Strategies and Impacts of Policy Entrepreneurs: Ideology, Democracy, and the Quest for a Just Transition to Climate Neutrality DOI Open Access
Fredrik von Malmborg

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(12), P. 5272 - 5272

Published: June 20, 2024

The concept of policy entrepreneurs has gained increasing attention in studies change, including climate and governance. It foregrounds the role agency understanding change. However, process is political conceals power that shapes how public problems policies are framed defined. Thus, should be confronted with challenge generating legitimacy, accountability, justice their actions implementation targeted Drawing on political–philosophical theories liberal deliberative democracy as well environmental ecological this paper outlines a conceptual framework for critical analytical normative research strategies impacts democratic governance, primarily but also more generally. Empirical recent policymaking change mitigation EU Sweden identifies several deficits related to principles justice. found from different social spheres use cultural–institutional entrepreneurship influence beliefs perceptions policies. In addition, it sector structural ideological grounds existing relations all, brings ideology politics into entrepreneurs. suggested not only used, ideologies actors them, decisive entrepreneurs, thus, whether advocacy will adhere norms facilitate or hamper just transition neutrality sustainability. ends proposals can act democratically, deal populist wanting erode democracy, conditions movements take responsibility entrepreneurial way.

Language: Английский

From Role Model to International Scapegoat: Analysing the Paradigm Shift in Swedish Climate Policy and Governance DOI Open Access
Fredrik von Malmborg

Published: May 17, 2024

Sweden has long been hailed as a role model in climate policy. But the new right-wing government supported by far-right populist party is undertaking paradigm shift Swedish policy and governance. This paper critically analyses this from perspectives of legitimacy, accountability justice. These are democratic norms important analysis just transition to neutrality. Severe deficits process policies proposed adopted identified. The explained neo-corporatist political system Sweden, dominance (neo)liberal discourse ecological modernization environmental policy, an ongoing autocratization driven anti-democratic parties throughout Europe. ends suggesting how governance can be democratized re-politicized, that also give room for justice advocates take part processes.

Language: Английский

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Strategies and Impacts of Policy Entrepreneurs: Ideology, Democracy, and the Quest for a Just Transition to Climate Neutrality DOI Open Access
Fredrik von Malmborg

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(12), P. 5272 - 5272

Published: June 20, 2024

The concept of policy entrepreneurs has gained increasing attention in studies change, including climate and governance. It foregrounds the role agency understanding change. However, process is political conceals power that shapes how public problems policies are framed defined. Thus, should be confronted with challenge generating legitimacy, accountability, justice their actions implementation targeted Drawing on political–philosophical theories liberal deliberative democracy as well environmental ecological this paper outlines a conceptual framework for critical analytical normative research strategies impacts democratic governance, primarily but also more generally. Empirical recent policymaking change mitigation EU Sweden identifies several deficits related to principles justice. found from different social spheres use cultural–institutional entrepreneurship influence beliefs perceptions policies. In addition, it sector structural ideological grounds existing relations all, brings ideology politics into entrepreneurs. suggested not only used, ideologies actors them, decisive entrepreneurs, thus, whether advocacy will adhere norms facilitate or hamper just transition neutrality sustainability. ends proposals can act democratically, deal populist wanting erode democracy, conditions movements take responsibility entrepreneurial way.

Language: Английский

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2