Institutional Interactions at the Crossroads of Trade and Environment: The Dominance of Liberal Environmentalism

This research paper examines how institutional interactions between trade and environment are shaped by overarching norms, specifically highlighting the prevalence of liberal environmentalism within climate change and biosafety regime complexes.

• Institutional interactions spanning trade and environment are embedded in overarching norms that influence their evolution and impact. The author identifies the dominance of 'liberal environmentalism'—defined as global norms that advocate for environmental improvements and economic efficiency via market-based mechanisms—in shaping these interactions, despite opposition from key actors.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2013). Institutional Interactions at the Crossroads of Trade and Environment: The Dominance of Liberal Environmentalism. https://www.sei.org/publications/institutional-interactions-at-the-crossroads-of-trade-and-environment-the-dominance-of-liberal-environmentalism/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Institutional Interactions at the Crossroads of Trade and Environment: The Dominance of Liberal Environmentalism. 2013. https://www.sei.org/publications/institutional-interactions-at-the-crossroads-of-trade-and-environment-the-dominance-of-liberal-environmentalism/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2013institutional, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Institutional Interactions at the Crossroads of Trade and Environment: The Dominance of Liberal Environmentalism}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2013}, month = feb, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/institutional-interactions-at-the-crossroads-of-trade-and-environment-the-dominance-of-liberal-environmentalism/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }