Polycentric Climate Governance: The State, Local Action, Democratic Preferences, and Power—Emerging Insights and a Research Agenda

Global Environmental Politics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(3), P. 24 - 47

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract In recent years, climate governance has shifted from the global, multilateral regime to voluntary initiatives multiple directions. Scholars frequently use a polycentric lens study complex and multijurisdictional reality. The perspective helps grasp new reality at general level, but it is lacking in specificity. To fill this research gap, article attempts enhance analytical power of by exploring four issues: role state, diffusion local action, integration democratic preferences, power. These issues are discussed doing systematic literature review empirical regarding change mitigation. results show importance states national level provide insights into how share transfer knowledge, get supported transnational networks, secure compliance with preferences. provides less insight concludes developing agendas for further cumulation knowledge strengthen action all levels.

Language: Английский

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Institutions, in time: Designing feedback pathways for shared infrastructure transitions

Policy Studies Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 11, 2025

Abstract Electric utilities, challenged by a rapidly unfolding energy transition, use many informal institutions to bridge across technologies and sectors. Little is known, however, about how electric utility systems other polycentric systems' institutions‐in‐use vary evolve over time. We novel engaged research method, the Nominal Group Technique, solicit current, future, potential from 66 staff board members 18 utilities in shared system Minnesota. Our questions focus on favored for distributed resources like solar, vehicles, batteries. Generating 578 ideas, we parse each into institutional statements using Institutional Grammar. then identify configurations current desired feedback pathways different infrastructures actor groups. results demonstrate importance of structure context‐related adjustment mechanisms designing change infrastructure information payoff rules. Theoretically, advance understanding theories governance systems, toward linear, parallel, recursive, conjunctive dynamics that expand beyond evolutionary theories. methods point as way help converse between theory practice, particularly institutionally technologically complex periods transition. 摘要 面对快速展开的能源转型挑战,电力公司使用许多非正式制度来连接技术和部门。然而,研究不足的是,电力公司系统和其他多中心系统的现行制度如何随时间推移而变化和发展。我们使用一种新颖的参与式研究方法(即名义团体技术),从明尼苏达州的一个共享电力系统中的18家电力公司的66名员工和董事会成员那里征集当前、未来和潜在的现行制度。我们的问题聚焦于太阳能、电动汽车和电池等分布式能源资源所偏好的制度。我们生成了578个想法,并使用制度语法将每个想法解析为制度陈述,以帮助确定不同基础设施和行动者群体中当前和期望的反馈途径的制度配置。我们的研究结果表明,结构和与情境相关的调整机制在“设计共享基础设施系统变革”方面具有潜在重要性,信息和回报规则也具有潜在重要性。我们从理论上增进了对多中心治理系统中变革理论的理解,即朝着“超越进化变革理论的线性、并行、递归和联合动态”发展。我们的方法将参与式研究方法作为一种方式来帮助理论与实践之间的交流,特别针对在转型期间具备复杂制度和复杂技术的系统。 Resumen Las empresas eléctricas, ante el desafío de una transición energética que se desarrolla rápidamente, utilizan muchas instituciones informales para tender puentes entre tecnologías y sectores. Pero sabe poco sobre cómo varían evolucionan con tiempo las en uso los sistemas servicios eléctricos otros policéntricos. Utilizamos un novedoso método investigación comprometida, la Técnica Grupo Nominal, solicitar actuales, futuras potenciales miembros del personal junta directiva eléctricas sistema eléctrico compartido Nuestras preguntas centran favoritas recursos energéticos distribuidos, como energía vehículos baterías. Generamos ideas analizamos declaraciones institucionales utilizando Gramática Institucional, ayudar identificar configuraciones vías retroalimentación actuales deseadas diferentes infraestructuras grupos actores. Nuestros resultados demuestran importancia potencial estructura mecanismos ajuste relacionados contexto diseño cambios infraestructura compartida información reglas recompensa. Teóricamente, avanzamos comprensión teorías cambio gobernanza policéntrica, hacia dinámicas lineales, paralelas, recursivas conjuntivas expanden más allá evolutivo. métodos apuntan comprometidos forma conversar teoría práctica, particularmente institucional tecnológicamente complejos períodos transición.

