Kenneth Abbott
- Senior Sustainability Scholar, Global Institute of Sustainability
- Jack E. Brown Professor of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
- Faculty Fellow, Center for Law, Science and Innovation
- Center for Law and Global Affairs Advisory Board
- Professor of Global Studies, School of Politics and Global Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Faculty Affliate, School of Public Affairs; Center for Law, Science and Innovation; and Center for Law and Global Affairs, Arizona State University
Sandra O'Connor College of Law
Arizona State University
PO Box 877906
Tempe, AZ 85287
Phone:
480-965-5917
Email:
Ken.Abbott@asu.edu
Biography
A leading scholar in international law, Kenneth Abbott's teaching and research focus on the interdisciplinary study of international law and international relations, including public and private institutions, environmental issues, development policy, global health, and international trade and economic law. He also has a faculty appointment in the ASU School of Global Studies, where he co-directs the global environmental governance program. Professor Abbott is a member of the editorial boards of International Theory, the Journal of International Economic Law and the Journal of International Law and International Relations.
Expertise
international relations; international law; economic law; cross-border cooperation; emerging technologies; private and public governance;Education
- J.D., magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1969
- A.B., Government, Cornell University, 1966
Journal Articles
Abbott, K. W. 2012. The transnational regime complex for climate change. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 30:571-590. (link)
Abbott, K. W. 2012. Engaging the public and the private in global sustainability governance. International Affairs 88:543-564. (link)
Abbott, K. W. and D. Gartner. In press. Reimaging participation in international institutions. Journal of International Law and International Relations.
Abbott, K. W. and G. E. Marchant. 2010. Institutionalizing sustainability across the federal government. Sustainability 2:1924-1942. (link)
Abbott, K. W., G. E. Marchant and E. A. Corley. 2012. Soft law oversight mechanisms for nanotechnology. Jurimetrics: The Journal of Law, Science & Technology 52:279-312. (link)
Abbott, K. W. and D. Snidal. 2010. International regulation without international government: Improving IO performance through orchestration. Review of International Organizations 5:315-344. (link)
Biermann, F., K. Abbott, S. Andresen, K. Backstrand, S. Bernstein, M. M. Betsill, H. Bulkeley, B. Cashore, J. Clapp, C. Folke, A. Gupta, J. Gupta, P. M. Haas, A. Jordan, N. Kanie, T. Kluvankova-Oravska, L. Lebel, D. Liverman, J. Meadowcroft, R. B. Mitchell, P. Newell, S. Oberthur, L. Olsson, P. Pattberg, R. Sanchez-Rodriguez, H. Schroeder, A. Underdal, S. Camargo Vieira, C. Vogel, O. R. Young, A. Brock and R. Zondervan. 2012. Transforming governance and institutions for global sustainability: Key insights from the Earth System Governance Project. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 4:51-60. (link)
Biermann, F., K. Abbott, S. Andresen, K. Backstrand, S. Bernstein, M. M. Betsill, H. Bulkeley, B. Cashore, J. Clapp, C. Folke, A. Gupta, J. Gupta, P. M. Haas, A. Jordan, N. Kanie, T. Kluvankova-Oravska, L. Lebel, D. Liverman, J. Meadowcroft, R. B. Mitchell, P. Newell, S. Oberthur, L. Olsson, P. Pattberg, R. Sanchez-Rodriguez, H. Schroeder, A. Underdal, S. Camargo Vieira, C. Vogel, O. R. Young, A. Brock and R. Zondervan. 2012. Navigating the anthropocene: Improving earth system governance. Science 335:1306-1307. (link)
Marchant, G. E., D. J. Sylvester and K. W. Abbott. 2010. New soft law approach to nanotechnology oversight: A voluntary product certification scheme. UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy 28:123-152.
Books and Book Chapters
Abbott, K. W. 2011. An international framework agreement on science and technological innovation and regulation. In: G. Marchant E., B. R. Allenby and J. R. Herkert. eds., The Growing Gap Between Emerging Technologies and Legal-Ethical Oversight: The Pacing Problem. Springer.
Abbott, K. W. and D. Snidal. In press. Law, legalization and politics: An agenda for the next generation of IR-IL scholars. In: J. Dunoff L. and M. A. Pollack. eds., Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Internatonal Law and International Relations. Cambridge University Press.
Abbott, K. W., D. J. Sylvester and G. E. Marchant. 2010. Transnational regulation of nanotechnology: Reality or romanticism?. In: G. Hodge A., D. M. Bowden and A. D. Maynard. eds., International Handbook on Regulating Nanotechnologies. Edward Elgar.
Marchant, G. E., K. W. Abbott, D. J. Sylvester and L. M. Gulley. 2012. Transnational new govenance and the international coordination of nanotechnology oversight. In: D. Dana ed. The Nanotechnology Challenge: Creating Legal Institutions for Uncertain Challenges. Cambridge University Press.
