Strategy in the climate change negotiations: Do democracies negotiate differently?

Climate Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 534-551

  Bailer, Stefanie ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

climate negotiations; democracy; negotiation theory; UNFCCC

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; STAKEHOLDER; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

DENMARK; HOVEDSTADEN; KOBENHAVN [(RGG) HOVEDSTADEN];

EID: 84863445610     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2012.691224     Document Type: Article

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