Taming the big green elephant : : setting in motion the transformation towards sustainability / / Ariel Macaspac Hernández.

• Superior document: Globale Gesellschaft und Internationale Beziehungen
• Author: Hernández, Ariel Macaspac.
• Place / Publishing House: Wiesbaden : : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Globale Gesellschaft und Internationale Beziehungen
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (419 pages)

In this open access publication it is shown, that sustainable low carbon development is a transformative process that constitutes the shifting from the initially chosen or taken pathway to another pathway as goals have been re-visited and revised to enable the system to adapt to changes. However, sh...

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Preface
• Contents
• Abbreviations and Acronyms
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• 1 Introduction-That Big Green Elephant in the Room
• 1.1 Research Objectives
• 1.1.1 Background
• 1.1.2 Objectives
• 1.1.3 The definition of a Global Transformation Towards Sustainability-Clarification
• 1.2 Research Design and Methodology
• 1.2.1 Ideal Types: Theoretical Models and Scenarios from the Negotiation Perspective
• 1.2.2 Case Studies and Simulations
• 1.3 The Analytical Framework-Negotiation Studies as an Entry Point to Transformation Towards Sustainability
• 1.4 Reflexivity and Stakeholder Engagement for Transformation Towards Sustainability
• 2 Global Transformation Towards Sustainability-Clusters of Current Scholarly Discourse
• 2.1 Cluster 1: Triple Bottom Line (TBL)-The Sustainable Development Discourse
• 2.2 Cluster 2: Technological Innovation and Change Management-The Industrial Revolution Discourse
• 2.3 Cluster 3: Systems Approaches (SA)-Transformation Management and Socio-Technical Discourse
• 2.4 Cluster 4: Systems Approaches (SA)-Global Shifts and Globalization Discourse
• 2.5 Cluster 5: Process Approaches (SA)-The Center-Periphery and the Global South Discourse
• 2.6 Cluster 6: Process Approach-The Climate Negotiations Discourse
• 2.7 Interim Conclusion
• 3 Trade-Offs and Turnstiles as the Main Drivers of the Transformation Process Towards Sustainability
• 3.1 Trade-Offs
• 3.1.1 Global vs. Domestic/Local
• 3.1.2 The Unit vs. Collectivity
• 3.1.3 Cooperation vs. Sovereignty
• 3.1.4 Optimization/Efficiency vs. Consensus/Participation
• 3.1.5 Choice vs. Control
• 3.1.6 Prototypes vs. Generics
• 3.1.7 Linearity vs. Non-linearity
• 3.1.8 Incremental vs. Leap-Frogging
• 3.1.9 Adaptation vs. Latency
• 3.1.10 Causal Determinism vs. Self-Efficacy/Free Will
• 3.1.11 Quantitative vs. Qualitative Valuation.
• 3.2 Interim Conclusion
• 4 A Critical Outlook on Assumptions-Decision Systems in Transformation Towards Sustainability
• 4.1 Actors
• 4.2 Issues
• 4.3 Structures
• 4.4 Processes
• 4.5 Outcomes
• 4.6 Interim Conclusion
• 5 Knowledge Diplomacy as Facilitator of Transformation Towards Sustainability-The "New Diplomacy" and Consensual Knowledge
• 5.1 Knowledge Diplomacy and Consensual Knowledge
• 5.2 Negotiation Perspectives on Consensual Knowledge
• 5.2.1 Power-Based Perspective on Consensual Knowledge
• 5.2.2 Systems Perspective on Consensual Knowledge
• 5.3 Case Study: The IPCC and the Generation of Consensual Knowledge for Climate Negotiations
• 5.4 Interim Conclusion: Convergence of Knowledge Frameworks as Opportunities and Risks-The Preceding Step Towards Global Convergence
• 6 The Systems Perspective on the Transformation Towards Sustainability
• 6.1 System Transformation and Human Cognition-Power and Identities
• 6.2 System Transformation-'Grasping' the Context of Sustainable, Low-Carbon Transformation
• 6.3 Transition, Transformation and Leapfrogging-Sustainable Low Carbon Policy Priorities in Countries with Emerging Economies
• 6.3.1 Leapfrogging of the Developing Countries-A Way Forward?
• 6.4 Problem Context: Energy System Transformation in Developing Countries with Emerging Economies
• 6.5 A Systems Perspective on Energy Transitions-Energy Policy Objectives for Countries with Emerging Economies
• 6.5.1 Policy Objective 1: Increase Energy Access and Energy Efficiency by Reducing Income Gaps Between Urban and Rural Areas
• 6.5.2 Policy Objective 2: Capacity Building for Energy Transitions
• 6.5.3 Policy Objective 3: Reduce the Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Energy System Transformation
• 6.5.4 Policy Objective 4: Accelerate the Rate of Energy-Related Technological Change.
• 6.5.5 Policy Objective 5: Coordinate and Implement International and National Energy-Related Policies
• 6.6 Interim Conclusion-So What? Where Do We Go from Here?
• 7 Theoretical Models, Case Studies and Simulation Games as Knowledge and Decision Tools
• 7.1 Scenarios as Methods of Analysis of Futures
• 7.2 Theoretical Models and the 'Ideal Type'-A New-Old Method of Analysis
• 7.3 Case Studies as Historical Analyses-The Value of Context
• 7.3.1 Grasping Historicity and Plurality Through Case Studies-The Value of Perspectives in Knowledge Generation
