Climate Change and Social Movements Civil Society and the Development of National Climate Change Policy

by Nulman, Eugene

• ISBN13: 9781137468789
• ISBN10: 1137468785
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-08-26
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Climate Change and Social Movements is a riveting and thorough exploration of three important campaigns to influence climate change policy in the United Kingdom. Social movement organizations and activists worked together to pass legislation on emissions targets, oppose the construction of carbon-intensive infrastructure and establish a public bank that would increase investment into renewable energy and energy efficient technology. What impact did the campaigns have on policy? When was the timing ripe for activists to win their demands? How were these social movement organizations and groups able to effect policy and what strategies were involved? The author answers all of these questions and more by delving deep into the campaigns and illuminating the way policymakers think about and respond to social movements.

Author Biography

Eugene Nulman is Assistant Lecturer at the University of Kent, UK. His research focuses on social movements, political sociology and environmental policy and practice.

Table of Contents

Foreword
1. Introduction
The Climate Change Movement and Movement Outcomes
The Three Campaigns
Research Questions: What, When and How
2. Brief History of Climate Change Policy & Activism
Margaret Thatcher And Climate Change
Early Environmental Movement Activity on International Climate Change Negotiations
Unfccc and The Earth Summit
Conferences of The Parties And The Kyoto Protocol
International Climate Policy after Cop 3
Copenhagen and Beyond
Conclusion: The Importance of National Interests and National Policies
3. Case Histories of Three Climate Campaigns
Campaigning for Emissions Targets: The Case of the Climate Change Act
Campaigns Against Carbon-Intensive Infrastructure: The Case of Heathrow's Third Runway
Campaigning For Clean Investment: The Case of the Green Investment Bank
Conclusion
4. Policy Outcomes
Climate Change Act
Heathrow Third Runway
Green Investment Bank
Conclusion
5. Political Opportunities
Climate Change Policy Window
Closure of Opportunities
Conclusion
6. Strategy, Leadership & Outcomes
Strategic Domains
Strategic Questions
Conclusion
7. Mechanisms for Policy Change
Disruption Mechanism
Public Preference Mechanism
Political Access Mechanism
Judicial Mechanism
International Political Mechanism
Conclusion
8. Conclusion
Findings
Implications
On Strengthening Subsequent Research