Abstract
Initially rejected by the parties to the Kyoto Protocol, efforts to protect tropical forests are now an accepted strategy to mitigate the impact of climate change. Inspired by long-standing demands of Amazonia’s forests peoples, the notion of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) has been embraced in global arenas. What accounts for this shift in perceptions about the relation between forests and climate change? Answers lie in the efforts of a transnational advocacy network (TAN) at norm dissemination and consensus-building within Brazil and in the Kyoto Protocol. This study highlights the importance of domestic activism unfolding in democratizing societies to enhance the influence of transnational advocacy networks in norm dissemination and consensus building in global arenas. It enlarges the explanatory power of normative approaches by documenting a case in which the idea and set of values being globally propagated do not emanate from a Western liberal tradition.
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- Commentary
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Articles
- The Moral Economy of Global Crowds: Egypt 1977, Brazil 2013
- Bringing Local Voices to the Global Negotiation Table: Norm Dissemination and Consensus Building on Tropical Forests and Climate Change
- Commentary
- A Trajectory of Globalization
- Essay
- Global Systemic Shift Redux: The State of the Art
- Book Reviews
- Diego Olstein: Thinking History Globally
- David A. Pietz: The Yellow River: The Problem of Water in Modern China
- Nuno P. Monteiro: Theory of Unipolar Politics