Negotiating Plastics: Inter-institutional learning between the Basel Convention and INC

• Project/Area Number: 24K16315
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 06020:International relations-related
• Research Institution: Kobe University
• Principal Investigator: SETIAWAN FAJAR・AJIE 神戸大学, 国際協力研究科, 部局研究員 (80975508)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2026-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
• Keywords: Institutional Learning / Environmental Regime / Basel Convention / INC / Plastic Treaty

Outline of Research at the Start

This research aims to investigate the role of transnational actors in facilitating the inter-institutional learning between the INC and the Basel Convention in global plastic governance, to further contribute to the current scholarship which tends to focus on the role of the treaty secretariats.