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The Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics
surveys the broad range of environmental and sustainability
challenges in the emerging Anthropocene and scrutinizes available
concepts, methodological tools, theories and approaches, as well as
overlaps with adjunct fields of study. This comprehensive reference
work, written by some of the most eminent academics in the field,
contains 68 entries on numerous aspects across 7 thematic areas,
including concepts and definitions; theories and methods; actors;
institutions; issue-areas; cross-cutting questions; and overlaps
with non-environmental fields. With this broad approach, the volume
seeks to provide a pluralistic knowledge base of the research and
practice of global environmental governance and politics in times
of increased complexity and contestation. Providing its readers
with a unique point of reference, as well as stimulus for further
research, this Encyclopedia is an indispensable tool for anyone
interested in the politics of the environment, particularly
students, teachers and researchers. Contributors: K.W. Abbott, C.
Adelle, L. Andonova, S. Andresen, W.F. Baber, K. Backstrand, R.V.
Bartlett, I. Baud, S. Bauer, S. Beck, M. Beisheim, D. Benson, S.
Bernstein, K. Biedenkopf, F. Biermann, K. Booth, U. Brand, P.-O.
Busch, S. Chan, K. Chelminski, J. Clapp, D. Compagnon, D. Cordell,
V. Cornelissen, E. Dellas, S. Dietz, R. Eckersley, R. Floyd, D.J.
Frank, V. Galaz, K. Genskow, S. Godin-Beekman, A. Gupta, J. Gupta,
R. Haluza-DeLay, A. Hironaka, M. Isailovic, M. Ivanova, A. Jerneck,
K. Joensson, A. Jordan, S. Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, M. Kok, A.
Kronsell, M. Lang, S. Lim, J. Lister, K. Magyera, A. Mert, D.
Moran, G. Nagtzaam, T. Nielsen, M. Nilsson, C. Okereke, T. Oliver,
L. Olsson, P.H. Pattberg, J. Pinkse, A. Prakash, O. Renn, K.
Rosendal, M.A.F. Ros-Tonen, D. Rothe, E. Schofer, B. Siebenhuner,
N. Simon, J. Stel, H. Stevenson, O.S. Stokke, K. Szulecki,
M.W.Tvedt, A. Underdal, T. Van de Graaf, D. Van Vuuren, P.
Vellinga, P. Wapner, E. Weinthal, J. Wettestad, S. White, O.
Widerberg, F. Zelli
The term Anthropocene denotes a new geological epoch characterized
by the unprecedented impact of human activities on the Earth's
ecosystems. While the natural sciences have advanced their
understanding of the drivers and processes of global change
considerably over the last two decades, the social sciences lag
behind in addressing the fundamental challenge of governance and
politics in the Anthropocene. This book attempts to close this
crucial research gap, in particular with regards to the following
three overarching research themes: (i) the meaning, sense-making
and contestations emerging around the concept of the Anthropocene
related to the social sciences; (ii) the role and relevance of
institutions, both formal and informal as well as international and
transnational, for governing in the Anthropocene; and (iii) the
role and relevance of accountability and other democratic
principles for governing in the Anthropocene. Drawing together a
range of key thinkers in the field, this volume provides one of the
first authoritative assessments of global environmental politics
and governance in the Anthropocene, reflecting on how the planetary
scale crisis changes the ways in which humans respond to the
challenge. This volume will be of great interest to students and
scholars of global environmental politics and governance, and
sustainable development.
The Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics
surveys the broad range of environmental and sustainability
challenges in the emerging Anthropocene and scrutinizes available
concepts, methodological tools, theories and approaches, as well as
overlaps with adjunct fields of study. This comprehensive reference
work, written by some of the most eminent academics in the field,
contains 68 entries on numerous aspects across 7 thematic areas,
including concepts and definitions; theories and methods; actors;
institutions; issue-areas; cross-cutting questions; and overlaps
with non-environmental fields. With this broad approach, the volume
seeks to provide a pluralistic knowledge base of the research and
practice of global environmental governance and politics in times
of increased complexity and contestation. Providing its readers
with a unique point of reference, as well as stimulus for further
research, this Encyclopedia is an indispensable tool for anyone
interested in the politics of the environment, particularly
students, teachers and researchers. Contributors: K.W. Abbott, C.
Adelle, L. Andonova, S. Andresen, W.F. Baber, K. Backstrand, R.V.
Bartlett, I. Baud, S. Bauer, S. Beck, M. Beisheim, D. Benson, S.
Bernstein, K. Biedenkopf, F. Biermann, K. Booth, U. Brand, P.-O.
Busch, S. Chan, K. Chelminski, J. Clapp, D. Compagnon, D. Cordell,
V. Cornelissen, E. Dellas, S. Dietz, R. Eckersley, R. Floyd, D.J.
Frank, V. Galaz, K. Genskow, S. Godin-Beekman, A. Gupta, J. Gupta,
R. Haluza-DeLay, A. Hironaka, M. Isailovic, M. Ivanova, A. Jerneck,
K. Joensson, A. Jordan, S. Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, M. Kok, A.
Kronsell, M. Lang, S. Lim, J. Lister, K. Magyera, A. Mert, D.
