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Democratic Inclusiveness, Climate Policy Outputs, and Climate Policy Outcomes

Böhmelt, Tobias; Böker, Marit; Ward, Hugh

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Tobias Böhmelt

Hugh Ward



Abstract

In an ideal inclusive political system, all citizens are equally able to influence and challenge policies. We focus on how inclusiveness affects climate policies and outcomes. We argue that more inclusive systems should produce more policies in response to environmental threats and should have better outcomes. We test these hypotheses using panel and cross-sectional data relating to climate policy outputs and outcomes. The results suggest that inclusiveness is positively associated with policy outputs, but probably not with lower emissions of greenhouse gases. This pattern may relate to a lack of deliberation in systems, which are relatively inclusive in the narrower sense of pluralist democratic theory.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 10, 2015
Publication Date Nov 10, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Democratization
Print ISSN 1351-0347
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 23
Issue 7
Pages 1272-1291
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2015.1094059
Keywords climate policy, democracy, inclusiveness, environmental sustainability
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2015.1094059

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