Dr John Mikler
BCom (Hons) UNSW, MIntS (Merit) Syd, PhD Syd
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BACKGROUND
Dr Mikler's research interests are primarily focussed on the role of transnational economic actors, particularly multinational corporations, and the interaction between them and states, international organisations and civil society. He takes a comparative institutionalist perspective to the way in which economic actors are regulated, or exercise private authority, especially in respect of the social and environmental impacts of their instrumentally-motivated actions. His recent research is on the international car industry, applying the Varieties of Capitalism Approach to analyse the actions it is/is not taking in respect of the environmental impacts of its products. He is currently researching the intersection of public and private authority in world affairs, and the national institutional contexts that inform approaches to climate change mitigation.
Dr Mikler has presented his work at national and international conferences, and has had his research published as working papers, book chapters, and articles in journals such as Global Society; Business and Politics; Policy and Society (including editing a 2011 special issue on ‘Sharing Sovereignty for Policy Outcomes’); Regulation and Governance; Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society; Local Economy; and New Political Economy. His first book, published by Edward Elgar in 2009, is ‘Greening the Car Industry: Varieties of Capitalism and Climate Change’. He is currently editing a Handbook of Global Companies to be published in 2013 by Wiley-Blackwell and linked with the journal Global Policy. In 2008, the Standing Group on Regulatory Governance of the European Consortium for Political Research awarded him its inaugural Giandomenico Majone Prize. This prize recognises outstanding research by scholars in the field of regulatory governance. See http://regulation.upf.edu/index.php?id=giandomenico_majone_prize.
RESEARCH
Research Interests
- International Political Economy
- Comparative Political Economy
- Multinational Corporations
- Climate Change
- Business-Government Relations
- Private Authority
- State Sovereignty
- Globalisation
TEACHING
Current Courses
Past Courses
- GOVT2440 - Globalisation and National Governance
- GOVT2558 Government, Business and Society
- ECOF5803 The Global Context of Business: Economic, Political and Social
- GOVT2802 International Studies Practicum.
PUBLICATIONS
Books Authored and Edited
Mikler J (2013), The Handook of Global Companies, Handbooks of Global Policy, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford.
Mikler, J 2009, Greening the Car Industry: Varieties of Capitalism and Climate Change, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.
Refereed Journal Articles
Mikler, J and Harrison, N (forthcoming 2013), "Climate Innovation: Australian Corporate Perspectives on the Role of Government", Australian Journal of Politics and History.
Mikler J (forthcoming 2013), "Global Companies and Emerging Market Economies", Global Policy.
Mikler, J 2012, "The Price is Right? The Limitations of Market Mechanisms in Encouraging Low Carbon Mobility", Local Economy, vol. 27, no. 11.
Mikler, J 2012, "The Illusion of the Power of Markets", Journal of Australian Political Economy, vol. 68, pp. 41-61.
Mikler, J & Harrison N 2012, "Varieties of Capitalism and Technological Innovation for Climate Change Mitigation", New Political Economy, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 179-208.
Mikler, J 2011, "Sharing Sovereignty for Policy Outcomes", Policy and Society, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 151-160.
Mikler, J & Beem, B 2011, "National Regulations for a Borderless Industry: US versus UK Approaches to Online Gambling", Policy and Society, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 161-176.
Mikler, J 2011, "Plus ca Change? A Varieties of Capitalism Approach to Concern for the Environment", Global Society, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 331-352.
Mikler, J 2010, "Apocalypse Now or Business as Usual? Reducing the Carbon Emissions of the Global Car Industry", Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 407-426.
Mikler, J 2009, "Why Copenhagen Doesn't Matter", Australian Review of Public Affairs, September, available online at http://www.australianreview.net/digest/2009/09/mikler.html.
Mikler, J 2008, "Sharing Sovereignty for Global Regulation: the Cases of Fuel Economy and Online Gambling", Regulation and Governance, vol. 2, no. 4, pp.383-404.
Mikler, J 2007, "Framing Responsibility: National Variations in Corporations' Motivations", Policy and Society, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 67-104.
Mikler, J 2007, "Varieties of Capitalism and the Auto Industry's Environmental Initiatives: National Institutional Explanations for Firms' Motivations", Business and Politics, vol. 9, no. 1, article 4.
Mikler, J 2005, "Institutional Reasons for the Effect of Environmental Regulations: Passenger Car CO2 Emissions in the EU, US and Japan", Global Society, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 409-444.
Edited Special Editions of Journals
Mikler J (ed) (forthcoming 2013), "Global Companies and Emerging Market Economies", Global Policy.
Mikler, J (ed) 2011, "Sharing Sovereignty for Policy Outcomes", Policy and Society, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 151-160.
Book Chapters
Mikler, J 2012, "Corporations", in R Pettman (ed), Handbook on International Political Economy, World Scientific Publishing, Singapore.
