Matthew R. AuerProfessor, and Director, Undergraduate Programs
School of Public Environmental Affairs
Indiana University, Bloomington
PHONE: (812) 855-4944
E-MAIL: mauer@indiana.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Yale University, 1996
Biographical Overview
Professor Auer's research focuses on comparative industrial environmental politics, international forest policy, and the politics of foreign aid. Professor Auer recently completed an examination of the accomplishments and shortcomings of 15 years of environmental policy reforms in Central and Eastern Europe. Currently, he is assisting the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Department of State on new initiatives for global-scale sustainable forest management. That work includes devising a system for monitoring, assessing and reporting on progress achieved by countries in implementing soft law obligations to promote sustainable forest management and conservation. Professor Auer teaches international and comparative environmental policy and public policy at SPEA.
Recent Publications
Auer, Matthew R, Catherine Karr-Colque, Jan McAlpine, and Brian Doench (2006). "Forest Law Enforcement and Governance: Resolve Needed from All Sides" in The Georgetown Public Policy Review, Vol. 11, No. 1: 57-67.
Auer, Matthew R. (2006). "Presidential Environmental Appointees in Comparative Perspective," Public Administration Review, Vol. 66 (in press).
Auer, Matthew R. (2006). "Contexts, Multiple Methods, and Values in the Study of Common-Pool Resources," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 25, No. 1: 215-227.
Andersson, Krister and Matthew R. Auer. (2005). "Incentives for Contractors in Aid-Supported Activities," in Clark C. Gibson, Elinor Ostrom, Sujai Shivakumar, and Krister Andersson (Eds.), The Samaritan's Dilemma: The Political Economy of Development Aid. Oxford: Oxford University Press: 160-170.
Auer, Matthew R. and Rafael Reuveny. (2005). "Foreign Aid and Foreign Direct Investment: Key Players in the Environmental Restoration of Central and Eastern Europe," in John Maxwell and Rafael Reuveny (Eds.), Trade and Environment: Theory and Policy in the Context of EU Enlargement and Transition Economies. London: Edward Elgar: 182-206.
Auer, Matthew R. (2005). "Foreign Aid to Promote Energy Efficiency in Mexico: An Institutional Analysis," Journal of Energy and Development, Vol. 31, No. 1:85-100.
Auer, Matthew R. (2005). "Prospects for Improved Air Quality at the Regional Level in Poland," European Urban and Regional Studies, Vol. 12, No. 2: 133-148.
Matthew R. Auer, Catherine Karr-Colque, and Safiya Samman. (2005). "Taking Stock of the International Arrangement on Forests." Journal of Forestry, Vol. 103, No. 3: 126-133.
Matthew R. Auer. (2004). Restoring Cursed Earth: Appraising Environmental Policy Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. Boulder: Rowman & Littlefield.
Matthew R. Auer. (2003). "The Study of Global Environmental Politics in the Information Age," in Michael Maniates (Ed.), Encountering Global Environmental Politics: Teaching, Learning, and Empowering Knowledge, pp. 181-95. Oxford, UK: Rowman and Littlefield.
Matthew R. Auer. (2003). "Reflections on the Craft of Advising: Expert Advice and U.S. Foreign Aid Policy-Making." International Studies Perspectives, Vol. 4, No. 2: 211-227.
Matthew R. Auer. (2003). "Policy Sciences and the Maverick Career." Policy Sciences, Vol. 36, No. 1: 37-45.
Matthew R. Auer and Christopher Farley. (2003). "Nontimber Forest Values: The 'Understory' of the International Tropical Timber Organization." Journal of Forestry, Vol. 101, No. 5: 42-45.
Matthew R. Auer and Anto Raukas. (2002). "Determinants of Environment Cleanup in Estonia." Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, Vol. 20, No. 5: 679-698.
Matthew R. Auer and Eve Nilenders. (2001). "Verifying Environmental Cleanup: Lessons from the Baltic Sea Joint Comprehensive Environmental Action Programme." Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, Vol. 19, No. 6: 881-901.
Matthew R. Auer. (2001). "Energy and Environmental Politics in Post-Corporatist Mexico." Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 29, No. 3: 437-455.
Matthew R. Auer, Rafael Reuveny, and Lisa Adle. (2001). "Environmental Liability and Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe," Journal of Environment and Development, Vol. 10, No. 1: 5-34.
