Peter Gourevitch

Expertise

Gourevitch is an expert on international relations and comparative politics. He specializes in political economy with a particular focus on international trade and economic globalization, trade disputes, regulatory system, and corporate governance.

Current Projects

Gourevitch is currently studying corporate governance systems in a globalizing world economy, comparing differences in the way countries structure companies and their relationship to shareholders.

Background Notes

Gourevitch was elected in 1996 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the founding dean of IR/PS, where he served from 1986 to 1998. He co-edited International Organization with David Lake from 1996 -2001. He taught at Harvard from 1969-74, at McGill from 1974-79 and joined UC San Diego's political science department in 1979. He is a widower with two sons, Alex, 26, and Nick, 23.

Professional Activities

International Organization, co-editor, 1997-2001, Board of Editors, 1980-86, 1988-93, 1995-2001.
Council on Foreign Relations: member, 1991-present.
Selection Committee: International Affairs Fellowships, member since 1990, and chair of committee since 1995.
Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA), president, 1991, secretary treasurer, 1990
American Political Science Association (APSA), co-chair of program committee, 1993 annual meeting, chair, section on "International System," 1984 meetings, member Administrative Council and Executive Committee, 1990-1992.
Chair, Woodrow Wilson Award Committee, 1995.
Social Science Research Council: Committee on Western Europe, member, 1981-1989; chair, 1985-1989.
Public Policy: politics editor, (publication of the Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration), 1971.

Research Interests

NGO/Nonprofits Case Studies Project

These case studies, developed by students at IR/PS, explore the ways NGOs monitor compliance with various norms and standards concerning corporate social responsibility; the environment, labor standards, food safety, working conditions, human rights, investing, and other important issues.

The cases are meant for teaching purposes and are available to students at any institution subject to copywrite rules. All of these cases are copywrited. Thus, if you reference them for papers or publications, you must make a citation to them. Please use this format: 
Aguirre, Sustainable Seafood, IR/PS CSR  Case 05-01, 2005.

New case studies are generated each year, and will be added to the NGO Case Study Library.

Table of Contents: NGO Case Study Library, September 2009

The Table of Contents is a downloadable Excel spreadsheet listing the case studies by name of student, by category, and name of organization. The list below provides a link to downloadable versions of each paper in the Case Study Library. The list is sorted by last name of author and includes a brief tile.


Aguirre, "Fishwise
Ascoli, "GoodGuide"
Barrier, "Bio Suisse Organization"
Black, "Petrobras"
Chavez, "Worker Rights Consortium"
Cheng, "Social Investment Funds - Domini"
Conway, "Whole Foods"
Crowe, "Animal Rights: Leaping Bunny Logo"
Cummings, "The SA8000 Standard"
Engelman, "US Green Building Council"
Fernandez, "One World Trust"
Fox, "FairTrade and Utz-Kapeh"
Gorham, "Carbon Discolure Project"
Ha, "Ford Motor Company"
Hansen, "Eco-tourism"
Hirt, "Verité"
Horowitz, "DOE monitoring in Kyoto Protocol"
Huang, "Interfaith Center on Corporate Reponsibility"
Hwang, "Rainforest Alliance"
Jost, "Leveraging Purchasing Power to Preserve Biodiversity"
Jost, "Purchase Power Partnership Model"
Lihardo, "Parents Television Council"
Mendoza, "Evaluating E-Recycling"
Nguyen, "Equator Principles"
Owens, "Marine Stewardship Council"
Peng, "ISO organization"
Pongratic, "Patagonia and Green Supply Chain"
Salazar, "Calvert Social Investment Funds"
Shen, "Fair Labor Association"
Snavely, "U.S. Green Building Council"
Stryjewski, "Forest Stewardship Council"
Superti, "Addio Pizzo"
Tierney, "Greenhouse Gas Offsets"
Veach, "Forest Stewardship Council and Staples"
Ventura, "Rainforest Alliance"
Wilcox, "ISO 14001"

Publications of Note

Gourevitch has a new book Political Power and Corporate Control: the New Global Politics of Corporate Governance forthcoming from Princeton University Press, Summer 2005. His previous major book, Politics in Hard Times: Comparative Responses to International Crisis has been published in Spanish, Italian, and Korean. He also published an article on corporate governance in Yale Law Journal, 2003. Other publications deal with U.S.-Japan relations, international relations after the Cold War, Europe and France.

Recent Publications

“The politics of corporate governance regulation, “ The Yale Law Journal, 112:7 (May, 2003), pp. 1829-1880. (112Yale L.J 1829).

IRGN 410 Corporate Governance

Course Description:

Why do corporate governance systems—the way firms are run, the relationships among managers, stockholders, and workers—differ widely around the world? This course examines the various explanations for these striking differences and the consequences. Prerequisite: graduate level or consent of instructor.

IRGN 423 Corporate Social Responsibility

The Corporation in the Global Economy: Business and Government

Course Description:

Business and government interaction in the world economy are examined from both public policy and private sector management perspectives. Topics include competitive advantage, the challenging boundaries of private and public, and the influence of private interests on public sector regulation. Prerequisites. IRCO 400, 401, 410, 412, 420, 421, 453, and 454, or consent of instructor.