Orchestrating Local Climate Policy in the European Union

Inter¿Municipal Coordination and the Covenant of Mayors in Germany and France
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-658-26505-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 318 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 436 g

Reihe: Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz. Energy Policy and Climate Protection

Can we sidestep tedious climate policy negotiations and forge a coalition of the willing instead? Many international organizations and scholars hope to spur local climate action by orchestration, indirect and voluntary governance arrangements. Lena Bendlin looks beyond the apparent success of voluntary initiatives using the example of the Covenant of Mayors, often heralded as an exemplary multi-level EU initiative. Five in-depth case studies show why, how, and with what difficulties local governments engage in this voluntary commitment scheme. The analysis identifies durability, intensity, and causality as crucial building blocks for more cautious orchestration theorizing and derives recommendations for appropriate incentives and support at the regional, national, and international level.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bendlin, Lena

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Local Governments in European Multi-Level Climate Governance.- Theorizing Orchestration in European Climate Governance.- Case Study Approach to Research.- Inter-Municipal Coordination in European Local Climate Governance.- Analyzing Orchestration in the Covenant of Mayors.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Lena Bendlin, political scientist, studies transformation governance at the German Institute for Urban Affairs (Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik – Difu) in Berlin.