The 'efficacy dilemma' of transnational climate activism
The case of COP21
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4329645 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joost De Moor (0000-0002-0413-9590, Media, Movements & Politics, M2P, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1079-1100 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-02 |
| 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 | 10.1080/09644016.2017.1410315 |
| OpenAlex | W2771130697 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 40 |
| References cited | 23 |
The transnational climate movement mobilized massively around the 2015 Paris Climate Summit (COP21) – despite a growing consensus within the movement that the UN was unable to solve the climate crisis. Extensive ethnographic fieldwork is the basis for exploration of the profound effect this consensus had on the movement around and beyond COP21. Firstly, it facilitated a historic degree of unification within a previously divided movement, around a desire to focus less on influencing official negotiations, although the degree to which negotiations should be ignored, and what actions should focus on instead, created new cleavages. Secondly, organizers experienced that mobilizing around a summit whilst trying to ignore it is problematic, thus limiting strategic options and presenting an ‘efficacy dilemma’. This, finally, limited the movement’s success, and fueled desires for a transnational climate movement beyond COPs. Whether those desires can be realized without the organizational benefits of summit mobilizations remains unanswered
Climate change · Dilemma · Epistemology · Political activism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Climate Change and Geoengineering · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Law · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Geology · Oceanography
Democratic Situations
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The European Union Climate Diplomacy
Injustice in Urban Sustainability
Fridays for Future - Die Jugend gegen den Klimawandel
Youth and Earth Politics
Multiple Players, Different Tactics, a Shared Goal
That is the bet’
Spreading rebellion
European Leadership and European Youth in the Climate Change Regime Complex
A systematic model of SMOs’ internal mechanisms
The ethics of climate activism
How do civil society organizations influence climate change politics? Evidence from India, Indonesia, and Finland
Convergence in action
Toward a problem-centered approach to social movements
Alternative globalities? Climatization processes and the climate movement beyond COPs
Comment les instruments d’action publique orientent-ils la participation de nouveaux entrants au sein d’un marché ? Le cas des projets coopératifs d’énergie renouvelable en France et au Royaume-Uni
The meanings of resilience in climate justice
Corporate concessions
Between illegal protests and legitimate resistance. Civil disobedience against energy infrastructures
Narrating political opportunities
Understanding Environmental NGOs’ Inclusiveness
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The dramaturgical infrastructure of counter-summitry – ethnographic insights from the Glasgow climate conference
What’s capitalism – generational differentiation in the climate movement
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Postapocalyptic narratives in climate activism
The climate movement and the meaning of sustainability in the Anthropocene
Rejuvenating international relations
New kids on the block
Feelings of (eco-) grief and sorrow
Artisanal fishers and COP29
Environmental NGOs at a crossroads
Friends of the Earth International
Local Path Dependency and Scale Shift in Social Movements
Effective advocacy
Capitalism at the roots
From the local to the global
Political Generations and the Italian Environmental Movement(s)
Translation and the climate emergency
Regimes and Repertoires
Networks in Contention
The New Transnational Activism
The Logic of Connective Action
The Logic of Connective Action
Gridlock
Beyond the ‘Green Economy’
Activists beyond Borders
Globalising the Climate
Routledge Handbook of the Climate Change Movement
Global Activism
Social Movements in a Globalizing World
Explaining Variation in Transnational Climate Change Activism
Solidarity Across Borders
Movements and Media as Interacting Systems
Political Opportunity Structures and Political Protest
Summit theatre
Non-state actors in global climate governance
How Do Organizations Matter? Mobilization and Support for Participants at Five Globalization Protests
The Political Consequences of Social Movements
| Unique citing works | 40 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 37 |