Environmental Policy and Politics in the European Union

This brand new textbook provides a concise and informative overview of environmental policy and politics in the European Union. It includes a thorough analysis of the traditional areas of environmental concern such as pollution and natural resources, as well as newer environmental issues, including GMOs and climate change. Throughout this clear and readable introduction, the authors emphasize the interdependence between EU environmental policy and changes at the global level, focusing in particular on the EU''s role in global environmental governance.The authors'' didactic approach means this text will be invaluable to undergraduate and postgraduate students of environmental politics, policies and governance in the EU as well as MA programmes with a global focus, including international relations and EU studies.>

About the author

Tom Delreux is Professor of EU Politics at the Institut de sciences politiques Louvain-Europe (ISPOLE) of the University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium.Sander Happaerts is Assistant Professor at Leuven International and European Studies, University of Leuven, Belgium.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Delreux, Tom Happaerts Delreux, Delreux Tom, Sander Happaerts, Happaerts Sander
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2016
• EAN: 9780230244252
• ISBN: 978-0-230-24425-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: European Union; The European Union Series; The European Union Series; European Union
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, European Politics, Environmental Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, European Union, Environmental Social Sciences, Political Science and International Studies, EU (European Union), International institutions, Environmental policy & protocols, Environmental Politics, European Union Politics, EU & European institutions, Environmental policy and protocols