scholarly journals Sustainability and Politics: Explaining the Emergence of the 2020 Budapest Climate Assembly

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6100
Author(s):  
Daniel Oross ◽  
Eszter Mátyás ◽  
Sergiu Gherghina
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Prime Mover ◽  
Deliberative Process ◽  
Local Politicians ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between political participation and the pursuit of sustainability at the local level has been investigated extensively in the literature. In this content, the emergence and extensive use of citizens’ assemblies receive particular attention. Much research focuses on the functioning of these assemblies and potential impact in the community. However, we know very little about why such initiatives occur. This article fills that gap in the literature and aims to explain why a citizens’ assembly on climate change was organized. It focuses on the Citizens’ Assembly in Budapest (Hungary), organized in the fall of 2020 with randomly selected citizens. The findings illustrate that although civil society initiated the deliberative process, the prime mover of the Citizens’ Assembly was political. Local politicians pursued this objective to fulfil their election pledges, ensure ideological consistency and promote sustainability.

scholarly journals Climate Change Litigation in the Global South: Filling in Gaps

AJIL Unbound ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 56-60
Author(s):  
Joana Setzer ◽  
Lisa Benjamin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Global South ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Homogenous Group ◽  
The Relationship

New scholarship has identified trends, constraints, and opportunities for climate litigation in the Global South. While countries in the Global South tend to experience a lack of capacity within government agencies, civil society, and the judiciary, the Global South is not a homogenous group. Where climate litigation has been identified, the judiciary is often implementing government policy prescriptions in the absence of detailed climate legislation or filling enforcement gaps. But there are also a number of countries where climate litigation is not taking place or where gaps exist between ongoing litigation and traditional definitions of climate litigation. The scholarship is yet to further explore the relationship between climate legislation and litigation in the Global South, in particular in circumstances where ripe policy and legislative conditions for climate litigation exist. Taking into account different regional and national experiences, this essay explores that relationship.

Participatory Turn? Comparing Citizens’ and Politicians’ Perspectives on Online and Offline Local Political Participation

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norbert Kersting
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Participatory Budgeting ◽  
Online Participation ◽  
Advisory Boards ◽  
Local Politicians

The paper presents a participatory framework for online and offline participation (participatory rhombus).Most democratic innovation such as referendums, new advisory boards are primarily implemented at the local level, which can be regarded as a laboratory for democratic innovation. Some are online instruments (e-petitions, e participatory budgeting). The paper presents results from a broad representative national survey within 27 cities in Germany analyzing the attitudes of citizen and local politicians. Citizen as well as elected politicians and the administration are generally quite open regarding these new online participatory instruments. Participatory budgeting as well as Online participation is regarded less attractive?

Relationships, Climate Change, and the Robins of Spring

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
Mikhaela E. Young
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Human Spirit ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Large Piece ◽  
Weather Patterns ◽  
Long Period ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Storytelling is a powerful way to explore climate change on a local level. Through listening to local elders, we get insight into the differences in weather patterns over a long period of time. More importantly, we gain insight into a broader picture of what climate, weather, and nature mean to human relationships, not only the relationship to weather, but to culture, myth, and life. By observing and listening closely, we learn to remember that nature speaks to us, is a large piece of the human spirit, and contains within itself a history of humankind.

scholarly journals Motivations and Intended Outcomes in Local Governments' Declarations of Climate Emergency

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xira Ruiz-Campillo ◽  
Vanesa Castán Broto ◽  
Linda Westman
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Environmental Action ◽  
Future Planning ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Global And Local

Near 1,500 governments worldwide, including over 1,000 local governments, have declared a climate emergency. Such declarations constitute a response to the growing visibility of social movements in international politics as well as the growing role of cities in climate governance. Framing climate change as an emergency, however, can bring difficulties in both the identification of the most appropriate measures to adopt and the effectiveness of those measures in the long run. We use textual analysis to examine the motivations and intended outcomes of 300 declarations endorsed by local governments. The analysis demonstrates that political positioning, previous experience of environmental action within local government, and pressure from civil society are the most common motivations for declaring a climate emergency at the local level. The declarations constitute symbolic gestures highlighting the urgency of the climate challenge, but they do not translate into radically different responses to the climate change challenge. The most commonly intended impacts are increasing citizens’ awareness of climate change and establishing mechanisms to influence future planning and infrastructure decisions. However, the declarations are adopted to emphasize the increasing role cities are taking on, situating local governments as crucial agents bridging global and local action agendas.

