A case study on the participation of China youth organizations in global governance
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https://doi.org/10.18413/2949-267X-2023-2-4-4Keywords:
Global governance, International organizations, Youth organizations, China Youth Climate Action Network, Global climate governance, Environmental protectionAbstract
In the face of increasingly complex global issues, social organizations are playing a more prominent role in the global governance system, with young people taking on a more important role. However, from a broader perspective, the current lack of overall capacity of China's youth to participate in global governance limits the process of China's participation in global governance. Taking the example of the China Youth Climate Action Network , a widely influential youth organization founded in 2007, which led the first team of youth delegates in China's history to appear on stage at the Copenhagen Climate Conference, this paper presents a case study focusing on the background, objectives and operational mechanism of China Youth Climate Action Network, explores the main features and ways of China Youth Climate Action Network's participation in global governance in the field of climate change, and makes suggestions on how to promote better participation of Chinese youth organizations in global governance in light of the existing major problems. This paper concludes that Chinese youth social organizations have made brilliant achievements in their participation in global governance, but are still somewhat immature compared to mature youth social organizations in other developed countries. Further changes are needed in both the government and the organization itself to support the participation of Chinese youth organizations in global governance.
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