Kesgin’s research builds upon his 2023 article and explains what Pacific Island countries’ (PICs) political leaders believe about world politics in general and climate change specifically.
Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Baris Kesgin attended the inaugural conference on “Peace and Democracy in Asia-Pacific and the World” at Korea University and gave a talk on Pacific Island countries’ political leaders and their beliefs about world politics and climate change.
Korea University’s Department of Political Science and International Relations hosted the conference in celebration of its 80th year. The organizing committee invited approximately 20 scholars from diverse academic disciplines and around the world to present their research and share ideas about the conference theme: “The Climate Challenge: Democracy, Governance, and Global Response.”
Kesgin’s research builds upon his 2023 article and explains what Pacific Island countries’ (PICs) political leaders believe about world politics in general and climate change specifically. His current project expands his research to specific PICs’ leaders and seeks to explain variations in individual leaders’ beliefs about climate change within a country and across the Pacific Islands to account for variations in government type.