Partelow, Stefan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-4005, Winkler, Klara and Thaler, Gregory (2020) Environmental non-governmental organizations and global environmental discourse. PLOS ONE, 15 (5). e0232945. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232945.

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Abstract

Environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) exist worldwide, and since the 1980s they have increasingly influenced global environmental politics and environmental discourse. We analyze an original dataset of 679 ENGOs participating in global environmental conventions in the mid-2010s, and we apply quantitative content analysis to ENGO mission statements to produce an inductive typology of global environmental discourse. Discourse categories are combined with ENGO attribute data to visualize the political topology of this globally-networked ENGO sector. Our results confirm some common assertions and provide new insights. ENGOs are more diverse than conventionally recognized. Quantitative evidence confirms strong North-South disparities in human and financial resources. Four primary discourses are identified: Environmental Management, Climate Politics, Environmental Justice, and Ecological Modernization. We compare our typology to existing literature, where Climate Politics and Environmental Justice are under-appreciated, and we discuss ways to expand on the data and methods of this study. Synoptic empirical ENGO research is essential to accurately understanding the ENGO sector and global environmental politics.

Document Type:	Article
Programme Area:	PA1
Research affiliation:	Social Sciences > Institutional and Behavioural Economics
Refereed:	Yes
Open Access Journal?:	Yes
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232945
ISSN:	1932-6203
Date Deposited:	08 Jul 2020 13:04
Last Modified:	24 Nov 2021 12:50
URI:	http://cris.leibniz-zmt.de/id/eprint/3707

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