A Farmer Works So the World Can Eat: An Analysis of the Impact of United Nations Food (In)security and Climate Change Collaboration on Linkages in United Nations Outcomes
Name: Maley S. Tinstman
Major: Political Science (International Relations)
Advisor: Kent Kille
This study explores the interactions between United Nations (UN) food (in)security and climate change bodies, UN food (in)security and climate change outcomes, UN collaboration techniques, and linkages between climate change and food (in)security. Specifically, this study is examining the impacts of collaboration across UN bodies on the linkages present in UN outcomes, establishing whether a change in collaboration is correlated with a change in linkages. In studying this, UN food (in)security and climate change bodies are used as an area of research for collaboration, and UN food (in)security and climate change outcomes are utilized to identify linkages. This study hypothesizes that if UN collaboration methods across food (in)security and climate change bodies increase over time, then the linkages between food (in)security and climate change in UN outcomes will also increase; if there is an increase in coordination, then there is an increase in linkages of UN outcomes. This study takes a three-step analysis approach, using the methods of content analysis, process tracing, and comparative analysis. The content analysis method examines the number of linkages present in eight UN outcomes, ranging from 1996 to 2022. Process tracing is used to research collaboration that occurred before and during the creation of these outcomes. Comparative analysis is used to identify the correlation between the data from the content analysis and process tracing. This study concludes that collaboration and linkages do correlate, but do not increase over time. The data shows there was a steady increase in UN collaboration and linkages from 1996 to 2014, with a decrease from 2014 to 2022, refuting the hypothesis.
Posted in Comments Enabled, Independent Study, Symposium 2023 on April 14, 2023.
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Well done…
Very Proud of you… Grandpa & Grandma Reid
An excellent read. This is informative and offers a unique perspective on food, something we can easily take for granted. Very intelligent. Nice work!
Great work, Maley Sue! Your mother and I are very proud of you and are excited for your future. You have developed the characteristics necessary to be successful and we know you will do great things. Love ya, Kiddo!
Awesome Job Maley! Of course the artsy side of me loves the poster. You must have had a wonderful middle school art teacher to accomplish such nice work! 😉
Congratulations, Maley! What an important topic!
Congrats Maley!!
Maley, you do great research. You are ready to graduate! Congratulations! Grandpa and I are very proud of you.