New article: Reforming global climate governance in an age of bullshit
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Hayley Stevenson
Oct 27, 2020, 12:34:55 PM10/27/20
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Dear all,
My new article, Reforming global climate governance in an age of bullshit, has now been published in Globalizations. It is written in a way that is accessible to students with little background knowledge of international climate change politics. Some of you may find it useful in your courses.
50 free online copies of the article are available using the following link:
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JYG6GEHAT9AEZX2SA9AE/full?target=10.1080/14747731.2020.1774315
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JYG6GEHAT9AEZX2SA9AE/full?target=10.1080/14747731.2020.1774315
A PDF is also available here.
ABSTRACT
There is a significant deficit of ‘ecological integrity’ in contemporary climate change governance, defined as explicit recognition of the mismatch between rhetoric, intentions and actions. This deficit is not unique to climate governance: we live in an age of bullshit (indifference to the truth). Philosopher Harry Frankfurt (On bullshit, 2005, Princeton University Press) identifies this as ‘one of the most salient features of our culture’. In this article, I argue that the concept captures the inconsistencies we observe in global climate governance. I begin by conceptualizing it and identifying the various forms it can take. I then provide an overview of the past three decades of global climate governance, before analysing illustrative examples of bullshit. I conclude by proposing reforms to the climate regime’s accountability arrangements to enhance the integrity and limit the harmful effects of bullshit in global climate governance.
There is a significant deficit of ‘ecological integrity’ in contemporary climate change governance, defined as explicit recognition of the mismatch between rhetoric, intentions and actions. This deficit is not unique to climate governance: we live in an age of bullshit (indifference to the truth). Philosopher Harry Frankfurt (On bullshit, 2005, Princeton University Press) identifies this as ‘one of the most salient features of our culture’. In this article, I argue that the concept captures the inconsistencies we observe in global climate governance. I begin by conceptualizing it and identifying the various forms it can take. I then provide an overview of the past three decades of global climate governance, before analysing illustrative examples of bullshit. I conclude by proposing reforms to the climate regime’s accountability arrangements to enhance the integrity and limit the harmful effects of bullshit in global climate governance.
Best wishes,
Hayley
Profesora Investigadora Asociada / Associate Professor
Directora del Programa de Posgrados en Estudios Internacionales.
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