National Security (2008) Read abstract.
- King, Marcus. Factoring Environmental Issues into National Security Threat Assessments: The Case of Climate Change (2008) Read abstract.
- Di Mento, John. Beyond the Water’s Edge: United States National Security and the Ocean Environment (2007) Read abstract.
- McClennen,Caleb. Environmentally Induced Costs of Urbanization in Small Island States: The Case of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2007) Read abstract.
- Moreman, Philip M. Private rights of action to enforce rules of international regimes. (2005) Read abstract.
- Chester, Charles Chauncey. Biodiversity over the edge: Civil society and the protection of transborder regions in North America (Canada, United States, Mexico). (2003) Read abstract.
- Gallagher, Kelly Sims. Foreign direct investment as a vehicle for deploying cleaner technologies: Technology transfer and the Big Three automakers in China. (2003) Read abstract.
- Gallagher, Kevin Paul. Economic integration, environment, and development: Assessing the Mexican experience. (2003) Read abstract.
- Reyes Mendy, Francisca. Exploring the green promises of deliberative democracy: A multi-country analysis. (2003) Read abstract.
- Smith, Wendin Davis. Security in the Russian environment: State-civic contention in the nuclear defense complex. (2003) Read abstract.
- Soliman, Iman. The role of the public and knowledge management as determinants of environmental policy formulation in developing countries: The case of Egypt. (2003) Read abstract.
- Logan, Carolyn J. Rebuilding Somali political systems: Growing new roots in indigenous realities, or merely reconstructing the past? (2002) Read abstract.
- Margesson, Rhoda. Improving third party intervention in the Balkans: integrating environmental concerns in the response to humanitarian emergencies. (2002)
- Vongpivat, Pratana. A national innovation system model: Industrial development in Thailand. (2002) Read abstract.
- Makdisi, Karim Samir. Trapped between sovereignty and globalization: Implementing international environmental and natural resources treaties in developing countries. The case of Lebanon. (2001). Read abstract.
- Ney, Luke Anthony, Jr. An empirical assessment of virtual water: The impact of liberalization of agricultural subsidies and international trade on irrigation water demand. (2001) Read abstract.
- Rotberg, Fiona Jillian Yates. The local community and preservation of biodiversity: Project cases from Central America and Mexico. (2001) Read abstract.
- Sawin, Janet Laughlin. The role of government in the development and diffusion of renewable energy technologies: Wind power in the United States, California, Denmark and Germany, 1970—2000. (2001) Read abstract.
- Afful-Koomson, Timothy. Implications of international timber certification for Ghanaian timber exports and sustainable forest management. (2000) Read abstract.
- Nathan, Ari. Market mechanisms and cultural values in negotiating multilateral environmental agreements: The case of the Kyoto Protocol. (2000) Read abstract.
- Unruh, Gregory Charles. Escaping carbon lock-in. (1999) Read abstract.
- Deutz, Andrew M. Institutionalized review processes of the adequacy of commitments in international environmental agreements. (1997) Read abstract.
- Papasavva, Stella. Reducing the risk of global warming from CFC alternatives: A scientific basis for policy options. (1997) Read abstract.
- Konishi, Aya. Waste paper trade and recycling: The implications for development and environment in India. (1995) Read abstract.
- Situma, Francis D. P. Legal protection of biodiversity with reference to agricultural and medicinal plants. (1995) Read abstract.
- Kelly, Thomas. Sewage Diplomacy: The Political Geography of Cross-Border Sewage Flows at San Diego-Tijuana (1994)
- White, Wayne Clayton. Defining Sustainability for Hydropower Development: The Lao Case. (1994)Read abstract.
- Leonard, Suzanne Barbara. An empirical analysis of the adoption of energy conservation measures in developing countries. (1993) Read abstract.
- Montgomery, Mark A. Want not, waste not: A realist theory of the international trade in hazardous waste. (1993) Read abstract.
- Shaw, Christopher L. Insatiable demands: Income, energy and environmental policy in Madagascar. (1993) Read abstract.
- Harland, David J. The African Elephant in International Law. (1992) Read PDF abstract.
- Khan, Jehangir Alam. The international law of joint resource development with special reference to its functional role in the management and resolution of boundary and territorial disputes involving natural resources. (1991) Read abstract.
- Strohm, Laura A. The environmental politics of the international waste trade. (1991) Read abstract.
- Katz, Andrea S. The design of sustainable development: Economic and environmental values coalescing origins, theory, and application. (1988) Read abstract.
- Livada, Valentin Radu. The legal, political, strategic, technical and environmental implications of arctic basin resources. (1977)
- Wilson, William Edgar. Environment as a cross-national problem: Great Lakes water pollution, 1948—1972. (1974)