Demystifying China’s Authoritarian Environmentalism - and Its Local and Global Nuances

08.12.2025 17:15 – 18:45

Over the past two decades, and especially since the Trump administration dismissed climate change as a hoax, China’s authoritarian approach to enforcing environmental and climate policies has attracted the attention of scholars and policymakers. Although the propagandistic features, inefficiencies, and limitations of this governance model, commonly termed "authoritarian environmentalism," are well-documented in the literature, the narrative remains persistent and resilient. At the same time, China’s environmental policies have undeniably yielded measurable successes, including economic benefits from the country’s green transition. This lecture offers a critical analysis of the conceptual and empirical merits of the "environmental authoritarianism" framework while examining its local and global nuances through two case studies: China’s "war on air pollution" and the "greening" of China’s foreign affairs.

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Bâtiment: Uni Mail

M1170

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