A presentation by Patrick Bayer (Professor of Political Economy, University of Glasgow). This event is part of the Sustainability Colloquium hosted by the Centre for Sustainability.
Join us for a talk by Patrick Bayer examining how national ties shape the production of influential international organisation reports. Focusing on the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) mitigation report, this research shows that governments’ comments are more likely to be accepted when they share nationality with report authors. Combining quantitative analysis, experimental evidence, and interviews with report contributors, the study reveals how expert authors’ connections to their home states can shape neutral global reports, highlighting an overlooked channel of national influence in global governance.
Following the presentation, attendees will have the chance to discuss and ask questions.
Speaker
Patrick Bayer is Professor of Political Economy and Research Director of the Division in Political and International Studies in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow. He is affiliated with the Global Sustainable Development theme at Glasgow’s Advanced Research Centre (ARC) and the Centre for Public Policy. He was recently appointed to the Advisory Board of the Scottish Government’s Centre of Expertise on Climate Change (ClimateXChange). As member of the executive committee of the Environmental Politics and Governance (EPG) network, he was Conference Chair for EPG’s 9th Annual Conference in Glasgow in 2023. Bayer also serves as Associate Deputy Editor for the journal Climatic Change.
His research focuses on international cooperation and the political economy of environmental regulation and climate politics. Patrick Bayer is particularly interested in how political incentives together with the domestic and international political economy shape governments’, firms’, and individuals’ responses to climate change and the global energy transition.
