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AbstractForeign policy white papers are not well known. This paper aims at filling this gap by answering two basic questions: how do governments translate their international policy intents and how do they engage the dialogue with the diversified groups of actors interested in the foreign policymaking process ? The answer to these questions is found in the analysis of three key white papers related dimensions: white papers' nature and culture, the knowledge we have of the phenomenon, and the importance of the role these actors play in the policymaking process. We can conclude that, if white papers are indeed a non-usual form of policy statement, their shelf life is directly dependent on exogenous factors such as the international context, and endogenous factors such as domestic politics. This first cut might make us consider that, as foreign policy management tools, white papers bear a usefulness limited in time, but they are important keynotes for international governmental action.
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Green industrial policy has recently emerged as a key strategy in tackling climate change. This type of climate policy is not entirely new. It has been used implicitly in the past to develop green technologies. But today, governments are using this strategy more explicitly and visibly to achieve economic, environmental and geopolitical objectives. This short article aims to introduce some elements of this new generation of green industrial policies. It presents the new rationale for this type of climate policy, explores some of the challenges posed by past experiences, and outlines some guidelines to advance robust green industrial policy.
Keywords: Politique industrielle verte, politique climatique, décarbonation, géopolitique, Green industrial policy, climate policy, decarbonization, geopolitics
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What are the implications of John Rawls's Political Liberalism for animal ethics? In this paper, I examine Ruth Abbey's and Robert Garner's answers to this question. Abbey claims that Political Liberalism is incompatible with the view that there exist universal moral duties toward animals. Garner contends that Rawls's theory cannot justify state interventions designed to protect animals. I show that these readings are based on implausible interpretations of Rawls's theory. I argue, on the one hand, that Political Liberalism is neutral with respect to the question of the nature of our moral duties toward animals and, on the other hand, that the theory can potentially justify a significant range of state interventions in the interest of animals. This indicates that the tension between Rawls's theory and animal ethics is less sharp than Abbey and Garner suggest. Finally, I identify possible strategies, consistent with the Rawlsian framework, for including animals among the subjects of justice.