1. Introduction: broadened understanding of global environmental negotiations Hannah Hughes and Alice B. M. Vadrot; Part I. Developing a Methodology: 2. Starting: practical and ethical considerations Alice B. M. Vadrot and Hannah Hughes; 3. Frameworks: developing and working with analytical frameworks Michele Betsill and Naghmeh Nasiritousi; 4. Concepts: selecting, applying and innovating concepts Hannah Hughes and Alice B. M. Vadrot; 5. Stakes: conducting relational research with indigenous peoples Marcela Vecchione-Gonçalves with Hannah Hughes; Part II. Navigating Sites: 6. Negotiations: navigating global environmental conferences Tracy Bach and Beth Martin; 7. Beyond negotiations: studying side events, exhibition booths, and other neglected conference spaces Jennifer Bansard; Part III. Collecting and Analyzing Data: 8. Texts: collecting and analyzing event documents Jennifer Iris Allan and Pamela Chasek; 9. Interviews: conducting and using interviews on and at negotiations Yulia Yamineva; 10. Ethnography: from method to methodology at plural sites of agreement making Kimberly R. Marion Suiseeya and Laura Zanotti; 11. Collaboration: working together across time and space Noella J. Gray, Catherine Corson, Lisa M. Campbell, Peter R. Wilshusen, Rebecca L. Gruby and Shannon Hagerman; 12. Networks: collecting data for social network analysis Matthew Paterson; Part IV: Implementing and Adapting: 13. Experiences: reflecting and comparing research on negotiations Arne Langlet, Timo Leiter, Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki and Harriet Thew; 14. Adapting: responding to unforeseen research circumstances Alice B. M. Vadrot; 15. Conclusions: reflecting on the future (study) of global environmental agreement-making Alice B. M. Vadrot and Hannah Hughes; Index.