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The European Union as an environmental leader in a global environment
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Since the 1970s the European Union has made enormous strides in the global environmental arena and developed a considerable global standing. This article assesses the nature and scope of this new international leadership. It examines the EU institutional context and historical opportunities. The article presents an analytical overview that helps explain the dimensions of the EU role, as well as the conflicts within these roles. The article asks the following research question: how have the institutional and ideational complexities of the European policy-making structure defined both the scope and the impact of EU policy efforts? It offers some analytical propositions about how the EU shapes the global arena.
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“…Union (EU) is often considered a world‑leader in adopting policy designed to protect and enhance ecosystems and environmental quality (Kelemen, 2010; Zito, 2005), and sowe have chosen three policy areas associatedwith Europeanenvironmentalmanagement: theWater Framework Directive (WFD); The Natura…”
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- Authors
- Zito, A. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Zito, Anthony R.
- ORCID
- Zito, Anthony R.
- Venue
- Globalizations
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2005-12
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 363-375
- ISSN
- 1474-7731 (ISSN-L)
- 1474-774X
- OpenAlex
- W2053156075
- Cited by
- 75
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 15.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- Globalizations (publishedVersion)
- Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle Univesity)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › European Union Policy and Governance
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › International Environmental Law and Policies
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Keywords
- European Union, global environmental governance, EU external relations, EU institutional structure, EU policy-making, environmental diplomacy
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