SubsidieMeestersStrategic Climate Litigation’s Direct and Indirect Consequences for Democracies
The project analyzes the impact of strategic climate litigation on democracy, aiming to provide a theoretical framework and guidance on its legal and social consequences in response to the climate emergency.
Projectdetails
Introduction
Sharply increasing strategic climate litigation (SCL) is a legal and social fact. It has the potential to influence the democratic process at a time when democracy and its safeguards are already widely in decline.
Nature of Climate Litigation
As with other strategic litigation, climate litigation involves many actors, including NGOs, media, and politicians. It has many nuanced and indirect consequences beyond its direct legal effects, such as:
- Creating authoritative legal narratives
- Framing perceptions
- Fostering cooperation
- ‘Legalising’ the political debate
However, because of the particular nature of the climate emergency, as a global, scientifically certain existential threat to humanity, SCL is an extreme case of strategic litigation, both in quantity and in quality.
Socioeconomic Changes
As a sharply growing phenomenon, SCL aims for socioeconomic changes in response to the climate emergency as:
- A truly global collective action problem
- Increased by structurally inadequate political responses
- Affecting those most who do not (yet) have political power
It is also distinct in its reliance on:
- Arguments based on non-binding international norms (e.g., in the Paris Agreement)
- Complex science with uncertain legal effects (litigants: climate science; defendants: carbon capture technology)
Contribution of LitDem
LitDem breaks new ground by providing the missing theoretical framework that captures not only the direct legal but also the indirect non-legal consequences of SCL for the democratic process in times of societal tensions and democratic decline. It provides greatly needed guidance to involved actors.
Methodology
Based on qualitative multi-method studies, including systematic content analysis, doctrinal analysis, and interviews, of all SCL in four national and two European jurisdictions (DE, FR, NL, UK, EU, ECHR), it offers a grounded conceptual understanding of the democratic implications of rapidly growing SCL.
Research Questions
It answers the questions:
- How does SCL affect the democratic process?
- How could its (neglected) democratic potential be realised?
Financiële details & Tijdlijn
Financiële details
| Subsidiebedrag | € 1.999.784 |
| Totale projectbegroting | € 1.999.784 |
Tijdlijn
| Startdatum | 1-3-2024 |
| Einddatum | 28-2-2029 |
| Subsidiejaar | 2024 |
Partners & Locaties
Projectpartners
- UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAMpenvoerder
Land(en)
Vergelijkbare projecten binnen European Research Council
| Project | Regeling | Bedrag | Jaar | Actie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MANUNKIND: Determinants and Dynamics of Collaborative ExploitationThis project aims to develop a game theoretic framework to analyze the psychological and strategic dynamics of collaborative exploitation, informing policies to combat modern slavery. | ERC STG | € 1.497.749 | 2022 | Details |
Elucidating the phenotypic convergence of proliferation reduction under growth-induced pressureThe UnderPressure project aims to investigate how mechanical constraints from 3D crowding affect cell proliferation and signaling in various organisms, with potential applications in reducing cancer chemoresistance. | ERC STG | € 1.498.280 | 2022 | Details |
Uncovering the mechanisms of action of an antiviral bacteriumThis project aims to uncover the mechanisms behind Wolbachia's antiviral protection in insects and develop tools for studying symbiont gene function. | ERC STG | € 1.500.000 | 2023 | Details |
The Ethics of Loneliness and SociabilityThis project aims to develop a normative theory of loneliness by analyzing ethical responsibilities of individuals and societies to prevent and alleviate loneliness, establishing a new philosophical sub-field. | ERC STG | € 1.025.860 | 2023 | Details |
MANUNKIND: Determinants and Dynamics of Collaborative Exploitation
This project aims to develop a game theoretic framework to analyze the psychological and strategic dynamics of collaborative exploitation, informing policies to combat modern slavery.
Elucidating the phenotypic convergence of proliferation reduction under growth-induced pressure
The UnderPressure project aims to investigate how mechanical constraints from 3D crowding affect cell proliferation and signaling in various organisms, with potential applications in reducing cancer chemoresistance.
Uncovering the mechanisms of action of an antiviral bacterium
This project aims to uncover the mechanisms behind Wolbachia's antiviral protection in insects and develop tools for studying symbiont gene function.
The Ethics of Loneliness and Sociability
This project aims to develop a normative theory of loneliness by analyzing ethical responsibilities of individuals and societies to prevent and alleviate loneliness, establishing a new philosophical sub-field.
Vergelijkbare projecten uit andere regelingen
| Project | Regeling | Bedrag | Jaar | Actie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Agency of Transnational Strategic Litigators in Global GovernanceThis project aims to develop a model of transnational collaboration among strategic litigators to enhance their agency in addressing global environmental governance challenges through comparative and qualitative research. | ERC STG | € 1.470.849 | 2022 | Details |
Remote-Sensing Satellite Data and the Making of Global Climate in Europe, 1980s-2000s.CLIMASAT analyzes the historical interplay of satellite data and knowledge spheres from 1980-2000 Europe to reshape perceptions and responses to the climate crisis. | ERC STG | € 1.484.844 | 2022 | Details |
Climate Policy vs Economic Growth: Opinions, Models, and Novel StrategiesThis project analyzes how growth concerns influence support for climate policies among stakeholders and develops models to identify strategies that enhance policy acceptance through agrowth approaches. | ERC ADG | € 2.454.000 | 2024 | Details |
CLIMate policy integration – a comPLEXITY trap?CLIMPLEXITY aims to develop a theory and model for understanding and improving the integration of climate policies across EU sectors to overcome implementation barriers and enhance climate goals. | ERC STG | € 1.500.000 | 2025 | Details |
The Agency of Transnational Strategic Litigators in Global Governance
This project aims to develop a model of transnational collaboration among strategic litigators to enhance their agency in addressing global environmental governance challenges through comparative and qualitative research.
Remote-Sensing Satellite Data and the Making of Global Climate in Europe, 1980s-2000s.
CLIMASAT analyzes the historical interplay of satellite data and knowledge spheres from 1980-2000 Europe to reshape perceptions and responses to the climate crisis.
Climate Policy vs Economic Growth: Opinions, Models, and Novel Strategies
This project analyzes how growth concerns influence support for climate policies among stakeholders and develops models to identify strategies that enhance policy acceptance through agrowth approaches.
CLIMate policy integration – a comPLEXITY trap?
CLIMPLEXITY aims to develop a theory and model for understanding and improving the integration of climate policies across EU sectors to overcome implementation barriers and enhance climate goals.