The quiet opposition: How the pro-economy lobby influences climate policy

Global Environmental Change, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 63, С. 102117 - 102117

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2020

The lack of ambitious climate change policies in large anglophone countries, such as the United States, has been explained by strong media presence denialist arguments against science. Such counterarguments are less visible news most European countries. Why do many these countries nevertheless fail to enact policies? This paper suggests that influential organizations may block corporatist without an extensive strategy or a message. We draw from theories on policy process, networks, influence strategies, and comparative politics formulate hypotheses about existence, influence, strategies oppose policy. test using original combination data survey national network Finland, country long lacked policies. findings show coalition prioritizes economic competitiveness over mitigation is occupies central position network. pro-economy lobby does not question validity science actively seek visibility. Rather, it influences process other inside lobbying, appears often than organizations. Our results suggest opponents can be powerful despite weak presence. implies studies should pay more attention influencing beyond spotlight.

Язык: Английский

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The Power of Peers: How Transnational Advocacy Networks Shape NGO Strategies on Climate Change

British Journal of Political Science, Год журнала: 2017, Номер 49(2), С. 637 - 659

Опубликована: Март 20, 2017

What explains variation in the tactical choices of non-governmental organizations (NGOs)? This article uses network autocorrelation models to establish how climate change NGOs are shaped by their embeddedness transnational advocacy networks. Specifically, it finds that more likely adopt protest tactics when adjacent – those with whom they have direct ties already done so. The equivalent occupy similar relational roles do not appear be influential. Qualitative evidence also shows affected pressure from peers, which alters perception costs and benefits. These findings enhance understanding networks influence actors’ behavior offer insights into processes generate global politics.

Язык: Английский

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Cross-level linkages in an ecology of climate change adaptation policy games

Ecology and Society, Год журнала: 2018, Номер 23(2)

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2018

Social and ecological outcomes of environmental governance systems are shaped by interplay across the spatial levels at which policy actors decision-making forums operate.We focus on conditions under participate in operating higher or lower than actors' own level.We draw upon theories network science transaction costs to formulate test predictions about overall prevalence such cross-level linkages as well engage these linkages.We estimate an exponential random graph model using data collected from a survey climate change adaptation participating different within Lake Victoria region East Africa.Within this system, efforts improve adaptive capacity national boundaries diverse vulnerable populations hinge how regional attract participation with access information local conditions, efficiency can disseminate funding technical resources through more forums, other processes that occur via find less likely crosslevel compared within-level linkages.Conditioning general tendency, even their collaborators also participate.By contrast, when influential jointly participate.These findings, highlight distinct roles social political capital forum participation, have implications for region, multilevel systems.

Язык: Английский

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International production and trade in a high-tech industry: A multilevel network analysis

Social Networks, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 59, С. 50 - 60

Опубликована: Июнь 5, 2019

Язык: Английский

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Power asymmetries in social networks of ecosystem services governance

Environmental Science & Policy, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 114, С. 329 - 340

Опубликована: Сен. 13, 2020

Язык: Английский

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Boundary Spanning Through Engagement of Policy Actors in Multiple Issues

Policy Studies Journal, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 50(1), С. 35 - 64

Опубликована: Июль 29, 2020

Prominent current policy problems such as climate change, migration, or the financial crisis embrace a multitude of issues that are tackled within single‐ multiple‐policy subsystems. However, interdependencies among actors arise due to their multi‐issue engagement often discounted when studying processes, including learning dynamics and alliance trust formation engaged in multiple issues. Various compete for actors’ attention, need choose an appropriate set deal with given scarce resources. In this, why do engage issues? We present innovative inductive approach identifies related Swiss water politics involved therein. use two‐mode exponential random graph model estimate activity. Results show 39% more than one water‐related issue cross‐subsystem homophily clustering clustered popularity drive this engagement.

Язык: Английский

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Network structures and network effects across management and policy contexts: A systematic review

Public Administration, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 101(3), С. 953 - 972

Опубликована: Янв. 30, 2022

Abstract The wide application of networks in public administration has been driven by the practical need to address increasingly complex management and policy problems. To understand outcomes network structures, we reviewed empirical research examined effects six structural properties across five most studied domains. We found that certain such as global connectedness were consistently associated with positive effects. Other structures brokerage/structural holes provided mixed findings, depending on domain. Overall, our field is still early stages developing number hypotheses both node‐level system‐level any domain was relatively small. Most studies focused only a single at point time, thus very little work currently exists examines influence contextual factors their combined structures.

Язык: Английский

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Foundations of Relating: Theory and Evidence on the Formation of Street‐Level Bureaucrats’ Workplace Networks

Public Administration Review, Год журнала: 2017, Номер 77(6), С. 829 - 839

Опубликована: Фев. 27, 2017

Abstract Despite the importance of peers in forming role expectations, fostering group identity, and facilitating job learning, limited theory empirical evidence exist on antecedents street‐level peer relationships. To address this gap, authors draw social capital exchange theories to develop hypotheses about micro‐social foundations bureaucrats’ selection. The are tested using a rich data set from an intraorganizational network teachers large urban school implementing reform that strongly promoted frontline innovation. Both structural instrumental considerations, such as seeking possessing characteristics resources valued by reform, figure prominently work relations bureaucrats. These results imply introduction improvement initiatives requiring participation, addition altering practices, may also alter networks within organization manner favors some workers over others .

Язык: Английский

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The Power of Social Networks: How the UNFCCC Secretariat Creates Momentum for Climate Education

Global Environmental Politics, Год журнала: 2017, Номер 17(4), С. 106 - 126

Опубликована: Сен. 29, 2017

Despite the relevance of education-specific negotiations under United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and influential role secretariat therein, research in this area is still scarce. We contribute to closing gap by exploring how UNFCCC becomes involved has latent influence debates surrounding global climate conferences related information exchange Twitter. Our analysis extends previous findings combining theories methods novel ways. Specifically, we apply social-network theory derive data from participant observations Twitter, which enables us analyze treaty within negotiations. find that increases its strategically establishing links actors beyond negotiating parties show it occupies a central position communication networks

Язык: Английский

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Bureaucratic reputation in the eyes of citizens: an analysis of US federal agencies

International Review of Administrative Sciences, Год журнала: 2018, Номер 86(1), С. 183 - 200

Опубликована: Июнь 21, 2018

Bureaucratic reputation has been defined as a set of beliefs about public organization’s capacities, roles, and obligations that are embedded in network multiple audiences (Carpenter, 2010). Although one the most important democracy is citizenry, very little empirical investigation looked at citizens’ specific government agencies what individual or contextual factors influence these beliefs. To examine this question, study analyzes data from unique 2013 Pew Political Survey represents responses 1500 US citizens on reputations 12 federal agencies. Results demonstrate view some (such CDC NASA) much more favorably than other IRS Department Education). In regression analyses, findings suggest varies according to general level trust their political ideology, but demographic, socioeconomic regional differences also shape judgments. These provide preliminary understanding eyes citizenry may have implications for seeking manage relationship with public. Points practitioners administrators because its agency’s autonomy, power, legitimacy. Our examines identifies determinants ratings. We differ between certain – especially ideology how views an reputation. can help understand better strategically given increasingly critical citizenry.

Язык: Английский

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