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- Title
Politicization, Ratification of International Agreements, and Domestic Political Competition in Non-Democracies: The Case of Iran and the Paris Climate Accords.
- Authors
BAYER, Reşat; TAFAZZOLI, Bijan
- Abstract
While some degree of competition is present in many authoritarian regimes, the implications of such controlled competition on international issues have not received much consideration, including towards international environmental accords. We attempt to rectify this through a framework where we focus on internal political competition in a hybrid, nondemocratic system where national elections are held regularly. Specifically, we argue that the presence of multiple actors competing in elections in nondemocratic settings results in them assuming positions on various issues, justifying their positions, and attempting to mobilize their supporters with considerable implications for international environmental policies. We display our argument in the context of Iranian debates on the ratification of the Paris Climate Accords. Our findings demonstrate that the competing Iranian sides rely on different justifications for their environmental positions, resulting in extensive (negative) competitions of rhetoric where the international dimension emerges as an important feature in the internal competition. Overall, we show that political competition within non-democracies is likely to add to the complexity of international (environmental) negotiations and cooperation.
- Subjects
IRAN; POLITICAL competition; TREATIES; INTERNATIONAL competition; AUTHORITARIANISM; NEGOTIATION
- Publication
International Relations / Uluslararasi Iliskiler, 2024, Vol 21, Issue 81, p5
- ISSN
1304-7310
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33458/uidergisi.1406808