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Pioneers, Leaders and Followers in Multilevel and Polycentric
Climate Governance focuses on pioneers, leaders and followers as
central drivers for international climate change governance
innovations. A burgeoning literature has identified pioneers and
leaders as central drivers for international climate change
governance innovations. A wide range of actors (such as
international organisations, the European Union, NGOs, corporations
and cities) have been identified as potential and actual climate
pioneers and/or leaders. Despite this, much of the academic debate
is still largely focused on states. To address this research gap,
this volume focuses primarily on non-state actors in different
multilevel and polycentric governance structures. The chapters
offer a critical analysis of the different types of actors (e.g.
the EU, corporate actors, NGOs and cities) who can act as pioneers
and/or leaders at different levels of climate governance (including
the international, supranational, regional, national and local)
encompassing non-state and state actors. The volume provides a
clear conceptualisation of pioneers, leaders and followers while
assessing their motives, capacities, styles and strategies. It
examines critically the dynamic interrelationship between leaders
and pioneers on the one hand, and followers and laggards on the
other. Moreover, it analyses how multilevel and polycentric climate
governance structures enable and/or constrain climate pioneers,
leaders and followers. This volume will be of great use to scholars
of environmental governance, climate change, and international
governance. The chapters were originally published as a special
issue in Environmental Politics.
In recent years climate change has emerged as an issue of central
political importance while the EU has become a major player in
international climate change politics. How can a 'leaderless
Europe' offer leadership in international climate change politics -
even in the wake of the UK's Brexit decision? This book, which has
been written by leading experts, offers a critical analysis of the
EU leadership role in international climate change politics. It
focuses on the main EU institutions, core EU member states and
central societal actors (businesses and environmental NGOs). It
also contains an external perspective of the EU's climate change
leadership role with chapters on China, India and the USA as well
as Norway. Four core themes addressed in the book are: leadership,
multilevel and polycentric governance, policy instruments, and the
green and low carbon economy. Fundamentally, it asks why we have EU
institutional actors, why certain member states and particular
societal actors tried to take on a leadership role in climate
change politics and how, if at all, have they managed to achieve
this? This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and
practitioners in EU studies and politics, international relations,
comparative politics and environmental politics.
In recent years climate change has emerged as an issue of central
political importance while the EU has become a major player in
international climate change politics. How can a 'leaderless
Europe' offer leadership in international climate change politics -
even in the wake of the UK's Brexit decision? This book, which has
been written by leading experts, offers a critical analysis of the
EU leadership role in international climate change politics. It
focuses on the main EU institutions, core EU member states and
central societal actors (businesses and environmental NGOs). It
also contains an external perspective of the EU's climate change
leadership role with chapters on China, India and the USA as well
as Norway. Four core themes addressed in the book are: leadership,
multilevel and polycentric governance, policy instruments, and the
green and low carbon economy. Fundamentally, it asks why we have EU
institutional actors, why certain member states and particular
societal actors tried to take on a leadership role in climate
change politics and how, if at all, have they managed to achieve
this? This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and
practitioners in EU studies and politics, international relations,
comparative politics and environmental politics.
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the development,
making and implementation of European Union environmental politics
and identifies the central areas and instruments of EU
environmental policy. It analyses the factors influencing not only
the formulation but also the implementation of environmental
measures in the complex multi-level setting of the EU. On this
basis, it takes a critical look at the EU's effectiveness and
problem-solving capacity in the environmental field. Designed as a
textbook at undergraduate and graduate level, the book employs a
clear and insightful analytical perspective based on the
theoretical state-of-the-art of EU policy studies. Thus, it
provides an overview of the major theoretical approaches available
in the field. At the same time, the discussion is illustrated by a
broad range of empirical findings with regard to the formulation
and implementation of EU environmental policy. This study is an
ideal companion for anyone seeking a concise and accessible
introduction into EU environmental politics. -- .
Over recent decades national environmental policies have become
increasingly alike. This book analyses the driving forces of this
process of policy convergence, providing an in-depth empirical
analysis of the international forces at work. It does so by
investigating how four countries - France, Hungary, Mexico and the
Netherlands - have shaped their domestic environmental policies in
the context of international institutions and relationships, while
taking into account various domestic factors and national
conditions. Employing a qualitative approach, the authors seek to
deepen understanding of the processes and mechanisms through which
international forces such as legal harmonisation, institutionalised
information flows and global trade dynamics affect domestic
environmental policy change. Together with its companion volume
Environmental Policy Convergence in Europe: The Impact of Trade and
International Institutions (2008) this book provides a 'showcase'
of mixed methodologies, combining quantitative and qualitative
approaches in an innovative way.
Voluntary agreements in environmental policy-making are the subject of a fierce debate. Some claim it to be the panacea for failing environmental policy-making. Others see voluntary approaches as deregulation and as a further breakdown of the environmental state. This volume evaluates the practice of voluntary agreements in European countries, focusing on Austria, Denmark, and the Netherlands. It shows that both the design and the success of voluntary agreements strongly depend on specific circumstances, notably the national policy culture or style, the structure of the economic sectors involved, and the influence of the EU.
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