Politics of Rising Tides

McGregor, Ian; Yerbury, Hilary

doi:10.1017/9781108502238.008

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“…This narrative also rejected victimhood and stressed resilience, equity, rights and justice as values embodied in their calls for industrialised nations to commit to curbing carbon emissions and funding adaptation. In doing so, they influenced the outcome of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change's 21st Conference of the Parties, resulting in the Paris Agreement (McGregor and Yerbury 2019).…”

Section: Island Communities' Leadership In Governing the Ocean Locall...mentioning

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The Human Relationship with Our Ocean Planet

Lubchenco

Haugan

2023

The Blue Compendium

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People across the world have diverse economic, sociolegal, institutional, social and cultural relationships with the ocean—both its littoral zones and the open sea spaces through which people have traditionally navigated, migrated, fished, traded, played and sought solace, spiritual enlightenment, adventure, material enrichment, social identity, cultural expression, artistic inspiration or good health. These relationships are reflected in formal and informal institutions (polices, laws, social norms) that regulate many of these activities, including those that regulate access to resources. These institutions represent a series of prior claims and rights to the use and enjoyment of the ocean by coastal and maritime societies.

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Section: Island Communities' Leadership In Governing the Ocean Locall...mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Human Relationship with Our Ocean Planet

Lubchenco

Haugan

2023

The Blue Compendium

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It's not “too late”: Learning from Pacific Small Island Developing States in a warming world

Hayward

Salili

Tupuana'i

et al. 2019

WIREs Climate Change

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The scale and speed of action required to limit global warming is unprecedented. However, claims that it is “too late” to act or that societal collapse is “inevitable,” must be challenged, particularly in the context of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS). Here, the serious impacts of sea‐level rise may already be unavoidable, but ongoing global mitigation efforts are essential to avoid further catastrophic impacts. First, narratives of despair reinforce social distancing in ways that make it harder to assert claims of shared responsibility for past climate injustices and mutual obligations in the future. Second, claims that it too late to avoid societal collapse overlook significant adaptation efforts already initiated by PSIDS, particularly those led by women and youth, which are informed by distinctive community values of Vai Nui or Fonofale (interconnected well‐living). These values have sustained PSIDS societies through traumatic histories of colonization, racism, and violence, and are still positioned to support communities suffering now, and when facing future risks. This article is categorized under: Policy and Governance > Governing Climate Change in Communities, Cities, and Regions

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A Small State's Guide to Influence in World Politics

Long¹

2022

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Small states are crucial actors in world politics. They attract outsized attention from great powers, populate international organizations, and shape international norms. Despite that, they have been relegated to a second tier of International Relations scholarship. Many explanations of international politics are largely silent on small states. When mentioned, small states often are treated as victims of great-power aggression or free riders on great powers’ good will. Some small states fit that picture of impotence. But many others are strikingly successful—wealthy, cosmopolitan, and even influential. This book asks, when and how can small states achieve their goals in international relations? It puts small states’ relationships at the center of the answer. Small states are defined by their position as the weaker actor vis-á-vis large states. Small states themselves, as well as their opportunities and constraints, are shaped by these power asymmetries. How might they “overcome” that asymmetry in pursuit of their goals? This book offers a contextualized explanation of how small states can assess the conditions of their asymmetrical relationships, identify opportunities, and shape effective strategies. The book offers tools for scholars and policymakers. It proposes an analytical approach and develops a typological theory of when and how small states might achieve greater influence. The book then deploys that theory in some twenty cases studies drawn from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, covering issues of security, international political economy, and international institutions, norms, and laws.

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Politics of Rising Tides

Cited by 6 publications

References 21 publications

The Human Relationship with Our Ocean Planet

The Human Relationship with Our Ocean Planet

It's not “too late”: Learning from Pacific Small Island Developing States in a warming world

A Small State's Guide to Influence in World Politics

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