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chapter 1 Introduction -- part I The basis for the analyses -- chapter 2 The unknown infl uence of democratic qualities on climate performance -- chapter 3 The concept and the operationalization of democratic effi cacy -- part II An empirical analysis of the democracy-climate nexus -- chapter 4 Analysis I: more leads to more – positive statistical trends -- chapter 5 –2012 – a case study perspective -- chapter 6 1995–1997: Chrétien makes use of the prerogative -- chapter 7 1998–2002: futile consultations National activities in the form of a National -- chapter 8 2003–2005: undemocratic unpredictability -- chapter 9 2006–2012: democratic weakening and climate change as a shield issue -- chapter 10 Discussion analysis II: linkages between democratic quality and climate performance -- part III Synergy -- chapter 11 Overall discussion -- chapter 12 Conclusion -- chapter Pragmatic afterword -- part Appendices -- chapter A Stata do file -- chapter ? Expert interview guidelines -- chapter C Interview partners.

Democracy and Climate Change explores the various ways in which democratic principles can lead governments to respond differently to climate change. The election cycle can lead to short-termism, which often appears to be at odds with the long-term nature of climate change, with its latency between cause and effect. However, it is clear that some democracies deal with climate change better than others, and this book demonstrates that overall stronger democratic qualities tend to correlate with improved climate performance.

Beginning by outlining a general concept of democratic efficacy, the book provides an empirical analysis of the influence of the quality of democracy on climate change performance across dozens of countries. The specific case study of Canada's Kyoto Protocol process is then used to explain the mechanisms of democratic influence in depth. The wide-ranging research presented in the book opens up several new and exciting avenues of enquiry and will be of considerable interest to researchers with an interest in comparative politics, democracy studies and environmental policies.

The paper analyses how the quality of democracy influences the climate performance of established democracies. Two analyses compare established democracies based on their level of democracy and detect internal mechanisms to understand their different reactions to climate change. Therewith, the paper contributes to the question how transformative global climate governance "après Paris" can be translated successfully into national circumstances. Findings demonstrate that a higher quality of democracy influences climate performance for the most part positively. The positive influence of the quality of democracy, evaluated by empirical translations of control, equality and freedom, can be observed regarding output (policy targets etc.) and with certain limitations regarding outcome (GHG emission development). Research results are robust and show synergy in terms of detailed mechanisms verifying statistical trends. An initially outlined concept of democratic efficacy explains these findings by theorizing that democracy's ability to produce desired and intended climate performances rises with increasing quality of democracy. Empirical analysis is conducted by applying an explanatory mixed methods design. Firstly, panel regressions deliver trends on the influence of the quality of democracy, as measured by the Democracy Barometer, on climate performance, as measured by the Climate Change Performance Index. Depending on combination of data, the number of countries ranges from 39 to 41 in 2004 to 2012 resulting in 193 to 326 country-years. Secondly, a case study of Canada's Kyoto Protocol process from 1995 to 2012 follows, providing detailed insights into the mechanisms of the quality of democracy and climate performance. The findings are based on documentary analysis and 27 interviews with former ministers, MPs, NGOs, Think Tanks etc. The fundamental practical implication of the paper can be translated into specific policy recommendations but is as simple as complex: to overcome democratic shortcomings and thus ...

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The Anthropocene as a new planetary epoch has brought to the foreground the deep-time interconnections of human agency with the earth system. Yet despite this recognition of strong temporal interdependencies, we still lack understanding of how societal and political organizations can manage interconnections that span several centuries and dozens of generations. This study pioneers the analysis of what we call ?deep-time organizations.? We provide detailed comparative historical analyses of some of the oldest existing organizations worldwide from a variety of sectors, from the world?s oldest bank (Sveriges Riksbank) to the world?s oldest university (University of Al Quaraouiyine) and the world?s oldest dynasty (Imperial House of Japan). Based on our analysis, we formulate 12 initial design principles that could lay, if supported by further empirical research along similar lines, the basis for the construction and design of ?deep-time organizations? for long-term challenges of earth system governance and planetary stewardship.

Frontmatter -- Inhalt -- Planetare Agenda -- I. Overview -- Vorläufer planetaren Denkens -- Schichten des Planetaren -- Relationierung und Relativierung -- Denken wie ein Planet -- Erdsystem -- II. Engführung -- Planet-Mensch-Beziehungen -- Wechselwirkungen -- Normativität des Planetaren -- Wissensökologien -- Konstellationen -- III. Durchführung -- Planetare Grenzen -- Planetare Politik -- Zwischen Gigantomanie und Kollaps -- Eine Kosmo-politische Perspektive -- Demokratisierung der Zeit? -- IV. Down to Earth -- Planetare Gesundheit -- Planetarities -- Dr. Pangloss und die beste der Welten -- Planetarer Moment (in nuce) -- Danksagungen -- Anmerkungen -- Bildnachweise -- Bibliographie