Making the Paris agreement: historical processes and the drivers of institutional design

After a decade-long search, countries finally agreed on a new climate treaty in 2015. The Paris Agreement has attracted attention both for overcoming years of gridlock and for its novel features. Here, we build on accounts explaining why states reached agreement, arguing that a deeper understanding...

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Autores: Allan, Jen Iris, Roger, Charles B., Hale, Thomas, Bernstein, Steven, Tiberghien, Yves, Balme, Richard
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/49073
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/49073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00323217211049294
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Palabra clave:International law
Climate change
Global governance
Paris agreement
Institutional design
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spelling Making the Paris agreement: historical processes and the drivers of institutional designAllan, Jen IrisRoger, Charles B.Hale, ThomasBernstein, StevenTiberghien, YvesBalme, RichardInternational lawClimate changeGlobal governanceParis agreementInstitutional designAfter a decade-long search, countries finally agreed on a new climate treaty in 2015. The Paris Agreement has attracted attention both for overcoming years of gridlock and for its novel features. Here, we build on accounts explaining why states reached agreement, arguing that a deeper understanding requires a focus on institutional design. Ultimately, it was this agreement, with its specific provisions, that proved acceptable to states rather than other possible outcomes. Our account is multi-causal and draws methodological inspiration from the public policy and causes of war literatures. Specifically, we distinguish between background, intermediate, and proximate conditions and identify how they relate to one another, jointly producing the ultimate outcome we observe. Our analysis focuses especially on the role of scientific knowledge, non-state actor mobilization, institutional legacies, bargaining, and coalition-building in the final push for agreement. This case-based approach helps to understand the origins of Paris, but also offers a unique, historically grounded way to examine questions of institutional design.We are grateful for the research funding received from the Institute of Asian Research and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at UBC, the Environmental Governance Lab (EGL) at the University of Toronto, and the Research Support Scheme at Cardiff University.SAGE Publications202120212023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/49073http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00323217211049294reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésPolitical Studies. 2023 Aug;71(3): 914-34Allan JI, Roger C, Hale TN, Bernstein S, Tiberghien Y, Balme R, Making the Paris agreement: historical processes and the drivers of institutional design, Political Studies (Volume 71, Issue 3) pp. 914-934. Copyright © 2021 SAGE Publications. DOI: 10.1177/00323217211049294.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/490732026-06-12T07:21:37Z
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title Making the Paris agreement: historical processes and the drivers of institutional design
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Allan, Jen Iris
International law
Climate change
Global governance
Paris agreement
Institutional design
title_short Making the Paris agreement: historical processes and the drivers of institutional design
title_full Making the Paris agreement: historical processes and the drivers of institutional design
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title_full_unstemmed Making the Paris agreement: historical processes and the drivers of institutional design
title_sort Making the Paris agreement: historical processes and the drivers of institutional design
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Allan, Jen Iris
Roger, Charles B.
Hale, Thomas
Bernstein, Steven
Tiberghien, Yves
Balme, Richard
author Allan, Jen Iris
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Roger, Charles B.
Hale, Thomas
Bernstein, Steven
Tiberghien, Yves
Balme, Richard
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Hale, Thomas
Bernstein, Steven
Tiberghien, Yves
Balme, Richard
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Climate change
Global governance
Paris agreement
Institutional design
topic International law
Climate change
Global governance
Paris agreement
Institutional design
description After a decade-long search, countries finally agreed on a new climate treaty in 2015. The Paris Agreement has attracted attention both for overcoming years of gridlock and for its novel features. Here, we build on accounts explaining why states reached agreement, arguing that a deeper understanding requires a focus on institutional design. Ultimately, it was this agreement, with its specific provisions, that proved acceptable to states rather than other possible outcomes. Our account is multi-causal and draws methodological inspiration from the public policy and causes of war literatures. Specifically, we distinguish between background, intermediate, and proximate conditions and identify how they relate to one another, jointly producing the ultimate outcome we observe. Our analysis focuses especially on the role of scientific knowledge, non-state actor mobilization, institutional legacies, bargaining, and coalition-building in the final push for agreement. This case-based approach helps to understand the origins of Paris, but also offers a unique, historically grounded way to examine questions of institutional design.
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