Research

Below, you’ll find my research organized by publication type and year. For questions on any specific publication, feel free to message me, and I will respond as soon as possible.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

2025

Vien, H.B. (2025). Institutions/Institutional effects. In F. Biermann, T. Hickmann, Y. Kang, C. A. Sénit, and Y. Sun (Eds.), Essential Concepts for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: An A-Z Guide. Routledge Taylor & Francis. July 2025.
Bexell, M., Bornemann, B., Moallemi, E.M., Vien, H.B. (2025). Accelerating the implementation of SDGs at the local level: Unpacking governance processes and tensions. Earth System Governance. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2025.100264

2024

Vien, H. and Galik, C.S. (2024), "Individual and interlinked SDGs: higher education institutions and metro area sustainability performance", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 25 No. 5, pp. 962-987. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-06-2023-0231
Afshan, S., & Vien, H. (2024). Decoding the Relationship Between Economic Growth and Fiscal Health: Insights from Local Governments in North Carolina. Public Finance Journal, 1(2), 125–136. https://doi.org/10.59469/pfj.2024.22

Under review

Vien Ha, Andrea Cuesta-Claros, Edoardo Eichberg, Aurelie Charles. Fostering Local Sustainability: How Higher Education Institutions Advance SDGs through Community Engagement. Revise and Resubmit.
Vien Ha & Thanh Thi Hoang. Navigating Crisis: Understanding Nonprofit Resiliency from Organizational and Institutional Lens . Under review.

Working Papers

Vien Ha. Dissertation: “The Dynamics of U.S. Energy/Environment Policy Change: Local Drivers, Boundary- Spanning Effects, and Institutional Grammar Analysis” (3-paper format)
Vien Ha, Yingzhou Yao, and Eliana Sanchez. Managing missions for perpetuity: The case of conservation land trusts in the US states. (Draft ready)
Serena Kim, Olivia Liu, Vien Ha. International Environmental Agreements and the Adoption of Renewable Energy Policies. (Final drafting)
Vien Ha and Hoang, Thanh Thi. Beyond Efficiency: Public E-Services and Perceived Information Quality in Vietnam. (Data analysis)

In Preparation

Vien Ha. Mandated or Voluntary? Environmental Social Justice Communities and New Solar Policy Change in California. (Draft ready)
Vien Ha. A Revised Intensity Scale Approach: State EJ Actions and Waste Pollution Inequality. (Data collection)
Vien Ha. Spillover Effects of University Sustainability Efforts in Local Communities. (Data collection)
Vien Ha. Institutional Barriers in SDG Localization.
Vien Ha. Policy Diffusion Effects and Electric School Bus Adoption in the US.
Vien Ha. Sustainability Concepts in the U.S. Public Policy.
Vien Ha. How Citizen Participation in Decision Making Helps Reduce Energy Insecurity in Vietnam.

Conference Presentations

2025

Vien Ha (2025). From Constituency to Congress: How Local Sustainability Factors Shape Congressional Attention To Energy Policy. American Political Science Association Conference (APSA) 2025. “Reimagining Politics, Power, and Peoplehood in Crisis Times”. Vancouver, CA. Sep 11-14, 2025.
Serena Kim, Olivia Liu, Vien Ha (2025). International Environmental Agreements and the Adoption of Renewable Energy Policies. Midwest Political Science Association Conference (MPSA) 2025. Chicago, IL. Apr 3-6, 2025.
Vien Ha (2025). From Constituency to Congress: How Local Sustainability Factors Shape Congressional Attention To Energy Policy. American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) 2025. “Not Robots Yet: Keeping Public Servants in Public Service”. Washington DC, US. Mar 28-Apr 1, 2025.

2024

Vien Ha & Thanh Thi Hoang. Live or Die Puzzle: An Integrative Approach to Nonprofits' Survivability during COVID-19. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 2024. Dreaming for a Bright Nonprofit Future: Policy Making, Technology, and Collaboration in a Dynamic Environment. Washington DC, US. Nov 2024.
Vien Ha, Yingzhou Yao, and Eliana Sanchez. Managing missions for perpetuity: The case of conservation land trusts in the US states. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 2024. Dreaming for a Bright Nonprofit Future: Policy Making, Technology, and Collaboration in a Dynamic Environment. Washington DC, US. Nov 2024.
Vien Ha (2024). Institutional Barriers in Shaping SDG Implementation: A Conceptual Analysis. American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) 2024 “Building Resilient Communities”. Minneapolis, US. April 2024.

2023

Magdalena Bexell, Basil Bornemann, Dominique Coy, Jarrod Grainger-Brown, Kerstin Krellenberg, Shirin Malekpour, Enayat A. Moallemi, Dianty Ningrum, Rodrigo Ramiro, John Thompson, Vien Ha (2023). Tracking transformative governance change through the SDGs at sub-national and local levels. Radboud Conference on Earth System Governance 2023 “Bridging Sciences and Societies for Sustainability Transformations”. Nijmegen, The Netherlands. October 2023.
Vien Ha, Edoardo Eichberg, Andrea Cuesta-Claros, Aurelie Charles (2023). Role of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in accelerating the implementation of the SDG Agenda at the local level. Radboud Conference on Earth System Governance 2023. Nijmegen, The Netherlands. October 2023.
Vien Ha (2023). Mandated or Voluntary? Environmental Social Justice Communities and New Solar Policy Change in California. The Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SECOPA) Conference. Atlanta, Georgia, US. September 2023.
Vien Ha and Galik, CS (2023). Relationships and Spillovers: Higher Education Institutions and the Adoption of Community Sustainability Practices. The 11th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD). Hybrid, Columbia University, New York, US. September 2023.
Vien Ha and Galik, CS (2023). Relationships and Spillovers: Higher Education Institutions and the Adoption of Community Sustainability Practices. North Carolina Political Science Association - North Carolina Political Science Association and Public Administration Alliance (NCPSA-NCPAA) Joint Conference. Wilmington, North Carolina, US, March 2023.

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