Mikler, J 2012, "Still Stalled on the Road to Neoliberal Globalisation? The Endurance of National Varieties of Capitalism", in F Stillwell, D Cahill & B Edwards (eds), Neoliberalism: Beyond the Free Market, Northampton, Cheltenham & Edward Elgar, MA.
Mikler, J 2012, "Global Commons", in M Juergensmeyer & H Anheier (eds), Encyclopedia of Global Studies, Sage, Thousand Oaks.
Mikler, J 2012, "Distribution of Wealth, Equitability of", in M Juergensmeyer & H Anheier (eds), Encyclopedia of Global Studies, Sage, Thousand Oaks.
Mikler, J 2007, "Framing Responsibility: Global firms' Environmental Motivations", in G Birch (ed), Water Wind Art and Debate - How environmental concerns impact on disciplinary research, Sydney University Press, Sydney.
Selected Conference Papers
Mikler, J and Harrison, N 2013, "Corporate-State Relations and Technological Innovation for Climate Change Mitigation", Socio-Legal Studies Association Conference 2013, University of York, York, UK, 26-28 March.
Mikler, J 2013, "Corporaciones (Multi?)nacionales y del Estado en las Economias Establecidas", 15th World Economy Meeting, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain, 5-7 June.
Mikler, J & Voss, H 2012, "Varieties of Capitalism and MNCs' Climate Change Strategies in China", paper presented at the 53rd Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, San Diego, USA.
Mikler, J & Harrison, N 2012, "The Interaction and Co-evolution of National Institutions: Comparative Corporate-State Relations and Technological Innovation for Climate Change Mitigation", paper presented at the 53rd Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, San Diego, USA.
Mikler, J 2011, "The Illusion of Market Power", paper presented at the Australian Political Studies Association Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 26-28 September.
Mikler, J 2011, "Still Stalled on the Road to Neoliberal Globalisation: Varieties of Capitalism in a Time of Tumult", paper presented at the Third Global International Studies Conference, World International Studies Committee, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 17-20 August.
Mikler, J & Voss, H 2011, "Institutional and Vintage Influences on MNEs' International Climate Change Strategies", paper presented at the Academy of International Business 2011 Annual Meeting, Nagoya, Japan.
Mikler, J 2010, "Business as Usual or Apocalypse Now? Regulating the Car Industry's Carbon Emissions", paper presented at the Third Biennial Conference of the Standing Group on Regulatory Governance of the European Consortium for Political Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Mikler, J & Harrison, N 2009, "Capitalism for Climate Change: the Varieties of Capitalism and their Ability to Reduce Carbon Emissions", paper presented at the 21st IPSA World Conference of Political Science, Santiago, Chile.
Mikler, J 2009, "A Varieties of Capitalism Approach to Disagrgegated Authority and Climate Change", paper presented at the 5th ECPR General Conference, Potsdam, Germany.
Mikler, J & Harrison, N 2009, "A Varieties of Capitalism Approach to Incremental versus Radical Technological Change for Reducing Carbon Emissions in the US and Europe", paper presented at the 5th ECPR General Conference, Potsdam, Germany.
Mikler, J & Beem, B 2009, "National Regulations for a Borderless Industry: US versus UK Approaches to Online Gambling", paper presented at the 5th ECPR General Conference, Potsdam, Germany.
Mikler, J 2009, "Society as Governance? Applying a Varieties of Capitalism Lens to Environmental Concerns", paper presented at the World Civic Forum 2009, hosted by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
Mikler, J 2008, "Domestic Liberalisation as Global Regulation: the Cases of Fuel Economy and Online Gambling Regulations", paper presented at the Second Biennial Conference of the Standing Group on Regulatory Governance of the European Consortium for Political Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Mikler, J & Beem, B 2008, "Regulating the Digital Commons: US and UK Approaches to Online Gambling", paper presented at the 49th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, USA.
Mikler, J 2007, "National Interests in Multinational Corporations’ Codes of Conduct", paper presented at the 48th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Chicago, USA.
Mikler, J 2006, "What Motivates the International Car Industry on the Environment? An Analysis of National Material and Normative Differences", paper presented at the 5th Global Conference on Business and Economics, Cambridge University, UK.
Mikler, J 2005, "Post Material Values? Conflicting Evidence on the Role of Social Attitudes in Germany, the US and Japan, focussing on the Market for Passenger Cars", paper presented at the Australasian Political Studies Association Conference, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Mikler, J 2004, "The International Car Industry and Environmental Sustainability: Moving Beyond Green-washing?", paper presented at the Sustainability and Social Science Roundtable Proceedings, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Mikler, J 2004, "The Regulatory Environment for Motor Vehicle CO2 Emissions in the EU, US and Japan: Institutional Reasons for Normative Change", paper presented at the Fifth Pan-European International Relations Conference: 'Constructing World Orders', Netherlands Congress Centre, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Mikler, J 2003, "Multinational Corporations and Global Environment Governance - A Research Agenda Focussing on the International Car Industry", paper presented at the Australasian Political Studies Association Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Working Papers
Mikler, J 2010, "Capitalism and Climate Change: Implications for China", presentation for the Contemporary China Centre's Virtual Seminar Series of the World Universities Network, available online at http://www.wun.ac.uk/events/china-business-green-opportunities-capitalism-and-climate-change-implications-china
Mikler, J 2003, "A Normative Approach to the International Car Industry and Global Environmental Governance", Sydney: Sydney University, School of Economics and Political Science.
