The Modalities of European Union Governance
New Institutionalist Explanations of Agri-Environment Policy
Published on 7. June 2001
Book
Hardback
246 pages
978-0-19-924112-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book is the culmination of four years' research by the authors on European Union governance and agri-environment policy making. It is a timely contribution to the debate on Europe; it exposes the myriad processes underlying the European integration project, and demonstrates the implications for European rural economies of the emerging system of supranational governance. A range of contemporary theoretical approaches from political science writing is employed to respond to the complexities of the EU decision-making process, in the context of agri-environmental policy. The book fills an important gap in political-geographical studies of the EU.
Reviews / Votes
... this is an excellent book that will provide an important baseline for future studies of policy implementation theory, EU, AEP, and policy network analysis. * Environment and Planning * Jones and Clark provide a refreshing and very stimulating analysis of what they term 'multilevel governance' operating in policymaking networks of the European Union. * Environment and Planning * In their insightful account of the European Union, Alun Jones and Julian Clark have provided exceptionally rich and innovative exploration of the complex institutional politics surrounding EU agri-environmental policy and the struggles over the CAP ... they have written a book that speaks directly to contemporary debates in geography, sociology, economics, politics, and public policy. * Professor Michael Watts, Director of the Institute of International Studies, University of California at Berkeley *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-924112-5 (9780199241125)
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Persons
Alan Jones has written widely on all aspects of European integration and agricultural policy-making. He has been a principal scientist on an EU research project investigating EU governance and agri-environmental policy, and is coordinating a project on innovation in European agriculture and policy-making. Has held visiting scientist posts at the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Bonn, Warsaw.
Julian Clark has held a number of posts including research associate at the Institute of European Environmental Policy in London, Committee Specialist to the House of Commons Select Committ for Agriculture. Has written reports and papers on EU environmental policy and agriculture for Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management, UK Department of the Environment.
Julian Clark has held a number of posts including research associate at the Institute of European Environmental Policy in London, Committee Specialist to the House of Commons Select Committ for Agriculture. Has written reports and papers on EU environmental policy and agriculture for Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management, UK Department of the Environment.
Content
List of Figures and Abbreviations ; 1. The Modalities of European Union Governance ; 2. The Environmentalization of EU Public Policies: The Case of the Common Agricultural Policy ; 3. The Role of the European Commission in the Environmentalization of the CAP: Political Entrepreneurship and Institutional Agendas ; 4. The European Parliament: The Inter-Institutional Modalities of 'Agenda Territories' ; 5. The Modalities of Interest Representation at the EU level: COPA and the Agri-Environmental Regulation ; 6. National Modalities of Agri-Environmental Policy-Making in the United Kingdom ; 7. Concordance Systems, Multi-Level Governance, and the Negotiation of the Agri-Environmental Regulation in the EU's Council of Ministers ; 8. Theorizing Policy Implementation in a Multi-Level Governance System ; 9. Implementing the Agri-Environmental Regulation in Southern France and Central Spain ; 10. Conclusions ; Glossary, References, Index