dr. jessica Pape

Room:		124 Department of Geography
Phone:		00 353 (0)91 494117
E-mail:		consensusnuigalway.ie
Website:		http://www.consensus.ie/

Academic Biography

Dr. Jessica Pape is a postdoctoral research fellow at the National University of Ireland, Galway. She completed her master and PhD at the department of politics and public manage¬ment at the University of Konstanz, Germany, in 2009. Jessica was working as a research fellow in an interdisciplinary and international research project on environmental policy con¬vergence in Europe and the OECD (ENVIPOLCON) from 2003-2006, which explored the impact of international trade and institutions on environmental policy convergence in 21 OECD countries. Building on extensive expert surveys and case studies, Jessica explored in her PhD the environmental performance of France and the Netherlands in the field of water quality policies in the time period 1970-2005 by analyzing the impact of national regulatory styles on instrument design and implementation procedures in the two countries.

Research Interests

Jessica’s primary research interests are in the field of environmental policy, sustainable development, implementation theories, public opinion, European Union and International Relations.

Scholarships

06/2008– 08/2008 Doctoral Grant: Initiative of Excellence, Promotion of Women, University of Konstanz

04/2004 – 04/2006 Doctoral Grant: Regional Promotion of PhD students, Land Baden-Württemberg

Current Research

The ConsEnSus project involves collaboration with a number of key international and national agencies and organisations, such as SCRI in the UK and BordBia and the Sustainable Energy Agency in Ireland, and will assist these organisations in their decision making by providing essential relevant and timely information and research results. One of the key outcomes of the project is the development of an All-island Sustainable Consumption Research Network (SCRN). The ConsEnSus project is funded by the Science, Technology, Research and Innovation for the Environment (STRIVE) Programme 2007–2013. The programme is financed by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan 2007–2013. It is administered on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which has the statutory function of coordinating and promoting environmental research.

List of Publications

Pape, Jessica / Heichel, S. / Holzinger, K. / Sommerer, T. / Liefferink, D. /Veenmann, S.: Research Design, Variables and Data. In: Holzinger, K. / Knill, C. / Arts, B. (Hrsg.): Environmental Policy Convergence in Europe: The Impact of International Institutions and Trade, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (2008).

Pape, Jessica / Heichel, Stephan / Tosun, Jale: A "Race to the Top" in the Regulation of Industrial Discharges into Surface Waters? In: Jörgens, Helge /Lenschow, Andrea /Liefferink, Duncan (Hrsg.): Understanding Environmental Policy Convergence: International and Domestic Mechanisms (in preparation). 

Pape, Jessica / Heichel, Stephan / Sommerer, Thomas: Is There Convergence in Convergence Research? An Overview of Empirical Studies on Policy Convergence. In: Knill, Christoph (Hrsg.): Cross-national Policy Convergence. Causes, Concepts and Empirical Findings, New York: Taylor and Francis, 54-77 (2006).

Pape, Jessica / Heichel, Stephan / Sommerer, Thomas: “Is There Convergence in Convergence Research? An Overview of Empirical Studies on Policy Convergence”, Journal of European Public Policy 12 (5), 817-840 (2005).

Pape, Jessica: “The Role of Corporatism for Environmental Performance: A Research Design for the Evaluation of Water Protection Policies in France, Britain and the Netherlands”, paper presented at the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2005, Granada, 14-19 April (2005).