Moran, G. Nagtzaam, T. Nielsen, M. Nilsson, C. Okereke, T. Oliver,
L. Olsson, P.H. Pattberg, J. Pinkse, A. Prakash, O. Renn, K.
Rosendal, M.A.F. Ros-Tonen, D. Rothe, E. Schofer, B. Siebenhuner,
N. Simon, J. Stel, H. Stevenson, O.S. Stokke, K. Szulecki,
M.W.Tvedt, A. Underdal, T. Van de Graaf, D. Van Vuuren, P.
Vellinga, P. Wapner, E. Weinthal, J. Wettestad, S. White, O.
Widerberg, F. Zelli
The term Anthropocene denotes a new geological epoch characterized
by the unprecedented impact of human activities on the Earth's
ecosystems. While the natural sciences have advanced their
understanding of the drivers and processes of global change
considerably over the last two decades, the social sciences lag
behind in addressing the fundamental challenge of governance and
politics in the Anthropocene. This book attempts to close this
crucial research gap, in particular with regards to the following
three overarching research themes: (i) the meaning, sense-making
and contestations emerging around the concept of the Anthropocene
related to the social sciences; (ii) the role and relevance of
institutions, both formal and informal as well as international and
transnational, for governing in the Anthropocene; and (iii) the
role and relevance of accountability and other democratic
principles for governing in the Anthropocene. Drawing together a
range of key thinkers in the field, this volume provides one of the
first authoritative assessments of global environmental politics
and governance in the Anthropocene, reflecting on how the planetary
scale crisis changes the ways in which humans respond to the
challenge. This volume will be of great interest to students and
scholars of global environmental politics and governance, and
sustainable development.
Combating climate change and transitioning to fossil-free energy
are two central and interdependent challenges facing humanity
today. Governing the nexus of these challenges is complex, and
includes multiple intergovernmental and transnational institutions.
This book analyses the governance interactions between such
institutions, and explores their consequences for legitimacy and
effectiveness. Using a novel analytical framework, the contributors
examine three policy fields: renewable energy, fossil fuel subsidy
reform, and carbon pricing. These fields are compared in terms of
their institutional memberships, governance functions and
overarching norms. Bringing together prominent researchers from
political science and international relations, the book offers an
essential resource for future research and provides policy
recommendations for effective and legitimate governance of the
climate-energy nexus. Rooted in the most recent research, it is an
invaluable reference for researchers, policymakers and other
stakeholders in climate change and energy politics. This title is
also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC
BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford
Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and
selected open access locations. Global Legitimacy Crises addresses
the consequences of legitimacy in global governance, in particular
asking: when and how do legitimacy crises affect international
organizations and their capacity to rule. The book starts with a
new conceptualization of legitimacy crisis that looks at public
challenges from a variety of actors. Based on this
conceptualization, it applies a mixed-methods approach to identify
and examine legitimacy crises, starting with a quantitative
analysis of mass media data on challenges of a sample of 32 IOs. It
shows that some, but not all organizations have experienced
legitimacy crises, spread over several decades from 1985 to 2020.
Following this, the book presents a qualitative study to further
examine legitimacy crises of two selected case studies: the WTO and
the UNFCCC. Whereas earlier research assumed that legitimacy crises
have negative consequences, the book introduces a theoretical
framework that privileges the activation inherent in a legitimacy
crisis. It holds that this activation may not only harm an IO, but
could also strengthen it, in terms of its material, institutional,
and decision-making capacity. The following statistical analysis
shows that whether a crisis has predominantly negative or positive
effects depends on a variety of factors. These include the specific
audience whose challenges define a certain crisis, and several
institutional properties of the targeted organization. The ensuing
in-depth analysis of the WTO and the UNFCCC further reveals how
legitimacy crises and both positive and negative consequences are
interlinked, and that effects of crises are sometimes even visible
beyond the organizational borders.
An assessment of policy options for future global climate
governance, written by a team of leading experts from the European
Union and developing countries. Global climate governance is at a
crossroads. The 1997 Kyoto Protocol was merely a first step, and
its core commitments expire in 2012. This book addresses three
questions which will be central to any new climate agreement. What
is the most effective overall legal and institutional architecture
for successful and equitable climate politics? What role should
non-state actors play, including multinational corporations,
non-governmental organizations, public private partnerships and
market mechanisms in general? How can we deal with the growing
challenge of adapting our existing institutions to a substantially
warmer world? This important resource offers policy practitioners
in-depth qualitative and quantitative assessments of the costs and
benefits of various policy options, and also offers academics from
wide-ranging disciplines insight into innovative interdisciplinary
approaches towards international climate negotiations.
An assessment of policy options for future global climate
governance, written by a team of leading experts from the European
Union and developing countries. Global climate governance is at a
crossroads. The 1997 Kyoto Protocol was merely a first step, and
its core commitments expire in 2012. This book addresses three
questions which will be central to any new climate agreement. What
is the most effective overall legal and institutional architecture
for successful and equitable climate politics? What role should
non-state actors play, including multinational corporations,
non-governmental organizations, public private partnerships and
market mechanisms in general? How can we deal with the growing
challenge of adapting our existing institutions to a substantially
warmer world? This important resource offers policy practitioners
in-depth qualitative and quantitative assessments of the costs and
benefits of various policy options, and also offers academics from
wide-ranging disciplines insight into innovative interdisciplinary
approaches towards international climate negotiations.
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