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- Dellmuth, Lisa M., 1981-, et al.
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Advocacy group effects in global governance : Populations, strategies, and political opportunity structures
- 2019
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Ingår i: Interest Groups & Advocacy. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2047-7414 .- 2047-7422. ; 8:3, s. 255-269
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Global governance is no longer a matter of state cooperation or bureaucratic politics. Since the end of the cold war, advocacy groups have proliferated and enjoyed increasing access to global governance institutions such as the European Union, World Trade Organization, and the United Nations climate conferences. This special issue seeks to push theories of interest groups and international non-governmental organizations forward. We argue that the advocacy group effects on global governance institutions are best understood by examining how groups use and shape domestic and global political opportunity structures. The individual articles examine how, when, and why domestic and global political opportunity structures shape advocacy group effects in global governance, across global institutions, levels of government, advocacy organizations, issue areas, and over time. As special interests are becoming increasingly involved in global governance, we need to better understand how advocacy organizations may impact global public goods provision.
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- Dellmuth, Lisa M., 1981-, et al.
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All spending is not equal : European Union public spending, policy feedback and citizens’ support for the EU
- 2018
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Ingår i: European Journal of Political Research. - : Wiley. - 0304-4130 .- 1475-6765. ; 57:1, s. 3-23
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- While public support is central to the problem-solving capacity of the European Union (EU), we know little about when and why the EU can increase its citizens’ support through spending. Extensive research finds that citizens living in countries that are net beneficiaries of the EU budget are more supportive of the EU, assuming that citizens care equally about all forms of spending. We argue, however, that the amount of spending is only part of the story. Understanding the effects of spending on support requires a consideration of how transfers are spent. Drawing on policy feedback theories in comparative politics, we argue that support for the EU is a function of the fit between EU spending and regional need targeted by spending. Results from a statistical analysis of EU spending on human capital, infrastructure, agriculture, energy, and environmental protection in 126 EU regions over the period 2001- 2011 corroborate our argument. As the EU and other international organizations become increasingly publicly contested, the organizations themselves may increasingly try to shore up public support through spending, but they will only be successful under specific conditions.
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- Dellmuth, Lisa Maria, 1981-, et al.
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Humanitarian need drives multilateral disaster aid
- 2021
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. - 0027-8424 .- 1091-6490. ; 118:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- As the climate changes, human livelihoods will increasingly be threatened by extreme weather events. To provide adequate disaster relief, states extensively rely on multilateral institutions, in particular the United Nations (UN). However, the determinants of this multilateral disaster aid channeled through the UN are poorly understood. To fill this gap, we examine the determinants of UN disaster aid using a dataset on UN aid covering almost 2,000 climate-related disasters occurring between 2006 and 2017. We make two principal contributions. First, we add to research on disaster impacts by linking existing disaster data from the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) to a meteorological reanalysis. We generate a uniquely global hazard severity measure that is comparable across different climate-related disaster types, and assess and bolster measurement validity of EM-DAT climate-related disasters. Second, by combining these data with social data on aid and its correlates, we contribute to the literature on aid disbursements. We show that UN disaster aid is primarily shaped by humanitarian considerations, rather than by strategic donor interests. These results are supported by a series of regression and out-of-sample prediction analyses and appear consistent with the view that multilateral institutions are able to shield aid allocation decisions from particular state interests to ensure that aid is motivated by need.
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- Segovia-Tzompa, Suanne M., 1989-
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Global Adaptation Governance and Indigenous Peoples : Legitimacy, Justice and Participation
- 2023
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Indigenous people have participated in United Nations climate change conferences for over 30 years under informal conditions. Their formal opportunity to voice concerns and share traditional knowledge emerged when the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform became operational in 2018 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Despite the growing and formalised participation of Indigenous people, their demands and demonstrations for justice suggest they tend not to perceive global adaptation governance institutions as legitimate. Low or no perceived legitimacy could hinder cooperation between Indigenous people and global adaptation governance institutions, thereby potentially undermining effective and fair climate adaptation. Such societal implications underscore the need to deepen our understanding of the drivers shaping Indigenous people's legitimacy perceptions of United Nations climate governance institutions, since solid knowledge on this topic is limited. Hence, this thesis develops a theory of justice beliefs as drivers of legitimacy perceptions, drawing on and advancing studies of global adaptation governance, sociological legitimacy, and (Indigenous) environmental justice. Employing a mixed-methods approach, this thesis combines quantitative and qualitative methods to provide both general and in-depth insights. Its primary contribution is to advance the theoretical and empirical understanding of recognitional, procedural, distributive and transitional justice factors as perceived legitimacy drivers. Moreover, the analysis offers preliminary findings on the role of participation in shaping legitimacy perceptions. The thesis discusses implications for the study and practice of global adaptation governance in particular and for Indigenous studies in International Relations more broadly.
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- Târlea, Silvana, et al.
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Explaining governmental preferences on Economic and Monetary Union Reform
- 2019
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Ingår i: European Union Politics. - : SAGE Publications. - 1465-1165 .- 1741-2757. ; 20:1, s. 24-44
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article examines the extent to which economic or political factors shaped government preferences in the reform of the Economic Monetary Union. A multilevel analysis of European Union member governments’ preferences on 40 EMU reform issues negotiated between 2010 and 2015 suggests that countries’ financial sector exposure has significant explanatory power. Seeking to minimize the risk of costly bailouts, countries with highly exposed financial sectors were more likely to support solutions involving high degrees of European integration. In contrast, political factors had no systematic impact. These findings help to enhance our understanding of preference formation in the European Union and the viability of future EMU reform.
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