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The EU–South Africa Strategic Partnership and global environmental governance: Towards effective multilateralism after Copenhagen?
- Source :
- South African Journal of International Affairs. 24:229-248
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2017.
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Abstract
- This paper uses an analytical framework drawn from organisational studies to unpack and evaluate climate change relations under the EU–South Africa Strategic Partnership. The article finds that, while the EU and South Africa share a common purpose and high-level climate goals, many of the formal organisational structures set up under the partnership to tackle climate change and the environment are weak and have fallen into disuse. At the same time several factors outside of the strategic partnership, such as South Africa's hosting of the Durban climate change meeting, have played a significant role in promoting climate cooperation between the two partners. Therefore, while the strategic partnership creates an additional opportunity for climate cooperation, it is by no means the only or even the most important instrument in the EU's foreign policy tool box for negotiation and dialogue.
- Subjects :
- business.industry
Political economy of climate change
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Environmental resource management
Climate change
Multilateralism
Negotiation
Environmental governance
Foreign policy
General partnership
Political science
Political economy
Political Science and International Relations
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European union
business
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Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19380275 and 10220461
- Volume :
- 24
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- South African Journal of International Affairs
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........98b68776c97be42498d61ccd9501dbfb