Divergent Neighbors

This research paper analyzes how components of political corporatism—specifically inclusiveness, consensualism, and the strength of tripartite organizations—influence the ambition of climate policies, using a comparison between Sweden and Finland.

• The authors decompose the macro concept of corporatism into three distinct components: inclusiveness, consensualism, and the strength of tripartite organizations, which represent government, labour, and business.
• A comparison of Sweden and Finland reveals that Sweden leads in both climate policy ambition and emissions reduction success. The analysis suggests that higher levels of inclusiveness and consensualism, which are more prevalent in Sweden than in Finland, tend to promote ambitious climate policy.
• Stronger tripartite organizations can hinder climate policy ambition if they exist within political coalitions that exclude non-governmental organizations (NGOs), a condition identified as being present in Finland.

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} }