Book Reviews
Mikler, J 2008, "Entrepreneurial States: Reforming Corporate Governance in France, Japan and Korea", by Y Tiberghien, Governance, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 609-612.
Reports
Osborne L, Sims D, Lidgerwood C, Gilluley G, Clarke M, Selby R, Hurley V, Richards D & Mikler, J 1997, "Australian Content on Pay TV", Australian Broadcasting Authority.
Koomen K, Osborne L, Mikler, J, Goldstein D, Grainger G, Robertson D, Corker J, Ceramidas C, Flood B & Farina D 1996, "Investigation into the Content of Online Services", Australian Broadcasting Authority.
Mikler, J 1996, "V-Chip Technology', ABA Update, Report Number 46, Australian Broadcasting Authority.
Moir H, Gallagher M, Phillips R, Kulys A & Mikler, J 1991, "The Pharmaceutical Industry: Impediments and Opportunities', Program Evaluation Report, Bureau of Industry Economics, Canberra: Australian Government Printing Service.
COMMENTARY
Invited Lectures and Seminars
Mikler, J 2012, participation in the 4th International Political Economy Workshop, Murdoch University, Australia 2-3 February.
Mikler, J & Harrison, N 2011, "Varieties of Capitalism and Technological Innovation for Climate Change Mitigation", Department of Government and International Relations Colloquium Series, University of Sydney, 31 March.
Mikler, J 2010, participation in the 3rd International Political Economy Workshop, The University of Griffith, Australia 7-8 December.
Mikler, J 2010, "Still Stalled on the Road to Neoliberal Globalisation? The Endurance of National Institutional Divergence in a Time of Tumult", Contesting Neoliberalism and its Furture Workshop, University of Sydney, 2-3 December.
Mikler, J 2010, "Markets do not Exist, States and Corporations Do", Markets and Society Research Network Symposium, The University of Sydney, 30 September - 1 October.
Mikler, J 2010, "Capitalism and Climate Change: Implications for China", World Universities Network Contemporary China Centre, online at http://www.wun.ac.uk/events/china-business-green-opportunities-capitalism-and-climate-change-implications-china, 18 November.
Mikler, J 2010, discussant for a workshop on The Hybridised State: Past, Present and Future, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, School of Social and Political Sciences, and Institute for the Social Sciences, University of Sydney, 13-14 July.
Mikler, J 2010, "The Global Car Industry, Varieties of Capitalism and Climate Change", School of Political Science and International Studies Seminar Series, University of Queensland, Australia, 26 March.
Mikler, J 2009, "The Global Auto Industry: Between Corporate Responsibility and Regulation", Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, 18 August.
Mikler, J 2009, "Sharing Sovereignty for Global Regulation: The Cases of Fuel Economy and Online Gambling", Griffith University, Australia, 20 March.
Mikler, J 2009, "The Global Car Industry, Varieties of Capitalism and Climate Change: The Institutional Context of Regulation in the EU, US and Japan", The Centre for International Business (CIBUL), University of Leeds, UK, 4 December.
Mikler, J 2009, "The Global Car Industry, Varieties of Capitalism and Climate Change: The Institutional Context of Regulation in the EU, US and Japan", The Centre for Research on Socio Cultural Change (CRESC), University of Manchester, UK, 2 December.
Mikler, J 2009, "The Global Car Industry, Varieties of Capitalism and Climate Change: The Institutional Context of Regulation in the EU, US and Japan", The Department of International Relations, Koc University, Turkey, 23 November.
Mikler, J 2009, "The Global Car Industry, Varieties of Capitalism and Climate Change: The Institutional Context of Regulation in the EU, US and Japan", The Department of Politics, University of York, UK, 11 November.
Mikler, J 2009, "The Global Car Industry, Varieties of Capitalism and Climate Change: The Institutional Context of Regulation in the EU, US and Japan", The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, 4 November.
Mikler, J 2008, "Sharing Sovereignty for Effective Regulation: CO2 Emissions and the Car Industry", Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet), The Australian National University, Australia, 30 September.
Mikler, J 2007, "Varieties of Capitalism and the Auto Industry’s Environmental Initiatives: National Institutional Explanations for Firms’ Motivations", Department of Government and International Relations Colloquium Series, University of Sydney, Australia, September.