The Role of Norms in Enhancing Legitimacy of International Climate Agreements

This master’s thesis deals with international climate agreements and their legitimacy, using the Paris Agreement and the Kyoto Protocol as examples. The thesis examines sociological legitimacy as a possible reason for implementation deficiencies of international climate agreements. Sociological legi...

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Main Author: Binz, Sophia Leandra
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Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper 2021
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-uu-4461582021-06-19T05:28:06ZThe Role of Norms in Enhancing Legitimacy of International Climate AgreementsengBinz, Sophia LeandraUppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper2021Sustainable DevelopmentClimate GovernanceLegitimacyNormativityInternational AgreementsInternational RelationsOther Earth and Related Environmental SciencesAnnan geovetenskap och miljövetenskapThis master’s thesis deals with international climate agreements and their legitimacy, using the Paris Agreement and the Kyoto Protocol as examples. The thesis examines sociological legitimacy as a possible reason for implementation deficiencies of international climate agreements. Sociological legitimacy of an international agreement, as defined by Bernstein (2005), is hinged on a normative consensus among the international community adopting the agreement in question. In order to determine the degree of sociological legitimacy in the illustrative cases, a critical discourse analysis is employed as a method to identify and sort the explicit and implicit norms of the agreements according to various and contrasting sustainability discourses. This analysis allows for an assessment of the internal consistency of the norms in each case, ultimately leading to conclusions about the extent to which sociological legitimacy is present or not. The results show that neither of the two cases portray an internally consistent application of norms, and therefore lack sociological legitimacy. Further research into the sustainability norms in a given nation or society is needed for determining the external sociological legitimacy of both agreements, thus providing a final conclusion. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-446158Examensarbete vid Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 1650-6553 ; 2021/37application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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topic Sustainable Development
Climate Governance
Legitimacy
Normativity
International Agreements
International Relations
Other Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
Annan geovetenskap och miljövetenskap
spellingShingle Sustainable Development
Climate Governance
Legitimacy
Normativity
International Agreements
International Relations
Other Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
Annan geovetenskap och miljövetenskap
Binz, Sophia Leandra
The Role of Norms in Enhancing Legitimacy of International Climate Agreements
description This master’s thesis deals with international climate agreements and their legitimacy, using the Paris Agreement and the Kyoto Protocol as examples. The thesis examines sociological legitimacy as a possible reason for implementation deficiencies of international climate agreements. Sociological legitimacy of an international agreement, as defined by Bernstein (2005), is hinged on a normative consensus among the international community adopting the agreement in question. In order to determine the degree of sociological legitimacy in the illustrative cases, a critical discourse analysis is employed as a method to identify and sort the explicit and implicit norms of the agreements according to various and contrasting sustainability discourses. This analysis allows for an assessment of the internal consistency of the norms in each case, ultimately leading to conclusions about the extent to which sociological legitimacy is present or not. The results show that neither of the two cases portray an internally consistent application of norms, and therefore lack sociological legitimacy. Further research into the sustainability norms in a given nation or society is needed for determining the external sociological legitimacy of both agreements, thus providing a final conclusion.
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title_short The Role of Norms in Enhancing Legitimacy of International Climate Agreements
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