Chapter 1: Global governance
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Handbook Chapter
Published:
27 Nov 2015
Page Range:
3–13
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2015
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783470600.00009
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This chapter explores how contemporary scholarship evaluates global climate change governance. It briefly describes how the literature on global governance of climate change evolved and why its overly optimistic outlook can no longer be upheld. The chapter will also provide an overview of current perspectives, differentiating between those who see the effective and legitimate global governance of climate change as a ‘glass half full,’ those who are agnostic about it, and those who argue that the glass is almost empty. Finally, the conclusion will provide possible scenarios as to where the real world of global governance of climate change might move and what follows for academic debate.
Cover Research Handbook on Climate Governance
Research Handbook on Climate Governance
Handbook
Published:
27 Nov 2015
Print ISBN:
9781783470594
eISBN:
9781783470600
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783470600
Pages:
640
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2015
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Front Matter
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PART I: Theorizing Climate Governance
PART II: Processes and Sites of Climate Governance
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PART III: The State and Climate Governance
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PART IV: Non-state Agents and Institutions of Climate Governance
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PART V: Modes and Technologies of Climate Governance
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PART VI: Normative Ideals of Climate Governance
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PART VII: The Future of Climate Governance: Theory and Practice
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Index