Environmental Politics in the European Union Policy-Making, Implementation and Patterns of Multi-Level Governance

by Knill, Christoph; Liefferink, Duncan

• ISBN13: 9780719075810
• ISBN10: 0719075815
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-28
• Publisher: Manchester University Press

Summary

This book provides an introduction into the development, the making and the implementation of European Union environmental politics. It employs a clear and accessible analytical perspective based on the theoretical state-of-the-art of EU policy Studies.

Author Biography

Christoph Knill is Professor of Political and Administrative Science at the University of Konstanz, Germany. Duncan Liefferink is Senior Researcher at the Department of Political Sciences of the Environment at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Table of Contents

Introduction and historical overview: the establishment of environmental policy as a European policy domain

Patterns of regulation

Central institutions and actors

Political processes and decision-making procedures

Typical interest constellations and patterns of interaction

Making EU environmental policy in practice: three case studies

Implementation effectiveness of EU environmental policy

Strategies to improve implementation effectiveness: ""new"" environmental policy instruments as a panacea

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