Constructed peer groups and path dependence in international organizations: The case of the international climate change negotiations

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 109-120

  Castro, Paula ^a   Hörnlein, Lena ^a,b,c   Michaelowa, Katharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Differential treatment; International negotiations; Multilateral environmental agreements; Regime design; UNFCCC

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INCENTIVE; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84898411622     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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