The Reform of the Moudawana: The Role of Women's Civil Society Organizations in Changing the Personal Status Code in Morocco

Hawwa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oriana Wuerth
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Constant Pressure ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Law And Society ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Personal Status ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Status Code

AbstractThe relationship between society and law is dynamic and complex, as laws are both the reflection of the society that creates them and the sculptor of the society over which they rule. These two forces exert constant pressure on one another, and if law and society do not adequately mirror each other, tension is likely to result. Law is not a static entity, but rather must adapt itself to society as changes occur within that society; similarly, as law changes, society too will evolve. This process can be seen in Morocco, where the Moudawana, or Personal Status Code, viewed by many as an inherently discriminatory text, has been undergoing a process of reform. The reforms in January of 2004 were both an attempt to increase women's rights and participation in society and a result of women's increased economic and political participation.

scholarly journals Climate Justice at the Local Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 7-30
Author(s):  
Beyza Sarıkoç Yıldırım
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Climate Justice ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
The Relationship

Climate change is an issue of social justice, as it affects different social groups in the urban space differently. Yet, while formulating climate action plans, local governments often disregard the relationship between climate change and justice. By using content analysis, this article explores climate change action plans of Turkish municipalities from the perspective of climate justice. It concludes that action plans of Turkish municipalities do not consider climate change as a problem of justice despite the emerging or exacerbated inequalities in the urban space caused by climate change.

scholarly journals The Role of Global Civil Society at the Local Level in Climate Change Mitigation: A Case Study of Earth Hour’s Activities in Malang

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Najamuddin Khairur Rijal
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Global Civil Society ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Change Mitigation

This study examines the role of global civil society at the local level in climate change mitigation. Climate change issue is one of the global issues that is responded at the local level, as the impact of the problem concerns the universal livelihood of the world’s population. This study focuses on Earth Hour’s activities in the Malang region as a part of a global civil society. This research uses global civil society and its role in environmental governance as the analytical framework. The data are collected through documentation studies and interviews. The results show that Earth Hour Malang’s activities have three important roles in climate change mitigation efforts, namely information-based role, providing policy inputs to the government, and performing operational functions.

scholarly journals Postal Voting and Voter Turnout in Local Elections: Lessons from New Zealand and Australia

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacky Yaakov Zvulun
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Local Level ◽  
First Century ◽  
Local Elections ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between postal voting and voter turnout in local elections needs to be investigated in the context of whether postal voting helps increase voter turnout in twenty-first century local elections. This assists to uplift the discourse about New Zealand and Australia local elections and its voter turnout. This article explores the method of postal voting history by looking at these two countries and analysing the method of political participation at the local level. It argues that postal voting no longer increases or decreases voter turnout in these countries. KEYWORDS: • postal voting • voter turnout • local elections • participation • New Zealand

Intellectual Property and Climate Change

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbe EL Brown
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Fast Tracking ◽  
Aarhus Convention ◽  
Competition Laws ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter discusses the current and potential impact of intellectual property (IP) on efforts to manage and reduce climate change through technological development. To that end it considers international IP and environment treaties (notably the TRIPS Agreement, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changes and its Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement, and the Aarhus Convention) and the extent to which their objectives can and do intersect or conflict. Particular reference is made to discussions at the TRIPS Council and to the activities of WIPO Green. It explores possible ways to increase the role of IP in addressing climate change issues, including limiting the availability of patents, fast-tracking certain patent applications, and promoting IP exploitation models based on sharing rather than control. Finally, it explores the benefits to be gained in developing the relationship between IP and climate change by looking more widely, to human rights and competition laws.

scholarly journals A Study on Perception and Adaptation of the Farmers toward Climate Change in the Western Region of Nepal

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Parmita Poudel ◽  
Sittal Thapa ◽  
Sarthak Ghimire ◽  
Elina Sen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Climate Change Information ◽  
Adaptation Practices ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Planting Season ◽  
Structured Questionnaire ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Aims: This study was undertaken to identify the perception of farmers towards climate change and their adaptation towards the change. The study also identified the sources of climate change information at the local level and their expectation from concerned authorities regarding the agriculture-related issues pertaining to climate change. Study Design: The study was conducted in two different geographical region Arghakhanchi (hilly) and Kapilvastu (terai) to represent the major farming region of the country. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in two districts which are Arghakhanchi and Kapilvastu, of western Nepal. A total of 120 samples such that 60 samples each were taken from both districts in the month of September and October of 2018. Methodology: A semi-structured questionnaire was designed to collect data from participants. Results: The study has revealed that the majority of the farmers have perceived an increase in temperature, a decrease in rainfall and late on-set of the rainy season. Similarly, radio was found to be the primary source of climate change information, followed by television. Change in planting season and decrease in the farm size under cultivation were found to be the most adapted practices among farmers against climate change. Furthermore, it was found that majority of the farmers expect to have crop insurance and availability of improved variety seeds as support from government and concerned authorities. Conclusion: Most of the respondents made the accurate assumptions regarding climate change. Understanding the relationship between the climate change and agriculture and perception of people towards those changes is essential. It helps to evaluate possible impacts that may result from further changes in climate and plan suitable adaptation practices. Knowledge about these findings can be useful for making various plans and policies for mitigating the impacts of climate change on agriculture in the studied area. 

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