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Leveraging Local Environmental Management in the Scope of an Administrative Decentralization Process: The Case of Portuguese Coastal Municipalities

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Climate governance in the BRICS: pathways toward net-zero emissions

Discover Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6(1)

Published: May 2, 2025

Language: Английский

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Can transparency governance promote interregional coordinated carbon emission reduction? A new perspective from China provincial transparency index

Energy Strategy Reviews, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 58, P. 101649 - 101649

Published: Feb. 4, 2025

Language: Английский

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Beyond Gridlock

IGI Global eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 32

Published: Feb. 25, 2025

As traditional approaches to global governance face increasing gridlock due institutional inertia and divergent national interests, non-state actors have emerged as vital catalysts for change. Drawing on Ostrom's (2010) theoretical framework, this chapter explores how polycentric governance—characterized by multiple, semi-autonomous decision-making centers—offers a promising alternative conventional monocentric or anarchic systems. Through analysis of recent scholarship case studies across climate change, resource management, sustainable development initiatives, research examines polycentrism's adaptability emphasis diverse structures fosters innovation enhances resilience. The findings demonstrate that enable locally tailored yet globally coordinated responses transnational challenges, contributing our understanding international cooperation can evolve beyond current limitations address the multifaceted challenges increasingly interdependent world.

Language: Английский

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The Empirical Realities of Polycentric Climate Governance: Introduction to the Special Issue

Global Environmental Politics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(3), P. 1 - 23

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract Scholars have undertaken much conceptual development of “polycentric” climate governance (PCG). Yet, there has been limited empirical examination whether this descriptive, analytical, and normative concept can aid change mitigation; it may even undermine our efforts in certain contexts. Thus special issue examines the realities PCG. Building from a shared definition concept, constitutive articles analyze an exploratory range systems, across policy styles, levels, types actors. Here we consolidate findings by identifying five key themes that are drawn issue, for consideration future research. These operationalization PCG systems; voluntary action; temporality; power; and, crucially, effectiveness mitigating change. Our provide evidence wide contexts, which build to propose new research streams on topic.

Language: Английский

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How Sociopolitical Histories and Lifeways Impact the Formation of ‘Good Governance’ in the Restoration of Anadromous Fish in the Columbia River Basin

Society & Natural Resources, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 37(6), P. 899 - 918

Published: Feb. 2, 2024

Despite decades of restoration efforts in the U.S. Columbia River Basin (CRB), recovery anadromous fish remains elusive. Regional stakeholder conflicts about objectives for complicate to collaboratively develop successful governance systems. While ecological research and solutions have been primary considerations initiatives, much literature recognizes social complexities as root problem. This employs a qualitative approach that illuminates how sociopolitical histories lifeways underpin stakeholders' divergent challenge formation good CRB. We show reproduce lack representation tribal members leadership which inhibits governance. has significant implications process outcomes participatory processes can meaningfully integrate diverse voices an intentional way facilitate just equitable outcome humans ecosystems.

Language: Английский

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Can overarching rules and coordination in polycentric governance help achieve pre‐identified institutional goals over time? Evidence from farmland governance in southeastern France

Policy Studies Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 28, 2024

Abstract The question of the performance polycentric governance over time is insufficiently addressed in literature. By performance, we refer to ability actors design rules and engage coordination processes that allow them achieve their goals. Through an institutional analysis, this paper seeks answer a remains unresolved field, namely effectiveness overarching set relationships drive organizational change processes. To end, conduct in‐depth case study farmland southeastern France. attributes governance, examine changes brought about by goal local food supply comparing it with other historical goals such as preservation. We show characterized mismatch prevents its from moving closer objective supply. argue evolution comes down does not lead rules‐in‐use. discuss result light findings literature on implications for public policy.

Language: Английский

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Taking stock of the multilevel governance research programme: a systematic literature review

Regional & Federal Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 33

Published: March 28, 2024

Multilevel governance (MLG) is one of the most successful ideas in contemporary political scholarship. Coined early 1990s by Gary Marks to examine developments European Union's regional policy, MLG has since been adopted and further elaborated numerous publications, which have expanded concept well beyond its initial context, afforded it wide currency academic policy-making circles. As term turns thirty, this article maps scholarship presenting first systematic review literature, based on a dataset 590 publications. In particular, identifies key conceptual empirical studies, assesses strengths weaknesses existing research, informs future work locating gaps suggesting directions. By examining research comprehensively, also provides solid basis may, possibly, reassess some longstanding 'existential' questions multilevel as programme.

Language: Английский

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