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Institutional interplay in global environmental governance

Lessons learned and future research

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ID12823933
AuthorsJoshua Philipp Elsässer (0000-0002-3638-5171, University of Potsdam, corresponding author), Thomas Hickmann (0000-0001-5072-7855, Lund University), Sikina Jinnah (0000-0003-4528-3000, University of California, Santa Cruz), Sebastian Oberthür (0000-0001-8626-5082, Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Thijs Van De Graaf (0000-0003-3372-3830, Ghent University)
Year2022
Volume22
Issue2
Pages373-391
Publication date2022-03-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Environmental Agreements Politics Law and Economics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1567-9764 • E-ISSN: 1573-1553
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s10784-022-09569-4
OpenAlexW4214853397
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited94

Over the past decades, the growing proliferation of international institutions governing the global environment has impelled institutional interplay as a result of functional and normative overlap across multiple regimes. This article synthesizes primary contributions made in research on institutional interplay over the past twenty years, with particular focus on publications with International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics. Broadening our understanding about the different types, dimensions, pathways, and effects of institutional interplay, scholars have produced key insights into the ways and means by which international institutions cooperate, manage discord, engage in problem solving, and capture synergies across levels and scales. As global environmental governance has become increasingly fragmented and complex, we recognize that recent studies have highlighted the growing interactions between transnationally operating institutions in the wake of polycentric governance and hybrid institutional complexes. However, our findings reveal that there is insufficient empirical and conceptual research to fully understand the relationship, causes, and consequences of interplay between intergovernmental and transnational institutions. Reflecting on the challenges of addressing regulatory gaps and mitigating the crisis of multilateralism, we expound the present research frontier for further advancing research on institutional interplay and provide recommendations to support policy-making

Conceptual framework · Corporate governance · Economics · Environmental governance · Frontier · Global governance · Management · Multilateralism · Normative · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Climate Change Policy and Economics · International Development and Aid · Law · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

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Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
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