Democracy and climate change /
"Democracy and Climate Change explores the various ways in which democratic principles can lead governments to respond differently to climate change. The election cycle can lead to short-termism, which often appears to be at odds with the long-term nature of climate change, with its latency bet...
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| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group,
2018.
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| Series: | Routledge global cooperation series.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- I. The basis for the analyses. The unknown influence of democratic qualities on climate performance
- The concept and the operationalization of democratic efficacy
- II. An empirical analysis of the democracy-climate nexus. Analysis I : More leads to more : positive statistical trends
- Analysis II. Canada's Kyoto Protocol process, 1995-2012 : a case study perspective
- 1995-1997 : Chrétien makes use of the prerogative
- 1998-2002 : futile consultations
- 2003-2005 : undemocratic unpredictability
- 2006-2012 : democratic weakening and climate change as a shield issue
- Discussion analysis II : linkages between democratic quality and climate performance
- III. Synergy. Overall discussion
- Conclusion
- Pragmatic afterword
- Appendices. A. Stata do file
- B. Expert interview guidelines
- C. Interview partners.
