The Influence of Domestic Society, Policy and Politics on International Climate Policy in Japan

In how far does domestic society, policies and politics influence international climate policy positions? Against the backdrop of the 21st United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris in 2015, the conference paper "The Influence of Domestic Society, Policy and Politics on International Climate Policy in Japan: The Development of a Country's Positioning in Climate Negotiations under the UNFCCC" by Wuppertal Institute's Hanna Wang-Helmreich explores this question by examining the evolution of Japan's positioning in international climate policy and how it has been influenced by developments on the national level.

The paper's analysis demonstrates that domestic society, policy and politics have been key inputs for the development of Japan's positioning in international climate negotiations over and over again. Frequently, these inputs have been conflicting and resulted in heated debates and struggles before a position in international climate negotiations could be reached.

The CEEISA-ISA joint conference on Politics of international relations, hosted by the Centre of International Relations (CIR) and co-organised by the Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA) and International Studies Association (ISA), took place from 23 to 25 June 2016 at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. It brought together over 450 participants, scholars, researchers and PhD students from 52 countries. Hanna Wang-Helmreich was chair of the panel FD07 on "Politics of Climate Change", in which she also presented the paper together with Nicolas Kreibich from Wuppertal Institute.

For more information, please see the conference's website.