• 7.3.2 Procedures and the Design of Case Studies-The Role of Theoretical Models in Case Studies
• 7.3.2.1 Problem and Objectives
• 7.3.2.2 The Execution of the Case Studies
• 7.3.2.3 Congruence Methods-The Role of Process Tracing
• 7.3.3 Theory Testing and the Implications of Case Findings for Theory and Practice
• 7.4 Role-Play Simulation
• 7.4.1 The Scientific Value of Role-Play Simulations
• 7.4.2 The Procedures and Design of the Role-Play Simulation
• 7.5 Interim Conclusion: Bridging Gaps Between Theory and Practice Through Knowledge and Decision Tools
• 8 Ideal Types-Theoretical Models as Agent of Transformation Towards Sustainability
• 8.1 An Ideal Type of Transformation-The Democratic Policy Pathway
• 8.1.1 Context: Actors and Issues
• 8.1.2 Agencies: Structures and Processes
• 8.1.3 Audience: Outcomes
• 8.2 An Ideal Type of Transformation-The Authoritarian Policy Pathway
• 8.2.1 Challenges to Developing an Ideal Type of an Authoritarian Policy Pathway
• 8.2.2 Advocacy, Social Movements and Authoritarian Environmentalism
• 8.2.3 Context: Actors and Issues
• 8.2.4 Agency: Structures and Processes
• 8.2.5 Audience: Outcomes
• 8.3 An Ideal Type of Transformation-Policy Pathways Driven by Institutional Activism.
• 8.3.1 Literature on Institutional Activism-When Activists Hold Power
• 8.3.1.1 Environmental Activism and Democracy
• 8.3.1.2 Relations Between Activism and Climate Protection-The Scientific Community as Norm Entrepreneurs?
• 8.3.2 Context: Actors and Issues
• 8.3.3 Agency: Structures and Processes
• 8.3.4 Audience: Outcomes
• 8.4 An Ideal Type of Transformation-The Technocratic/Bureaucratic Policy Pathway
• 8.4.1 Technocracy and Governance
• 8.4.2 An Ideal Type of Transformation-The Technocratic/Bureaucratic Policy Pathway
• 8.4.3 Context: Actors and Issues
• 8.4.4 Agency: Structures and Processes
• 8.4.5 Audience: Outcomes
• 8.5 An Ideal Type of Transformation-The Post-Democratic Policy Pathway
• 8.5.1 Post-Democracy and Institutional Interactions
• 8.5.2 Context: Actors and Issues
• 8.5.3 Agency: Structures and Processes
• 8.5.4 Audience: Outcomes
• 8.6 Interim Conclusion
• 9 Mexico and China-Sustainable, Low-Carbon Transformation Processes in Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes
• 9.1 Context-Transformation Processes and Governance Models
• 9.1.1 The Paris Agreement and Responses from Mexico and China
• 9.1.1.1 Mexico
• 9.1.1.2 China
• 9.1.2 Multiple Entry Points to Climate Mitigation in Mexico and China
• 9.1.2.1 Mexico
• 9.1.2.2 China
• 9.2 Case Study: The Agency of Transformation Process in Mexico-Gaps in the Discursive Function of Governance
• 9.2.1 Analysis between the Ideal Type and the Empirical Case Study of Mexico-Causal Mechanisms through Congruence Methods and Process-Tracing
• 9.3 Case Study: The Agency of Transformation Process in China-State-Guided Transition Management
• 9.3.1 A comparison of the Ideal Type and an Empirical Case Study of China-Causal Mechanisms through Congruence Methods and Process-Tracing
• 9.3.1.1 The changing meaning of social connections in selecting the political elite in China.
• 9.3.1.2 Institutional Interactions through Partnerships-Urban Entrepreneurialism and Urban Clusters (Chengshiqun) in China
• 9.4 Chapter Conclusion-Theory Testing and the Implications of Case Findings for Theory and Practice
• 9.4.1 Lessons for Theory
• 9.4.2 Lessons for Practice
• 10 The Philippines as a Case Study-Populism and Institutional Activism in Transformation Processes Towards Sustainability
• 10.1 Context-Sustainable, Low-Carbon Development in the Philippines
• 10.1.1 The Paris Agreement and Responses From the Philippines
• 10.1.1.1 Sustainable Development Policies in the Philippines
• 10.1.1.2 Energy Security Policies in the Philippines
• 10.1.2 Multiple Entry Points to Climate Mitigation and Sustainable Development in the Philippines
• 10.1.2.1 Rural Development as an Entry Point to Sustainable, Low-Carbon Development
• 10.2 Case Study-Institutional Activism and Sustainable and Low-Carbon Policy Goals in the 'Weak' Philippine State
• 10.2.1 Institutional Activism in the Philippines-The Historical Context and the Party List System
• 10.2.1.1 Institutional Activism in the Philippines-The Appointment of Secretary Regina Lopez
• 10.2.2 An Ideal Type Analysis of Sustainable, Low-Carbon Development in the Philippines
• 10.3 Conclusion-Lessons for Theory and for Practice
• 10.3.1 Lessons for Theory
• 10.3.2 Lessons for Practice
• 11 The United States of America-Disruptive Governments, Social Movements and Technocrats in Transformation Processes Towards Sustainability
• 11.1 Context-Sustainable Low Carbon Transformation Under Protectionism and Isolationism
• 11.1.1 The Paris Agreement and Responses from the United States
• 11.1.1.1 Climate Change Discourse in the United States Under President Trump and the U.S. Response to the Paris Climate Agreement
• 11.1.1.2 Economic Development and Energy Security Policies in the United States-The Return of a Fossil-Based Energy and Economy System.