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Relational Processes and Networks in Environmental Politics

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  • Eva Fernández G.

    (Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Geneva, Switzerland)

  • Monica Di Gregorio

    (Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK)

  • Carlos Bravo‐Laguna

    (Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University, The Netherlands)

  • Petr Ocelík

    (Department of International Relations and European Studies, Masaryk University, Czechia / International Institute of Political Science, Masaryk University, Czechia)

Abstract

The inherently relational nature of environmental politics has stimulated the growth of network-oriented research. This concluding commentary emphasizes relationality in environmental political processes as central to understanding multilevel, multi-actor socio-ecological polities. We consider the dual role of networks—both as connecting structures and as prisms of cognitive and symbolic interactions that co-constitute identities and value systems—which shape and govern environmental outcomes. Building on the contributions of this issue, we outline a research agenda that advances network-based inquiry by unpacking the interdependent and dynamic processes linking environmental political networks across diverse entities, subdomains, scales, and contexts, while leveraging recent methodological advancements in network research.

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  • Eva Fernández G. & Monica Di Gregorio & Carlos Bravo‐Laguna & Petr Ocelík, 2025. "Relational Processes and Networks in Environmental Politics," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 13.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:poango:v13:y:2025:a:11840
    DOI: 10.17645/pag.11840
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