Collective Locality, A Critique of the International System's Approach to Climate Change
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2021-05
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The Ohio State University
Abstract
This research explores the root causes of the international system's inability to develop a viable
climate change solution. Climate change is arguably one of the most important topics of global
governance and international politics. By investigating the workings of the international order,
capitalism, and neoliberal ideology in regard to the climate crisis, I propose a solution that
addresses known pitfalls. The text is divided into 5 chapters, followed by a conclusion to my
critique and proposed solution. First, I begin with an assessment of liberalism as the ruling
ideology of our world order. Next, I evaluate the effectiveness of the liberal world order through
the mechanism of international agreements. Then, I explore how capitalism and neoliberalism
hinder the overall effectiveness of international agreements, followed by the implications of
these faults to the climate crisis. Finally, I offer my solution to these problems, a revolutionary
movement called Collective Locality, which relies on the transformation of social-cultural values
to target the harm induced by capitalism and neoliberal ideology on ourselves and the
environment.
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International relations, capitalism, neoliberalism, climate change, environmental politics