Climate change education and research: possibilities and potentials versus problems and perils?

Environmental Education Research, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 25(6), С. 767 - 790

Опубликована: Июнь 3, 2019

This article introduces key features to the background, themes and implications of three collections available in Environmental Education Research that focus on climate change education research. The problems perils scholarship inquiry this area are highlighted by contrasting these with some possibilities potentials from a broad range studies published related fields study, for example, understanding who is doing teaching learning education, identifying conceptual, policy economic drivers barriers its uptake. Key points debate action identified, including so-called 'pyro-pedagogies' 'practice architectures', various philosophical, political phenomenal aspects likely affect prospects, at moment into immediate future.

Язык: Английский

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Is Global Governance Fragmented, Polycentric, or Complex? The State of the Art of the Network Approach

International Studies Review, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 22(4), С. 903 - 931

Опубликована: Сен. 18, 2019

Abstract International institutions such as treaties and organizations shape, are shaped by, the large web-like architecture of global governance. Yet we know little about what this looks like, why certain structures observed, how they linked to functioning international well overall effectiveness Over past decade, network science has emerged a promising indispensable approach unraveling structural nuances complexities system institutions. This article presents state-of-the-art review emerging field research seeks stimulate its further development. In article, I draw connections between various analyses governance that found in different bodies literature. so doing, integrate three separate but overlapping strands work on institutional fragmentation, polycentricity, complexity bring much-needed conceptual clarity debate. Building previous studies, propose framework for operationalizing terms order enable systematic comparative analysis systems. argues there is much potential makes case advancing “network governance.”

Язык: Английский

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Climate change education and communication in global review: tracking progress through national submissions to the UNFCCC Secretariat

Environmental Education Research, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 27(5), С. 631 - 651

Опубликована: Апрель 28, 2021

Despite recent intergovernmental commitments to advancing climate change education and communication (CCEC) internationally, there remains a lack of global data enable tracking or target-setting on country progress. This article shares findings from an analysis CCEC content in 377 submissions the UNFCCC Secretariat. Submission types analyzed included National Communications reporting activities, Nationally Determined Contributions Adaptation Plans outlining future plans. Key about primary tertiary education, government, media, civil society, business, public communications sectors are that: (a) while appeared submissions, little is currently suitable for monitoring purposes; (b) were notable gaps given pronounced emphasis cognitive knowledge over affective action-oriented approaches. Regional variations also found, with European countries average including more relation both Action Climate Empowerment (ACE) elements Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator components. Recommendations quantity quality highlighted, as well research research-policy collaboration further implementation progress globally.

Язык: Английский

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Does youth participation increase the democratic legitimacy of UNFCCC-orchestrated global climate change governance?

Environmental Politics, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 30(6), С. 873 - 894

Опубликована: Янв. 5, 2021

Youth NGOs have participated in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for over a decade, yet research into their experiences is lacking. Drawing upon an ethnographic case study conducted between 2015 and 2018, we ask: does youth participation increase democratic legitimacy of UNFCCC-orchestrated global climate change regime? Applying concepts 'input' 'throughput' legitimacy, find that UNFCCC offers accessible entry-point young newcomers governance, but this not necessarily lead to engagement orchestrated initiatives. A potential exception Action Empowerment (ACE) which identify as overlooked example orchestration. We thus propose conceptual distinction 'exclusive' 'inclusive' orchestration, former merely connecting likeminded intermediaries while latter broadens inclusion actively redresses power imbalances, urging more proactive pursuit including from Secretariat COP Presidencies.

Язык: Английский

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A belowground perspective on the nexus between biodiversity change, climate change, and human well‐being

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 3(2)

Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2024

Abstract Soil is central to the complex interplay among biodiversity, climate, and society. This paper examines interconnectedness of soil climate change, societal impacts, emphasizing urgent need for integrated solutions. Human‐induced biodiversity loss change intensify environmental degradation, threatening human well‐being. Soils, rich in vital ecosystem function regulation, are highly vulnerable these pressures, affecting nutrient cycling, fertility, resilience. also crucially regulates influencing energy, water cycles, carbon storage. Yet, poses significant challenges health dynamics, amplifying global warming. Integrated approaches essential, including sustainable land management, policy interventions, technological innovations, engagement. Practices like agroforestry organic farming improve mitigate impacts. Effective policies governance crucial promoting practices conservation. Recent technologies aid monitoring implementing management. Societal engagement, through education collective action, stewardship. By prioritizing interdisciplinary research addressing key frontiers, scientists can advance understanding biodiversity–climate change–society nexus, informing strategies sustainability social equity.

Язык: Английский

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Brokering Climate Action: The UNFCCC Secretariat Between Parties and Nonparty Stakeholders

Global Environmental Politics, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 20(2), С. 105 - 127

Опубликована: Май 1, 2020

Our article aims to better understand the role of secretariat United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in increasingly complex global climate governance structure. We employ an innovative approach addressing this issue by systematically examining secretariat’s relations with main groups actors involved policy domain, particular nonparty actors. In a first step, we use social network analysis (SNA) examine and state stakeholders identify its position UNFCCC network. An understanding where stands which it interacts most allows us draw preliminary conclusions about ways connects other influence outputs. second conduct thirty-three semistructured interviews corroborate results SNA. findings lend support argument that may gradually be moving from rather neutral instrumental stance playing proactive influential international governance. It increase political establishing strategic links than formal negotiation parties.

Язык: Английский

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The climatization of global politics: introduction to the special issue

International Politics, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 58(4), С. 501 - 518

Опубликована: Июль 26, 2021

Abstract Climate change now constitutes a major issue in world politics, intersecting with and shaping many other political domains, wider patterns of social economic life. Global climate governance is also no longer restricted to multilateral negotiations under the UN Convention: it increasingly extends beyond international regime climatize areas global politics. This concept climatization points powerful but uneven process extension, translation, coordination, as becomes frame reference through which policy issues forms activism are mediated hierarchized. special brings together contributions on both theoretical aspects empirical cases process. The introduction sets out conceptual framework systematize these observations guide further research. First, we identify preconditions for, driving forces behind, climatization. We then sketch contours an emergent ‘climate logic’ that reshapes affected examine implications for Beyond case, hope this will provide new ways observe understand contemporary transformations society governance.

Язык: Английский

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The latent net effectiveness of institutional complexes: a heuristic model

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 382(2270)

Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2024

International institutions strive to achieve their own objectives while operating within a complex network of interdependencies. These interdependencies create an extensive web relationships that serve as potential pathways for broader institutional impacts. The actions taken by individual institutions, mutual influences, and the pattern connectivity collectively shape overall performance complexes. Understanding these complexes is crucial, yet we currently lack methodology assess it. To address this gap, have developed conceptual framework integrates three distinct areas study on different scales: effectiveness, interlinkages, networks. This enables us consider what call latent net or collective problem-solving potential, group interconnected institutions. put into practice, devised heuristic model, drawing from literature international environmental As illustrative example, applied model 378 multilateral agreements with 810 known issue linkages. Our work underscores relevance considering system-level properties emphasizes need timely network-based governance policy interventions enhance effectiveness article part theme 'A complexity science approach law governance'.

Язык: Английский

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Improving Generalizability in Transnational Bureaucratic Influence Research: A (Modest) Proposal

International Studies Review, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 22(3), С. 551 - 575

Опубликована: Июнь 21, 2019

Abstract An impressive amount of evidence has been collected underpinning the importance international public administrations (i.e., secretariats governmental organizations) in a variety policy areas, actor configurations, and multilevel political contexts. However, problem how to systematically observe explain bureaucratic influence still lies at core research puzzles that scholars presently attempt solve. While acknowledging achievements recent efforts, we argue it is no coincidence results remain rather scattered disconnected—as consensus reached about beyond nation states might be reasonably defined or reliably observed individual insights gained could feed into construction more general theory transnational governance. Based on review literature, essay describes what see as characteristic pitfalls current presents two modest proposals underlying challenges can addressed. We first suggest defining target terms particular second advocate inclusion preferences concept. In order help researchers compare across IPAs, present simple heuristic measurement scheme, which, if applied, may overcome central ailment studies. demonstrate applicability scheme by means empirical illustrations. The argument absence comprehensive descriptive, let alone analytical, policymaking, our proposal boost accumulative potential area.

Язык: Английский

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The rise of global policy networks in education: analyzing Twitter debates on inclusive education using social network analysis

Journal of Education Policy, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 36(2), С. 211 - 231

Опубликована: Сен. 19, 2019

With the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), inclusive education has become main alternative to special schools for schooling children disabilities. In order promote global implementation education, a variety stakeholders form networks transmit and exchange information knowledge concerning political strategies. However, little is known about actors actor groups involved in these networks. present paper, we draw general network theory policy examine Twitter communication that formed around topic education. Using exploratory inferential social analysis, show disabled persons' organizations international organizations, such as United Nations, hold particularly central position network. This enables them potentially exert influence content flow within Aside from that, business are active participants Moreover, shows some structural patterns can also be found Our findings help map sphere promotion contribute broader understanding processes policy.

Язык: Английский

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