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The Nexus between Authoritarian and Environmental Regionalism

An Analysis of China’s Driving Role in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

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ID12432502
AuthorsGiovanni Agostinis (0000-0001-5613-0769, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, corresponding author), Francisco Urdinez (0000-0003-3333-478X, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)
Year2021
Volume69
Issue4-5
Pages330-344
Publication date2021-10-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueProblems of Post-Communism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1075-8216 • E-ISSN: 1557-783X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10758216.2021.1974887
OpenAlexW3206055198
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited71

This article explores the growing environmental activism of nondemocratic regional organizations (NDROs) by investigating the case of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), addressing the following questions: What explains the emergence of environmental regionalism in the SCO? What are its characteristics and effects? We show that China has acted as the driver of environmental regionalism in the SCO —whose members rank among the world’s top CO2 emitters— providing positive incentives for the establishment of regional environmental institutions and fostering member states’ green energy transition through the top-down deployment of Chinese financial institutions and construction companies. In so doing, China has sought to consolidate its regional leadership in Eurasia, while promoting its economic statecraft and its bid for global environmental leadership

Authoritarianism · China · Democracy · Economic geography · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Geography · Incentive · Market economy · Nexus (standard · Political science · Politics · Regionalism (politics · International Development and Aid · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Political Conflict and Governance

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Unique citing works7
Citations per year1,75
Citation span2022 - 2025 (4)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 7
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