From collaboration to contestation? Perceptions of legitimacy and effectiveness in post-Paris climate governance

Earth System Governance

Naghmeh Nasiritousi¹  Karin Bäckstrand²  Jonathan Kuyper³ 

[1] Corresponding author. Postboks 1097, Blindern, 0317, Oslo, Norway.;The Department of Political Science, Stockholm University, Sweden;The Department of Political Science, The University of Oslo, Norway;

关键词: Climate governance;    Non-state actors;    UNFCCC;    Legitimacy;    Effectiveness;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

How do governance arrangements affect perceptions of legitimacy and effectiveness amongst non-state actors? This is a pertinent question as the roles of non-state actors have been strengthened in global climate governance. In this paper, we focus on how actors involved in climate governance processes perceive trade-offs and specific factors that risk undermining legitimacy and potential effectiveness of those arrangements. We argue that different rules of procedural legitimacy generate sociological views about whether an institution or its policies will be effective and, in turn, are ‘worthy of support’. To establish this, we engage in an analysis of how nonstate actors have been engaged in the UNFCCC, pre- and post-Paris. We find that efforts to deepen engagement is generating contestation between actors, not fostering collaboration. Focusing on how actors view procedural rules and their potentialities for effective outcomes sheds light on support for those institutions and the development of effective policies.

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