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Environmental non-governmental organizations and global environmental discourse
Stefan Partelow1, Klara Johanna Winkler2, Gregory M Thaler3
1Department of Social Sciences, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), Bremen, Germany.
Plos One
|May 28, 2020
Summary
Environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) are more diverse than previously thought, with significant resource disparities between the Global North and South. Four key discourses shape global environmental politics.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Policy
- Political Science
- Sociology
Background:
- Environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) have gained significant influence in global environmental politics and discourse since the 1980s.
- Understanding the diversity and political positioning of ENGOs is crucial for comprehending global environmental governance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop an inductive typology of global environmental discourse based on ENGO mission statements.
- To analyze the political topology of the global ENGO sector by combining discourse categories with ENGO attribute data.
- To identify disparities in resources and discourse among ENGOs operating in global environmental conventions.
Main Methods:
- Quantitative content analysis of mission statements from 679 ENGOs participating in global environmental conventions in the mid-2010s.
- Development of an inductive typology of environmental discourse.
- Integration of discourse typologies with ENGO attribute data (e.g., human and financial resources).
Main Results:
- ENGOs exhibit greater diversity in their discourse than conventionally recognized.
- Significant North-South disparities in human and financial resources within the ENGO sector were confirmed.
- Four primary discourses were identified: Environmental Management, Climate Politics, Environmental Justice, and Ecological Modernization.
- Climate Politics and Environmental Justice discourses are under-appreciated in existing literature.
Conclusions:
- The study provides new insights into the heterogeneity of the ENGO sector and its political landscape.
- Empirical research on ENGOs is essential for accurately understanding their role in global environmental politics.
- Further research should expand upon the data and methodologies used to analyze the ENGO sector.
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