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Bringing the low-carbon agenda to China: a study in transnational policy diffusion
Die CO2-Reduktionsagenda nach China bringen: eine Studie zur transnationalen Politikdiffusion
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Abstract This study traces the transnational interactions that contributed to introducing the low-carbon economy agenda into Chinese policymaking. A microprocessual two-level analysis (outside-in as well as inside-access) is employed to analyse transnational and domestic exchanges. The study provides evidenc... view more
This study traces the transnational interactions that contributed to introducing the low-carbon economy agenda into Chinese policymaking. A microprocessual two-level analysis (outside-in as well as inside-access) is employed to analyse transnational and domestic exchanges. The study provides evidence that low-carbon agenda-setting - introduced by transnational actors, backed by foreign funding, promoted by policy entrepreneurs from domestic research institutes, propelled by top-level attention, but only gradually and cautiously adopted by the government bureaucracy - can be considered a case of effective transnational diffusion based on converging perceptions of novel policy challenges and options. Opinion leaders and policy-brokers from the government-linked scientific community functioned as effective access points to the Chinese government's policy agenda.... view less
Keywords
China; political decision; political domination; political communication; ecology; climate change; climate policy; climate protection; transnational relations; influence; interaction; diffusion; Far East
Classification
Ecology, Environment
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Method
applied research; descriptive study; empirical; quantitative empirical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 199-215
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 42 (2013) 1
Issue topic
Chinese impacts and impacting China
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works