Timothy Arvan

Tim is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. His research focuses broadly on international environmental politics and law. In particular, he studies contestation between climate change activists and obstructionists each seeking to shape the law and wield it to tip the balance of climate politics in their favor. His dissertation explores how these strategic dynamics unfold inside and outside the courtroom in both domestic and international contexts.