Granting legitimacy from non-state actor deliberation: An example of women's groups at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

IF 3 3区 社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Environmental Policy and Governance Pub Date : 2023-08-31 DOI:10.1002/eet.2074
Bi Zhao
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Non-state actors (NSAs) have been widely recognized as important participants in the global climate regime. Their participation is considered to have the potential to enhance the democratic legitimacy of global governance institutions such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). What is the mechanism through which NSAs grant legitimacy to the institution? This study connects NSA legitimation with their deliberation at multilateral venues. I argue that, while NSAs do not have formal voting or decision-making power, evaluating their participation in deliberation activities, such as the Side Events at the annual Conference of Parties, can shed light on our understanding of whether there is equality in their participation and who gets to contribute to the institutional legitimacy of the UNFCCC. Drawing on the example of women's groups at the UNFCCC, I demonstrate their increasing participation in deliberation. Quantitative analysis and interviews suggest that their participation is relatively inclusive with a diverse range of actors and viewpoints. Although Global Northern NSAs enjoy some advantages in participation, the effect is balanced by NSAs' social embeddedness, especially for the Southern groups, and the robust collaborations between the North and South. These features are likely to enhance the legitimacy of UNFCCC. Future research should consider how to understand and assess legitimacy in global governance regimes and who may be left out in the legitimation process.

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赋予非国家行为者审议的合法性:以《联合国气候变化框架公约》中的妇女团体为例
非国家行为者被广泛认为是全球气候机制的重要参与者。他们的参与被认为有可能增强《联合国气候变化框架公约》(UNFCCC)等全球治理机构的民主合法性。消极安全保证赋予机构合法性的机制是什么?这项研究将非国家行为者的合法性与其在多边场合的审议联系起来。我认为,虽然非国家行为者没有正式的投票权或决策权,但评估他们参与审议活动(如年度缔约方大会的会外活动)的情况,可以帮助我们了解他们的参与是否平等,以及谁能为《联合国气候变化框架公约》的机构合法性做出贡献。我以《联合国气候变化框架公约》中的妇女团体为例,说明她们越来越多地参与讨论。定量分析和访谈表明,她们的参与具有相对的包容性,参与者和观点多种多样。虽然全球北方地区的非营利组织在参与方面享有一些优势,但非营利组织的社会嵌入性(尤其是南方团体)以及南北方之间的有力合作平衡了这种影响。这些特点可能会增强《联合国气候变化框架公约》的合法性。未来的研究应考虑如何理解和评估全球治理制度的合法性,以及谁可能被排除在合法性进程之外。
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Environmental Policy and Governance
Environmental Policy and Governance ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-
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期刊介绍: Environmental Policy and Governance is an international, inter-disciplinary journal affiliated with the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE). The journal seeks to advance interdisciplinary environmental research and its use to support novel solutions in environmental policy and governance. The journal publishes innovative, high quality articles which examine, or are relevant to, the environmental policies that are introduced by governments or the diverse forms of environmental governance that emerge in markets and civil society. The journal includes papers that examine how different forms of policy and governance emerge and exert influence at scales ranging from local to global and in diverse developmental and environmental contexts.
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