RETOOL's 1st publicly available Deliverable: Analytical Framework on Climate Change & Democracy

We’re excited to share that the RETOOL project has published a comprehensive Analytical Framework that underpins our work exploring the intersection of climate change and democratic governance.  This framework encapsulates insights from extensive research undertaken in the project, providing a structured approach for analyzing the complex relationship between democracy and climate action.

Key Highlights

Historical & Political Context: The framework places today’s democratic crisis in perspective, analyzing issues like the rise of populism and other transformative socio-political trends.  

Climate Challenge: Examining climate action’s distinctive challenges, this section explores its urgency, long-term impact, cross-sectoral dimensions, and the pressing need to address spatial, temporal, and intersectional injustices.  

Core Democratic Characteristics: Essential to RETOOL’s mission, these characteristics include participation, representation, expertise, accountability, deliberativeness, effectiveness, and justice—core elements that shape our approach to democratic resilience in the face of climate crisis.  

This deliverable lays the foundation for how RETOOL’s research will integrate and expand on these concepts in upcoming research.

We look forward to continuing our work on RETOOL’s research agenda, contributing meaningful insights at the intersection of climate and democracy.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Download it here: https://retoolproject.eu/publications/deliverables