My research examines how civil society and governance institutions interact in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on environmental politics. I combine survey research, text analysis, and experimental methods to study questions at the intersection of public policy, political behavior, and sustainability governance.
Peer Reviewed Articles
Christianna Parr, “Advocacy Under Authoritarianism: Civil Society's Impact on Environmental Treaty Ratification in Southeast Asia ”.(Global Policy, 2025) <Link>
Christianna Parr, "The Impact of Social Media on Trust in NGOs and the government: A Southeast Asian Perspective". (Journal of Public Policy, 2025) <Link>
Christianna Parr, “Public Support for Environmental NGOs: A Conjoint Experiment in Southeast Asia”. Under Review
Working Papers and Projects
“Media Perceptions of Environmental NGOs: A Machine Learning Approach,” – in preparation for journal manuscript.
“The Social Media Manager: Social Media usage by Civil Society” – construction of dataset of social media accounts of NGOs across Southeast Asia to analyze their communication strategies
"Framing the Future: Public Attitudes Toward Mining and the Energy Transition in the Philippines" - survey project with Aseem Prakash and Nives Dolsak on attitudes towards the Tampakan Copper-Gold Project.
"Resentment and Refugees: Survey Experiment on the Willingness to Help the Rohingya" - survey project with Aseem Prakash and Nives Dolsak on attitudes towards Rohingya persons in Malaysia.
“Public Perceptions of NGO usage of AI” – survey project with Aseem Prakash on the preferences of donors towards NGOs who use AI in their communications.
Media Publications
Christianna Parr, Nives Dolsak, Aseem Prakash. “The Amazon isn’t the only forest that’s burning. Can consumer pressure stop the destruction?” Washington Post: Monkey Cage. October 14, 2019. <Link>
Christianna Parr, Nives Dolsak, Aseem Prakash. “The Oxfam scandal shows that, yes, nonprofits can behave badly. So why aren’t they overseen like for-profits?” Washington Post: Monkey Cage. Feb. 19, 2018. <Link>