Filling the gap? An analysis of non-governmental organizations responses to participation and representation deficits in global climate governance

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 397-416

  Dombrowski, Kathrin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Earth system governance; International organizations; Legitimacy; NGOs; Participation; Representation; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; CIVIL SOCIETY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 78149499297     PISSN: 15679764     EISSN: 15731553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10784-010-9140-8     Document Type: Article

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