Can't buy me love
Billionaire Entrepreneurs' Legitimation Strategies in Transnational Climate Governance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4328348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marielle Papin (0000-0002-0674-6503, MacEwan University, corresponding author), Philippe Beauregard (0000-0003-3139-6186, Department of Politics and International Relations, Lecturer in International Relations, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 70-91 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-4016 • E-ISSN: 1743-8934 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09644016.2023.2180909 |
| OpenAlex | W4322504062 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 73 |
Several billionaires have recently emerged as leaders of climate governance. So far, little research has examined how they legitimize their involvement in climate networks. We argue that billionaire governance entrepreneurs have high levels of resources but low procedural legitimacy. They pursue output legitimacy to support their political action, highlighting their effectiveness in managing climate issues. Their main strategies, depoliticization, outgrouping, and technical solutionism, may give them short-term legitimacy but risk undermining their long-term goals of addressing climate change. We analyze the discursive legitimation strategies of a successful billionaire entrepreneur in transnational climate governance, Michael Bloomberg. Our empirical analysis is based on the study of more than 800 statements, speeches, and news releases related to Bloomberg’s climate action from 2010 to 2021. It contributes to the study of entrepreneurship, leadership, philanthropy, and transnational actors in climate governance
Business · Corporate governance · Economic geography · Economics · Legitimation · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Climate Change and Geoengineering · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Law · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |