Legitimating the Antarctic Treaty System: from rich nations club to planetary ecological democracy?
Like other international institutions, the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) relies on the goodwill and self-binding commitment of its members. Legitimacy, understood as the belief in the 'rightfulness' of a governing arrangement by its stakeholders, lies at the heart of the ATS' success as a multilater...
| Publicado en: | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol. 76; no. 3; pp. 266 - 286 |
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Jun2022
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