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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

And our final panel of the conference is 'Local politics and local state capacity' With papers from: @alfiegaffney.bsky.social Joanie Willett et al Lucas Borba @karremannancy.bsky.social et al Clare Maudling Chair: @peckersley.bsky.social 📆Wed 1st April, 1.30pm, St Catz Riverside Seminar Room A

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Alfie Gaffney @alfiegaffney.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

In this book, we explore how the subnational leadership dynamics of key Under2 Coalition members (from Canada, Germany, Spain, the UK, and the US) vary between founding members and later joiners, revealing nuanced comparative insights on the factors shaping subnational climate policy actions.

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Alfie Gaffney @alfiegaffney.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Very proud to have co-authored a new book, Subnational Climate Leadership Dynamics Among Under2 Coalition Members, alongside the brilliant Jale Tosun, Simon Bulian, Joan Enguer, and Emiliano Levario Saad. It is available for free and open access here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007....

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Subnational Climate Leadership Dynamics Among Under2 Coalition Members

This open access book analyzes climate action taken by subnational governments around the world participating in the Under2 Coalition

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Clara Kubler @clarakubler.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

That‘s a wrap on #Tyndall25UEA Coming out of the conference inspired and grateful to be part of this research centre. I also had the pleasure to present my research and discuss thoughts on unlocking climate action at scale with @alfiegaffney.bsky.social @neiladger.bsky.social and Sandra Bögelein!

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Alfie Gaffney @alfiegaffney.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Thanks to the interviewees who took time out of their busy schedules to speak with me, to Ulrike Zeigermann and Jonas Schoenefeld for organising an excellent writers’ workshop in Würzburg, and to Jale Tosun for organising a fee waiver to enable the work to be published open access.

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Alfie Gaffney @alfiegaffney.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

...they have less resonance in unfavourable contexts where local climate policy entrepreneurship can be more readily realised through the complementary actions of a collection of local climate policy actors.

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Alfie Gaffney @alfiegaffney.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

In short, I found that while ‘lone wolf’ explanations – centred around heroic individuals that shoulder significant responsibility for accelerating climate action - might apply in more favourable contexts...

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Alfie Gaffney @alfiegaffney.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Through analysis of policy documents and elite/expert interviews with local climate policy actors in Blackpool, I found that the motives and strategies pursued by a group of policy actors significantly accelerated climate action by creating a high-quality climate action plan in a timely way.

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Alfie Gaffney @alfiegaffney.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

The paper addresses a key question of my thesis, namely: how do ambitious climate policies take shape in local authorities operating in relatively unfavourable, resource-constrained contexts?

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Alfie Gaffney @alfiegaffney.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Really pleased that some research from my PhD has been published by npj Climate Action today, as part of a wider special issue on 'Local Authorities on Their Way to Climate Action' (www.nature.com/collections/...).

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Alfie Gaffney @alfiegaffney.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Really pleased that some research from my PhD has been published today in npj Climate Action ⬇️

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