Responses to Current Global Agreements: New Theories and Practice of Development in Low and Middle Income Nations

From summer 2017 to fall 2018, this project will pursued the following research question: How are local governments and their partners working with national governments to respond to recent UN global agreements? It explores the proposition that the successful implementation of the Sendai Framework, Addis Ababa Action Agreement, Agenda for 2030 Sustainable Development, Paris Agreement and the New Urban Agenda, will require new theories and practices of development and practices focused on local/national partnerships now being advanced within universities and in the field.