IPCC-envy”? Shaping global soil and land governance through science-policy activism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15107343 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matteo De Donà (0000-0001-7294-4084, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 12827-12844 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment Development and Sustainability (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1387-585X • E-ISSN: 1573-2975 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10668-023-04437-w |
| OpenAlex | W4391124393 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 44 |
Understanding the relationship between science and policy, including the role of actors engaged in facilitating science-policy interplay, is crucial in the study of global environmental governance. In spite of this, theorization of agency in science-policy relations has been limited in the IR field. Concomitantly, limited knowledge exists about the role played in this respect by international bureaucracies. This paper addresses these issues by introducing the concept of science - policy activism . The paper is based on the study of two UN institutions, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which operate in the issue—area of soil and land degradation. Informed by a combination of elite interviews and participant observation, the study investigates the ways in which the UNCCD and GSP secretariats steer the interplay between scientific advice and policymaking. The qualitative analysis reveals that, although both secretariats engage in normative narratives of cooperation, they actively and competitively pursue self-interested agendas. Unearthing the key role of secretariats in comparison with other relevant actors, such as member states and epistemic communities, the study shows that science-policy activism is conducive to “regime conflict,” limiting opportunities for interplay management and ultimately benefiting the interests of international bureaucracies themselves
Bureaucracy · Corporate governance · Economics · Environmental governance · Management · Normative · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Science policy · Social science · Sociology · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Building Environmental Peace
Managers of Global Change
Scientists in Multilateral Diplomacy. The Case of the Members of the ipcc Bureau
Les organisations internationales dépolitisent-elles les relations internationales
The Fragmentation of Global Governance Architectures
Expert Advice and Desertification Policy
Weighting the World
Does Bureaucracy Really Matter? The Authority of Intergovernmental Treaty Secretariats in Global Environmental Politics
Combating Ineffectiveness
Intergovernmental Expert Consensus in the Making
A Special Relationship
Introduction
Fertile ground? Options for a science–policy platform for land
Designing a new science-policy communication mechanism for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Actors, activities, and forms of authority in the IPCC
Competition, cooperation, and adaptation
International environmental treaty secretariats
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat as an orchestrator in global climate policymaking
The Regime Complex for Climate Change
Introduction
Under what conditions does bureaucracy matter in the making of global public policies
Regime Complexes
The Regime Complex for Plant Genetic Resources
Boundary Organizations in Environmental Policy and Science
The democratic legitimacy of orchestration
Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |