From statements of intent to institutionalised practice : what makes climate change policies stick?

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2014-12

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This paper inquires into factors that influence the pace and pattern of institutionalisation of climate change policies in Africa, providing discussion of three key variables: deliberative discourses; defence of jurisdictional boundaries; and multi scalar problem construction. In the case of South Africa, action to enable climate change mitigation must confront a well established organisational field (of which State institutions are a critical part) often referred to as the Minerals Energy Complex – institutions historically structured around the exploitation of cheap coal and labour. The study demonstrates the need for greater focus on the institutional context within which climate policy emerges.

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REGULATION, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, CLIMATE MITIGATION POLICY, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH OF SAHARA, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, MINERAL RESOURCES, PETROLEUM INDUSTRY, POLICY MONITORING, ENERGY POLICY, CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/55793

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