In search of legitimacy
Albeit Saudi Arabia’s hydrocarbon abundance and its traditional record as a trustworthy and main supplier of fossil fuels, numerous structural challenges nudged decision-makers into considering a more environmental-friendly sustainable policy. Studying the adoption and implementation of climate poli...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Kapitel/Artikel |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2021
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Governance and domestic policymaking in saudi arabia
Year: 2021, Pages: 197-224 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9780755644414.ch-8 |
| Online-Zugang: | Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.5040/9780755644414.ch-8
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| Verfasserangaben: | Author: Tobias Zumbrägel |
| Zusammenfassung: | Albeit Saudi Arabia’s hydrocarbon abundance and its traditional record as a trustworthy and main supplier of fossil fuels, numerous structural challenges nudged decision-makers into considering a more environmental-friendly sustainable policy. Studying the adoption and implementation of climate policies and its legitimizing effects is an interesting research subject: On the one hand, climate change as a stress factor is one of the greatest challenges in the twenty-first century and mitigating the severe effects of it and adapting to global warming has become a key task for any political system. Hence, it bears a substantial degree of legitimation if it is successfully managed. On the other hand, environmental policymaking is characterized as a predominantly regulative policy field. Moreover, implemented climate action (i.e. output) is not immediately visible as the effects (i.e. outcomes) are rather long-term and influenced by many other variables. Both can result in a delegitimizing effect. Considering environmental policymaking as a legitimation strategy, this study provides an innovative analytical framework to shed light on policy processes intended to garner political legitimacy.... |
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| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9780755644414 0755644417 9780755644407 9780755644391 9780755644384 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9780755644414.ch-8 |