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Philippe Evoy is a joint PhD candidate in political science and in environmental policy analysis, respectively at Université Laval and at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He holds a PhD scholarship from the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture (FRQSC) as well as a Marcel-et-Annie-Adams scholarship in international studies. His research interests include global governance and international institutions, with a particular focus on environmental questions and areas beyond national jurisdictions. His thesis project consists in a comparative study of the environmental regimes governing human activities in Antarctica, the international seabed and outer space. Philippe holds an M.Sc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). From 2019 to 2021, he worked as an international relations advisor at the National Assembly of Québec.
Research interest
International Relations, global environmental governance, areas beyond national jurisdiction, sovereignty, International Relations theory, network analysis, qualitative analysis
Peer-reviewed articles
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Pic, P. P. Evoy and JF Morin (2023) "Outer Space as a Global Commons: An Empirical Study of Space Arrangements" International Journal of the Commons, 17(1), pp. 288–301.
The designation of outer space as a global commons is a contentious issue. Some argue that officially recognizing it as such could discourage private investment, while others claim that it would not sufficiently promote sustainability. To address these debates, this article examines how space actors use a global commons framework in their institutional arrangements. Based on a collection of 1042 space arrangements, we characterize a subset of arrangements that explicitly reference concepts related to the notion of global commons. We observe that this framework is seldom used in bilateral arrangements and is mostly absent from recent agreements made by influential players. Furthermore, we find that employing principles related to global commons in arrangements does not result in significantly different operational rules. As a result, we conclude that a clearly defined global commons perspective has yet to be articulated and institutionalized.
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