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Introduction: Establishing The Research Questions And Methodological Framework / Pamela M. Barnes And Thomas C. Hoerber -- Linking The Discourse On Sustainability And Governance / Pamela M. Barnes And Thomas C. Hoerber -- Governance For Sustainability In The European Union - A Post-political Project / Liza Griffin -- The Impact Of De-growth (la Décroissance) On The Discourse Of Sustainability / