Moments of influence in global environmental governance

Autor: Maggie Bourque, Rebecca Witter, Sarah Hitchner, Kimberly R. Marion Suiseeya, Edward M. Maclin, Rebecca L. Gruby, J. Peter Brosius
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Environmental Politics. 24:894-912
ISSN: 1743-8934
0964-4016
DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2015.1060036
Popis: International environmental negotiations such as the 10th Conference of Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP10) are state-dominated, and their outcomes are highly publicized. Less transparent is the role of non-state delegates who effect changes during negotiation processes through myriad strategies and relations. This article focuses on the influence of indigenous peoples and local community (IPLC) delegates in official COP10 negotiations using collaborative event ethnography to identify and evaluate ‘moments of influence’ that have gone largely unnoticed in the literature on global environmental politics. Findings indicate that IPLC delegates influenced negotiations by enrolling, shaming, and reinforcing state actors. Such relational maneuvers and interventions may appear inconsequential, but their implications are potentially far-reaching. Recognizing moments of influence improves understandings of non-state influence, relational power, and the multiple ways diverse actors reach a...
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