NDLI: Small island developing states and international climate change negotiations: the power of moral “leadership”

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Author	Águeda Corneloup, Inés Mol, Arthur P. J.
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Being at the frontline of climate change, small island developing states (SIDS) hold a serious stake in climate negotiations. However, these countries usually are marginalized in the international political arena, due to their lack of structural power. This paper explores the strategic influence of SIDS and its representative organization, the Alliance of Small Island States, in the negotiations leading to the Copenhagen summit of December 2009. Using the concepts of leadership and discourses, the position, strategies, and impact of SIDS are analyzed on negotiation processes and their final outcome, focusing on three core demands of small island countries at Copenhagen: a temperature rise limit of 1.5 °C above preindustrial levels, funding for adaptation, and a legally binding outcome. Results reveal that SIDS practiced entrepreneurial, intellectual, and environmental leadership strategies and especially made use of moral claims in the debate. Given their near absence of structural power, they managed to secure a surprisingly large part of “their” agenda and interests in the final Copenhagen Accord, especially through (discourse) coalitions with various other state and non-state stakeholders.
Starting Page	281
Ending Page	297
Page Count	17
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15679764
Journal	International Environmental Agreements
Volume Number	14
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15731553
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2013-11-09
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	AOSIS Climate change Leadership Discourse Copenhagen Negotiations Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice Environmental Management Environmental Economics Nature Conservation Political Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Political Science and International Relations Law Economics and Econometrics

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