Why populism may facilitate non-state actors' access to international environmental institutions

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ID4329628
AuthorsTobias Böhmelt (0000-0002-7661-8670, University of Essex, corresponding author), Vally Koubi (0000-0002-4842-051X, ETH Zurich), Thomas Bernauer (0000-0002-3775-6245, ETH Zurich)
Year2023
Volume32
Issue3
Pages511-531
Publication date2023-04-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironmental Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0964-4016 • E-ISSN: 1743-8934
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09644016.2022.2105055
OpenAlexW4288721594
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited54

This article examines populists’ relationship with non-state actors in international environmental agreements (IEAs). We ask whether populist governments favor transnational non-state actors’ access to these institutions. Using data on the design of IEAs since the 1970s, evidence is reported suggesting that populists seek to institutionalize non-state actors’ access to IEAs. To explain this relationship, we argue that populist governments likely want to reduce and undermine the influence of established elites, also in international institutions. To this end, they may want to institutionalize access of their own constituents within IEAs. The empirical implication of this claim is that institutionalized access of non-state actors in IEAs is more likely when populist governments are involved. The empirical results provide strong and robust support for our argument, and these findings contribute to our knowledge in a number of areas of environmental politics and political science in general

Empirical evidence · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration · Turkey's Politics and Society

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