The Consequences of a Fragmented Climate Governance Architecture: a Policy Appraisal
Zelli, Fariborz LU
; Biermann, Frank
; Pattberg, Philipp
and van Asselt, Harro
(2010)
p.25-34
- Abstract
- This chapter complements the analysis in Chapter 2 by a policy-oriented inquiry of how different degrees of fragmentation of governance architectures are likely to affect the environmental effectiveness of policies. Our study relates here to an area of widespread contestation in academic and policy writing. It is often maintained, as we describe further below, that a more integrated climate governance architecture would promise higher effectiveness. This claim, however, is also contested, and several authors emphasize the potential benefits of a multitude of agreements, institutions and approaches within an overall fragmented architecture. Claims in favour and against stronger or lesser fragmentation are found in a variety of literatures,... (More)
- This chapter complements the analysis in Chapter 2 by a policy-oriented inquiry of how different degrees of fragmentation of governance architectures are likely to affect the environmental effectiveness of policies. Our study relates here to an area of widespread contestation in academic and policy writing. It is often maintained, as we describe further below, that a more integrated climate governance architecture would promise higher effectiveness. This claim, however, is also contested, and several authors emphasize the potential benefits of a multitude of agreements, institutions and approaches within an overall fragmented architecture. Claims in favour and against stronger or lesser fragmentation are found in a variety of literatures, ranging from international relations and international law to the comparative study of environmental policy. We review these claims here, organized along the questions of: (1) the relative speed of reaching agreements; (2) the level of regulatory ambition that can be realized; (3) the level of potential participation of actors and sectors; and (4) the equity concerns involved. The four aspects of speed, ambition, participation and equity are interrelated and eventually will have a bearing on overall governance performance. Based on our typology in the previous chapter (Biermann et al., this volume, Chapter 2), we view the propositions as a continuum of different claims as to the relative positive or negative consequences of higher (conflictive) or lower (synergistic) degrees of fragmentation. (Less)
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; Biermann, Frank
; Pattberg, Philipp
and van Asselt, Harro
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- 2010
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- climate governance, Kyoto Protocol, global governance, fragmentation, complexity, institutions, institutional analysis, Institutional Theory, multi-level governance
- host publication
- Global Climate Governance Beyond 2012. Architecture, Agency and Adaptation
- editor
- Biermann, Frank ; Pattberg, Philipp H. and Zelli, Fariborz
- pages
- 25 - 34
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- 978-0-521-19011-4
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- English
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abstract = {{This chapter complements the analysis in Chapter 2 by a policy-oriented inquiry of how different degrees of fragmentation of governance architectures are likely to affect the environmental effectiveness of policies. Our study relates here to an area of widespread contestation in academic and policy writing. It is often maintained, as we describe further below, that a more integrated climate governance architecture would promise higher effectiveness. This claim, however, is also contested, and several authors emphasize the potential benefits of a multitude of agreements, institutions and approaches within an overall fragmented architecture. Claims in favour and against stronger or lesser fragmentation are found in a variety of literatures, ranging from international relations and international law to the comparative study of environmental policy. We review these claims here, organized along the questions of: (1) the relative speed of reaching agreements; (2) the level of regulatory ambition that can be realized; (3) the level of potential participation of actors and sectors; and (4) the equity concerns involved. The four aspects of speed, ambition, participation and equity are interrelated and eventually will have a bearing on overall governance performance. Based on our typology in the previous chapter (Biermann et al., this volume, Chapter 2), we view the propositions as a continuum of different claims as to the relative positive or negative consequences of higher (conflictive) or lower (synergistic) degrees of fragmentation.}},
author = {{Zelli, Fariborz and Biermann, Frank and Pattberg, Philipp and van Asselt, Harro}},
booktitle = {{Global Climate Governance Beyond 2012. Architecture, Agency and Adaptation}},
editor = {{Biermann, Frank and Pattberg, Philipp H. and Zelli, Fariborz}},
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keywords = {{climate governance; Kyoto Protocol; global governance; fragmentation; complexity; institutions; institutional analysis; Institutional Theory; multi-level governance}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{25--34}},
title = {{The Consequences of a Fragmented Climate Governance Architecture: a Policy Appraisal}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/36136916/Ch.3_p25_34_1.pdf}},
year = {{2010}},
}