International Studies Association
58th Annual Convention
Understanding Change in World Politics
February 22nd - 25th, 2017, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Environmentalism in a Changing International Society
(Panel SD07)
The theorisation of international society has traditionally focussed on norms and institutions in the political and military sector. The reinvigoration of the English School since the early 2000s has, among other things, led to an increasing focus on other issues, including the role of trade, but also of environmentalism in international society. In a world of states that finds itself in an ongoing process of redefining sovereignty, rights and duties do not only arise from traditional human rights claims, but also from the effects of environmental degradation and in particular climate change. This panel looked at the role that environmentalism plays in a changing international society, the norms and institutions that may arise from environmental claims, and the actors that promote and those that obstruct such changes.
Chair
Thomas Diez, University of Tübingen
Discussant
Markus Lederer, Technische Universität Darmstadt
Papers
Environmental Stewardship as an Emerging Primary Institution of International Society
Barry Buzan, London School of Economics and Political Science
Robert Falkner, London School of Economics and Political Science
Moving International Society towards Solidarisation?: Assessing the EU’s Role in International Climate Politics
Bettina Ahrens, University of Tübingen
Climate governance and international institutions: The development of the UNFCCC regime from Copenhagen to Paris
Eero Palmujoki, University of Tampere
The Rise of Democracy Norms in Global Environmental Politics
Karin Backstrand, Stockholm University
Climate Justice in International Society
Franziskus von Lucke, University of Tübingen
Thomas Diez, University of Tübingen