Congratulations to Fulbright Grant Recipient, Devon Cantwell!
Devon Cantwell, a Ph.D. student in Political Science, has received the highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board for the 2021-22 academic year.
Devon will examine environmental justice in climate adaptation and mitigation planning in Ho Chi Minh City in relationship to other cities in Southeast Asia and the national climate strategy in Vietnam. In particular, Devon will examine how cities address human security issues (e.g., the needs of individuals including food, water, and shelter). To advance scholarship in this area, Devon’s research uses the case study of Ho Chi Minh City to explore three key questions: (1) What role do cities play in global climate change governance? (2) Do cities influence how state actors craft and enact climate action plans? (3) How do cities diffuse policy to national and international levels of governance? Understanding Vietnam's climate change would contribute to broader impacts in climate change governance literature significantly by helping to explain Global South pathways for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Congratulations, Devon!
