Title

Civil Society Engagement in Climate Governance: Between Collaboration and Conflict

Author(s)

Dana R. Fisher, University of Maryland at College Park
Anya Galli Robertson (0000-0003-1556-221X), University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2015

Publication Source

Research Handbook on Climate Governance

Abstract

How does civil society engage in climate governance and how do we understand the range of forms and tactics? This chapter presents a history of civil society involvement in climate change policymaking, discussing the diversity of actors involved and the insider and outsider tactics that they take. First, we provide a summary of the literature on civil society participation in climate governance, paying particular attention to the diversity of actors and actions. Second, building off of recent events that involve both insider and outsider tactics, we review the role that civil society has played as outsiders during international climate negotiations. Third and finally, we conclude by discussing the likely role that civil society will play as the climate regime continues to try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions around the world.

Inclusive pages

297-309

ISBN/ISSN

978-1783470594

Comments

Citation information for the book in which this chapter appears:

Research Handbook on Climate Governance, edited by Karin Bäckstrand and Eva Lövbrand. Edward Elgar Press, 2015.

Copyright

Copyright © 2015, Karin Bäckstrand and Eva Lövbrand

Publisher

Edward Elgar Press

Place of Publication

Cheltenham, UK

eCommons Citation

Fisher, Dana R. and Robertson, Anya Galli, "Civil Society Engagement in Climate Governance: Between Collaboration and Conflict" (2015). Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Faculty Publications. 70.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/soc_fac_pub/70