Governing Climate Change, a Responsibility Perspective

Dolf van der Schoot

ISBN 10: 3843386447 / ISBN 13: 9783843386449

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jan 2011, 2011

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The build-up of scientific knowledge about climate change has increased its urgency within public debate, but also defined it as a formidable problem of governance. As such, climate change is an 'untamed risk', one with an accumulating effect and a time-dimension that differs from what 'traditional' problem-solving structures are used dealing with. International attempts at governance, like the UN Climate Change Conferences, only demonstrate this divergence. To understand these problem-solving strategies and their shortcomings better, an analysis is given of the conceptions of responsibility underlying them. It is then asked how these conceptions could better fit the specific characteristics of climate change. Through the work of the French philosopher Alain Badiou the book then arrives at an imperative for action that is at the same time inclusive and particular, offering examples of its implications for any problem-solving strategy on a national or global scale. This work thus offers ideas on policies and strategies regarding climate change, and as such can be insightful for a broad public; from policy advisors to scholars as to the generally interested reader. 76 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Governing Climate Change, a Responsibility Perspective
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jan 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3843386447
• ISBN 13: 9783843386449
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 5D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 5 millimeters depth
• Weight: 131 grams

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Synopsis

The build-up of scientific knowledge about climate change has increased its urgency within public debate, but also defined it as a formidable problem of governance. As such, climate change is an ?untamed risk', one with an accumulating effect and a time-dimension that differs from what ?traditional' problem-solving structures are used dealing with. International attempts at governance, like the UN Climate Change Conferences, only demonstrate this divergence. To understand these problem-solving strategies and their shortcomings better, an analysis is given of the conceptions of responsibility underlying them. It is then asked how these conceptions could better fit the specific characteristics of climate change. Through the work of the French philosopher Alain Badiou the book then arrives at an imperative for action that is at the same time inclusive and particular, offering examples of its implications for any problem-solving strategy on a national or global scale. This work thus offers ideas on policies and strategies regarding climate change, and as such can be insightful for a broad public; from policy advisors to scholars as to the generally interested reader.

About the Author

Dolf van der Schoot, Ma/Msc: graduated cum laude in International Relations at the International School for Humanities and Social Sciences, and graduated in Philosophy, both at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Currently working as a teacher at the Maastricht University, the Netherlands.