Reproduced from the Quarterly Journal of International Politics, with kind permission of the authors and the Institute of International Studies, Tsinghua University.
International Institutions and Transformation of China's Decision-making on Climate Change Policy
*Corresponding author. E-mail: yuhongyuan@hotmail.com
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The onset of the knowledge economy era and acceleration of globalization accentuate the influence of the international system on modes of government and the unprecedented challenges it creates. Certain scholars believe that governments will, as the general trend indicates, make the transition from the convention of managing the masses to that of coordinating natural resources for the common good, by enacting the roles of navigator, harmonizer, and communicator.1 Many pro-globalization scholars adopt the the reversed second image method of analysing factors of globalization and the international system that influence domestic politics.2 Robert Keohane and Helen Milner, for instance, point out that the process of internationalization is certain to remould domestic policy, as political systems mirror policy makers preferences and reactions as regards the benefits of internationalization.3 The influence of the international system on domestic politics, therefore, is not to be ignored. Yet the theory of international systems is limited to
| Summary of Current Research |
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| The Influence of the International System on Domestic Policies |
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Bureaucratic Process
The Impact of the International System on Domestic Policy
Autonomy for Development-oriented Governments
| International Environmental Regimes and Chinese Government Transition |
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China's Participation in International Environmental Regimes
The International Environmental Regime Mode of Influence
| Changes in China's Policy-making Structure |
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Evolution of the Policy Coordination System
Policy Coordination System Progress
| The Enlightening Influence of the International Regime on Government Transition |
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| Conclusion |
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| Appendix |
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Questionnaire on Strengthening the Government Response to Climate Change