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Is the trajectory of European Union environmental policy less certain?

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: The core themes and research questions of this volume, centred on the nature of environmental policy change in the European Union (EU), are laid out. An original heuristic framework to capture different dimensions, mechanisms and processes of policy change is presented. In order to contextualise the current situation, where EU policy scope has reached maturity and faces an uncertain future trajectory, EU environmental politics is divided into particular eras, looking closely at the nature of change in each period. This volume interrogates the extent to which change has occurred, the conditions or context within which it did/did not take place and the implications arising from stasis or change. The contributions to the volume are introduced and placed into the context of the broader trajectory of EU environmental policy.

Source: Environmental Politics

DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2019.1549779

Authors: Anthony R. Zito, Charlotte Burns, Andrea Lenschow

Institutions: Newcastle University, University of Sheffield, Osnabrück University

Language: English

Topic: European Union Policy and Governance

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: European Commission