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Non-state Actor Participation in the UNFCCC Process: A “Lock-in” Perspective
A Sciences Po Séminaire
This session is part of the Environment and International Relations seminar.
Date: April 16 2025
Time: 17:00 - 18:30 CET
Venue: S1 - Piere Hassner, 28 rue des Saints-Pères, Paris, and online via Zoom
Presenter: Hayley Walker
Discussant: Rudy Oh-Seng
Website: Link
The number of non-state actors (NSAs) participating in Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process rises year-on-year and has reached unprecedented levels as the COPs have transformed into “global mega events”. At the same time, feelings of disappointment and disillusionment among large swathes of NSAs also seem to be on the rise regarding their participation in the process, which risks undermining the UNFCCC’s legitimacy and effectiveness. This paper applies the concept of lock-in – traditionally used in economics and policy studies and referring to an “inertial resistance” to change – to a procedural context and asks what value it can add to our understanding of the dynamics and challenges of NSA engagement in the UNFCCC and what insights it can generate to address the rising levels of dissatisfaction felt by many NSAs in spite of record participation figures. Based on an analysis of UNFCCC documents supplemented with secondary literature, interviews and insider insights from the UNFCCC secretariat’s 2022 review of NSA engagement, we find evidence of relevant lock-in mechanisms at play that together explain NSAs’ feelings of disappointment with hampered NSA participation in “mega COPs”.
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Responsables scientifiques:
Carola Klöck, Assistant Professor, Sciences Po CERI
Sarah Tegas, Doctoral Student, Sciences Po CERI
Matthew Winkler, Doctoral Student, Sciences Po CERI
The seminar will be held in person and online via Zoom.
Non-state Actor Participation in the UNFCCC Process: A “Lock-in” Perspective
A Sciences Po Séminaire
This session is part of the Environment and International Relations seminar.
Date: April 16 2025
Time: 17:00 - 18:30 CET
Venue: S1 - Piere Hassner, 28 rue des Saints-Pères, Paris, and online via Zoom
Presenter: Hayley Walker
Discussant: Rudy Oh-Seng
Website: Link
The number of non-state actors (NSAs) participating in Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process rises year-on-year and has reached unprecedented levels as the COPs have transformed into “global mega events”. At the same time, feelings of disappointment and disillusionment among large swathes of NSAs also seem to be on the rise regarding their participation in the process, which risks undermining the UNFCCC’s legitimacy and effectiveness. This paper applies the concept of lock-in – traditionally used in economics and policy studies and referring to an “inertial resistance” to change – to a procedural context and asks what value it can add to our understanding of the dynamics and challenges of NSA engagement in the UNFCCC and what insights it can generate to address the rising levels of dissatisfaction felt by many NSAs in spite of record participation figures. Based on an analysis of UNFCCC documents supplemented with secondary literature, interviews and insider insights from the UNFCCC secretariat’s 2022 review of NSA engagement, we find evidence of relevant lock-in mechanisms at play that together explain NSAs’ feelings of disappointment with hampered NSA participation in “mega COPs”.
Register here.
Responsables scientifiques:
Carola Klöck, Assistant Professor, Sciences Po CERI
Sarah Tegas, Doctoral Student, Sciences Po CERI
Matthew Winkler, Doctoral Student, Sciences Po CERI
The seminar will be held in person and online via Zoom.
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Matthew Winkler
Matthew Winkler
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Political Science - International Relations
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