Transnational Politics of the Environment: The European Union and Environmental Policy in Central and Eastern Europe

Neuausgabe 2003
ISBN: 978-0-262-01206-5
Verlag: MIT Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Global Environmental Accord: Strategies for Sustainability and Institutional Innovation

In Transnational Politics of the Environment Liliana Andonova examines the effect of
the Europen Union (EU) on the environmental policies of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Poland.
Compliance with EU environmental regulations is especially onerous for Central and Eastern European
countries because of the costs involved and the legacy of pollution from communist-era industries.
But Andonova argues that EU integration has a positive impact on environmental policies in these
countries by exerting a strong influence on the environmental interests of regulated industries.
With her empirical study of chemical safety and air pollution policies from 1990 to 2000, she shows
that export-competitive industries such as the chemical industry that would benefit from economic
integration have an incentive to adopt EU norms. By contrast, industries such as electric utilities
that primarily serve the domestic market remain opposed to EU environmental standards and must be
prodded by their own governments to implement environmental-protection measures. These differences
in domestic interests greatly influence the course of reforms and the adoption of EU
standards.Transnational Politics of the Environment challenges the current focus on
intergovernmental cooperation between East and West by highlighting the roles of industries,
transnational norms, and domestic institutions in promoting change in environmental regulation. It
offers a generalizable framework for understanding the politics of environmental regulation in
emerging market economies, and helps bridge the divide between the study of domestic and
international environmental politics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Andonova, Liliana B.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll

Über Autor(innen)

Andonova, Liliana B.
Liliana B. Andonova is a Post-Doctoral Reasearch Associate Scholar at the Earth
Institute at Columbia University. After February 2004, she will be Assistant
Professor of International Relations and Environmental Politics in the Government
Department and the Environmental Studies Program at Colby College.

Liliana B. Andonova is a Post-Doctoral Reasearch Associate Scholar at the Earth Institute at Columbia University. After February 2004, she will be Assistant Professor of International Relations and Environmental Politics in the Government Department and the Environmental Studies Program at Colby College.