Complexity and Multiplexity - Exploring Subnational Climate Policy Networks

Abstract

The goal of this panel is to explore both theoretically and empirically the role subnational actors for climate mitigation and adaptation policies. Given the complex and polycentric nature of the climate governance structure, the main aim of this panel is to broaden our understanding of the interaction of international, national, subnational, and local actors to formulate and implement climate policies at the various levels. Social network analysis (SNA) provides a valuable toolbox to explore such multiplex relationships between different actor types at different levels, but traditional data collection techniques such as organizational surveys are also challenged by this complexity. This panel calls for substantive, theoretical, and methodological papers that apply SNA to subnational climate policy. In particular, we are open to contributions that explore political interactions at more than one level.

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The Power of Narrative in Regional Governance Networks for Implementing the EU’s Habitat Directive	View Paper Details
International Organizations and Domestic Climate Change Policy Networks in Germany, Japan, Finland, Australia and Sweden	View Paper Details
Can Subnational Networks of Action Situations Inform Climate Policies? A Review of Case Studies on Mitigation and Adaptation	View Paper Details
Climate Change Policy Networks in Germany – A Comparison Across 4 Laender	View Paper Details