A Farmer Works So the World Can Eat: An Analysis of the Impact of United Nations Food (In)security And Climate Change Collaboration on Linkages in United Nations Outcomes

Authors

Maley Tinstman, The College of WoosterFollow

Abstract

This study explores the interactions between United Nations (UN) food (in)security and climate change bodies, UN food (in)security and climate change outcomes, UN collaboration techniques, and linkages between climate change and food (in)security. Specifically, this study is examining the impacts of collaboration across UN bodies on the linkages present in UN outcomes, establishing whether a change in collaboration is correlated with a change in linkages. In studying this, UN food (in)security and climate change bodies are used as an area of research for collaboration, and UN food (in)security and climate change outcomes are utilized to identify linkages. This study hypothesizes that if UN collaboration methods across food (in)security and climate change bodies increase over time, then the linkages between food (in)security and climate change in UN outcomes will also increase; if there is an increase in coordination, then there is an increase in linkages of UN outcomes. This study takes a three-step analysis approach, using the methods of content analysis, process tracing, and comparative analysis. The content analysis method examines the number of linkages present in eight UN outcomes, ranging from 1996 to 2022. Process tracing is used to research collaboration that occurred before and during the creation of these outcomes. Comparative analysis is used to identify the correlation between the data from the content analysis and process tracing. This study concludes that collaboration and linkages do correlate, but do not increase over time. The data shows there was a steady increase in UN collaboration and linkages from 1996 to 2014, with a decrease from 2014 to 2022, refuting the hypothesis.

Advisor

Kille, Kent

Department

Political Science

Recommended Citation

Tinstman, Maley, "A Farmer Works So the World Can Eat: An Analysis of the Impact of United Nations Food (In)security And Climate Change Collaboration on Linkages in United Nations Outcomes" (2023). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 10747.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/10747

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

Food, Food (In)Security, Climate, Climate Change, United Nations, Collaboration, Coordination, International Relations, Politics, Political Science

Publication Date

2023

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis