From Disparity to Sustainability: Social Identity, Perceived Fairness, and Climate Cooperation
In the International Relations (IR) literature, inequality has been identified as a major inf luence on climate policy cooperation and implementation. Identities formed by the multiple inequalities in the global order have become key organizing principles for climate negotiation and significantly af...
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| description | In the International Relations (IR) literature, inequality has been identified as a major inf luence on climate policy cooperation and implementation. Identities formed by the multiple inequalities in the global order have become key organizing principles for climate negotiation and significantly affect whether policies are seen as fair. We focus on these inequality-related identities (IRIs) and present an analytical framework that translates concepts from Social Identity Theory for use in IR to systematically examine how IRIs affect perceptions of policy fairness and implementation. We contend that this framework is cross-scalar in character; that is, given the social basis of climate politics, the dynamics can be understood as social processes regardless of whether they are undertaken by states, international organizations, or individuals. We offer this framework as a tool for mobilizing insights from social psychology into IR research and understanding the ways social identities affect collective climate action. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-45eebcf537d2475cb20d13c09fbe18c02025-08-20T02:38:26ZengInstitute of International Relations PragueCzech Journal of International Relations0323-18442570-94292025-05-016016390https://doi.org/10.32422/cjir.891From Disparity to Sustainability: Social Identity, Perceived Fairness, and Climate CooperationEMILY J. HANSON0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6003-8815RICARDO REBOREDO1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4422-6514Charles University, Prague, Czech RepublicMetropolitan University Prague, Czech RepublicIn the International Relations (IR) literature, inequality has been identified as a major inf luence on climate policy cooperation and implementation. Identities formed by the multiple inequalities in the global order have become key organizing principles for climate negotiation and significantly affect whether policies are seen as fair. We focus on these inequality-related identities (IRIs) and present an analytical framework that translates concepts from Social Identity Theory for use in IR to systematically examine how IRIs affect perceptions of policy fairness and implementation. We contend that this framework is cross-scalar in character; that is, given the social basis of climate politics, the dynamics can be understood as social processes regardless of whether they are undertaken by states, international organizations, or individuals. We offer this framework as a tool for mobilizing insights from social psychology into IR research and understanding the ways social identities affect collective climate action.https://cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cjir/article/view/891/1609climate changesocial psychologyinternational relationsintergroup cooperationinequality |
| spellingShingle | EMILY J. HANSON RICARDO REBOREDO From Disparity to Sustainability: Social Identity, Perceived Fairness, and Climate Cooperation Czech Journal of International Relations climate change social psychology international relations intergroup cooperation inequality |
| title | From Disparity to Sustainability: Social Identity, Perceived Fairness, and Climate Cooperation |
| title_full | From Disparity to Sustainability: Social Identity, Perceived Fairness, and Climate Cooperation |
| title_fullStr | From Disparity to Sustainability: Social Identity, Perceived Fairness, and Climate Cooperation |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Disparity to Sustainability: Social Identity, Perceived Fairness, and Climate Cooperation |
| title_short | From Disparity to Sustainability: Social Identity, Perceived Fairness, and Climate Cooperation |
| title_sort | from disparity to sustainability social identity perceived fairness and climate cooperation |
| topic | climate change social psychology international relations intergroup cooperation inequality |
| url | https://cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cjir/article/view/891/1609 |
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