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Title: | Necessary but not Sustainable? The Limits of Democracy in Achieving Environmental Sustainability |
Authors: | Povitkina, Marina |
E-mail: | marina.povitkina@gu.se |
Issue Date: | 2-May-2018 |
University: | University of Gothenburg. Faculty of Social Sciences Göteborgs universitet. Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten |
Institution: | Department of Political Science ; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen |
Parts of work: | Povitkina, Marina (2018) The limits of democracy in tackling climate change, Environmental Politics, 27(3):411–432 https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2018.1444723 Lægreid, Ole Martin and Povitkina, Marina (2018) Do Political Institutions Moderate GDP-CO2 relationship? Ecological Economics 145(March 2018): 441-450 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.11.014 Ahlbom Persson, Tove and Povitkina, Marina (2017) “Gimme Shelter”: the Role of Democracy and Institutional Quality in Disaster Preparedness. Political Research Quarterly 70(4): 833–847 https://doi.org/10.1177/1065912917716335 Povitkina, Marina, Boräng, Frida, and Jagers, Sverker (2017) In Light of Democracy and Corruption: Institutional Determinants of Electricity Provision. Unpublished manuscript Povitkina, Marina, Bolkvadze, Ketevan (2018) Fresh Pipes with Dirty Water: How Quality of Government Shapes the Provision of Public Goods in Democracies. Unpublished manuscript |
Date of Defence: | 2018-05-25 |
Disputation: | Fredagen den 25 maj 2018, kl. 11.15, Torgny Segerstedtssalen, Universitetets huvudbyggnad, Vasaparken 1 |
Degree: | Doctor of Philosophy |
Publication type: | Doctoral thesis |
Series/Report no.: | Göteborg Studies in Politics 155 |
Keywords: | democracy environmental sustainability quality of government corruption |
Abstract: | The world today faces a number of environmental problems that are both severe and urgent. Finding effective solutions is one of the top priorities for the international community, with at least half of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals relating either directly or indirectly to reaching environmental sustainability. The question is: How to reach these goals? Environmental problems pose a complex dilemma for decision-makers. They have low visibility, a slow response time to policy i... more |
ISBN: | 978-91-984402-5-6 (PDF) 978-91-984402-4-9 (PRINT) |
ISSN: | 0346-5942 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2077/56151 |
Appears in Collections: | Doctoral Theses from University of Gothenburg / Doktorsavhandlingar från Göteborgs universitet Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar Statsvetenskapliga institutionen |