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The European Union (EU) has sought to establish itself as a global environmental leader but was hit by the combined effects of the economic and financial crisis from 2007-8 leading some to question whether the EU could continue to adopt ambitious environmental policy. This volume brings together leading environmental policy scholars to analyse the impacts of the crisis upon environmental policy in the EU and its member states. Authors analyse whether environmental policy has been dismantled, expanded or stayed the same. If policy has been dismantled, the kind of strategy adopted is analysed (active, symbolic, arena-shifting, or dismantling by default), and at what levels change has occurred.
The Index of Policy Activity (IPA) is applied systematically across the cases, which combine quantitative with qualitative analysis. Non-European cases are also included to provide a counterpoint for comparison. The book finds that whilst the EU has not actively dismantled environmental policy, its economic policies have had negative effects upon some Member States, prompting policy dismantling. Climate and energy policies have seen some policy expansion but there are examples, most notably the UK, where there has also been active policy dismantling. The main trend is one of stasis - environmental policy in Europe is judged to have plateaued calling into question Europe's much-vaunted environmental leadership. The book contributes to scholarship on environmental policy and public administration, combining empirical and methodological insights to give an up to date perspective on the impact of crisis upon European environmental policy.
Contents
1: Charlotte Burns, Paul Tobin, and Sebastian Sewerin: Measuring the Impact of the Crisis on European Environmental Policy
2: Viviane Gravey and Brendan Moore: Full Steam Ahead or Dead in the Water? European Union Environmental Policy After the Economic Crisis
3: Sebastian Sewerin and Tobias S. Schmidt: The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Renewable Energy Policy Mixes: A Comparative Analysis of Macro-, Meso- and Micro- Policy Dynamics
4: Jan-Justus Andreas: Turning Cuts into Growth: German and British Renewable Energy and Climate Policy During the Economic Crisis
5: Brendan Flynn: Irish Environmental Policy After the Economic Crisis: More of the Same but with Less?
6: Jakob Skovgaard, Roger Hildingsson, and Bengt Johansson: Environmental Policy and the Economic Crisis: The Swedish and Danish Cases
7: Simona Davidescu: Environmental Policy in Times of Crisis: Romania's Troubled Transition
8: Rosa Fernandez: The Effects of the International Economic Crisis on Spain's Environmental Policy
9: Nathalie Berny: The Restoration of Biodiversity in France: From Words to Deeds
10: Charlotte Burns, Paul Tobin, and Sebastian Sewerin: European Environmental Policy at a Time of Crisis: Benign Neglect, or a Leader Losing Pace?
