Cynthia Couette
cyncouette.bsky.social
Cynthia Couette
@cyncouette.bsky.social
PhD Candidate
@universitelaval
&
@ANURegNet

Looking at the influence of #privateactors in the #globalgovernance of #globalhealth & #spacedebris
🎥 New video! 👀 @jfmorin.bsky.social and I summarize the key elements of our new publication in @gepjournal.bsky.social, where we assess the viability of a #polycentric governance system to address the urgent #environmental problem of #spacedebris. 🌎🛰️

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The Missing Ingredients for a Polycentric Governance System of Orbital Debris
YouTube video by Cynthia Couette
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June 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Many thanks to @paulinepic.bsky.social @gbeaumier.bsky.social @alicevadrot.bsky.social @rakhyunkim.bsky.social @pevoy.bsky.social E. Tepper, U. Dasgupta, H. Gilbert, M. Frank, X.-S. Yap and many others for their comments.
June 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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(6/6) These findings serve as a reminder that a polycentric structure alone does not guarantee the sustainability of a system. This conclusion is particularly relevant in light of the growing interest for the polycentric govrnance of climate change.
June 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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(5/6)Interviews with 48 key stakeholders reveal the absence of several favorable factors for a sustainable polycentric governance system.
June 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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(4/6) However, our content analysis of 1,108 arrangements provides evidence that this governance system has so far failed to adequately address the problem of orbital debris through the emergence of appropriate norms
June 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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(3/6) Our network analysis shows that the global network of space organizations exhibits some of the structural characteristics of a polycentric system.
June 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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(2/6) The pollution of Earth’s orbits by debris is an urgent environmental problem. We assess the viability of a polycentric governance system for space debris, a solution advocated by several experts.
June 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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(1/6) 📣🎉New publication alert: @cyncouette.bsky.social and I have just published an article on the polycentric governance of space debris 🛰️🚀 in @gepjournal.bsky.social. Available in open access:
direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
The Missing Ingredients for a Polycentric Governance System of Orbital Debris
Abstract. The pollution of Earth’s orbits by debris represents a pressing environmental problem. Recognizing that geopolitical factors hinder the adoption of a multilateral solution, several experts a...
direct.mit.edu
June 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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In the latest issue of JEPP, @gbeaumier.bsky.social, @cyncouette.bsky.social and I argue that the ESA, thanks to its hybrid nature, is well positioned to conduct bridging and brokering activities in global space governance.
@jeppjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Hybrid organisations and governance systems: the case of the European Space Agency
The constitutive organisations of governance systems tend to multiply and diversify over time. In parallel, a tendency toward homophily favours the creation of clusters of homogeneous organisations...
www.tandfonline.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Art 11 negociations : "the many attempts to introduce terms like voluntary or mutually agreed in the text are designed to put states in the position of consumers of products, which they are, but also to undermine their role as regulators of industry and guardians of the public interest."
February 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Faire un doctorat en science politique à Québec 💯 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUqr...
Faire un doctorat en science politique à Québec 💯
YouTube video by Science politique - Université Laval
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January 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
First post here: A fun one 🎉 After successfully completing my last doctoral examination until submission at #UL on Friday, I gathered with my #ANU peers and friends for an end-of-year celebration, before starting my journey home after 1.5 years away! What a weekend ☀️🌏🎉
December 4, 2024 at 11:54 AM