Divergent Neighbors

The article analyzes the impact of political corporatism on climate policy ambition by comparing Sweden and Finland. It identifies that while inclusiveness and consensualism promote ambitious policies, strong tripartite organizations that exclude NGOs can hinder them.

• The authors identify three distinct components of corporatism: inclusiveness, consensualism, and the strength of tripartite organizations consisting of government, labour, and business.
• Comparing two Nordic polities, the analysis finds that Sweden exhibits higher levels of climate policy ambition and emissions reduction success than Finland.
• Inclusiveness and consensualism, which are more prevalent in Sweden, appear to encourage ambitious climate policy; conversely, strong tripartite organizations in Finland that operate within coalitions excluding NGOs can obstruct such ambition.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2019). Divergent Neighbors. https://www.sei.org/publications/divergent-neighbors/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Divergent Neighbors. 2019. https://www.sei.org/publications/divergent-neighbors/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Divergent Neighbors |date=24 June 2019 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/divergent-neighbors/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2019divergent, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Divergent Neighbors}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2019}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/divergent-neighbors/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }