From Gridlock to Ratchet: Conditional Cooperation on Climate Change ↗
Sam S. Rowan · 2025 · International Organization
Climate cooperation and domestic politics
After You
A neighbor raises its climate target. Who moves next?
Vela makes a stronger climate pledge. Advise neighboring Luma, predict what its government will do, and see what the records say about bargaining at home and pressure from abroad.
Preparation and pacing
The activity introduces the climate-policy vocabulary. The source companion is available for a closer look at the research.
40–50 minutes for the solo Class investigation, plus a debrief if assigned.
What you investigate
- Distinguish your recommendation from a forecast of what a government will do.
- Compare conditional cooperation with domestic bargaining as explanations for a policy change.
- Use dated records to revise a claim and identify evidence that would separate rival explanations.
Scholarship behind the case
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Lukas Rudolph · 2026 · Climatic Change
Prisoners of the Wrong Dilemma ↗
Michaël Aklin and Matto Mildenberger · 2020 · Global Environmental Politics
The reading companion explains the studies and the boundaries of the fictional case.
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