Conclusion: Pioneers, leaders, followers in multilevel and polycentric climate governance re-assessed

TY - CHAP

T1 - Conclusion

T2 - Pioneers, leaders, followers in multilevel and polycentric climate governance re-assessed

AU - Tobin, Paul

AU - Wurzel, Rüdiger

AU - Andersen, Mikael Skou

PY - 2020/12/31

Y1 - 2020/12/31

N2 - This volume has identified instances of climate leadership, pioneership and followership across the globe. Alongside this focus, authors have highlighted instances of multilevel governance (MLG) and polycentricity. This Conclusion draws together the findings from this nuanced theoretical framework and is structured in five parts. We begin by exploring instances of leadership (across four types), pioneership and followership found within the book, and critique the long-standing prioritisation of leadership originating in the Global North. Next, we show that MLG is crucial to understanding our cases, while polycentricity is a burgeoning and important, albeit difficult to identify, dimension. Third, we summarise three new theoretical contributions made by chapter authors in the volume. Fourth, we compare activities in the Global South and North, before finally concluding the volume. Urgent climate action is imperative, and this volume has identified many instances of high performance that merit replication wherever possible.

AB - This volume has identified instances of climate leadership, pioneership and followership across the globe. Alongside this focus, authors have highlighted instances of multilevel governance (MLG) and polycentricity. This Conclusion draws together the findings from this nuanced theoretical framework and is structured in five parts. We begin by exploring instances of leadership (across four types), pioneership and followership found within the book, and critique the long-standing prioritisation of leadership originating in the Global North. Next, we show that MLG is crucial to understanding our cases, while polycentricity is a burgeoning and important, albeit difficult to identify, dimension. Third, we summarise three new theoretical contributions made by chapter authors in the volume. Fourth, we compare activities in the Global South and North, before finally concluding the volume. Urgent climate action is imperative, and this volume has identified many instances of high performance that merit replication wherever possible.

UR - https://www.routledge.com/Climate-Governance-across-the-Globe-Pioneers-Leaders-and-Followers/Wurzel-Andersen-Tobin/p/book/9780367434366

U2 - 10.4324/9781003014249

DO - 10.4324/9781003014249

M3 - Book chapter

SN - 9780367434366

SP - 259

EP - 276

BT - Climate governance across the globe

A2 - Wurzel, Rüdiger

A2 - Andersen, Mikael Skou

A2 - Tobin, Paul

PB - Routledge

CY - Abingdon

ER -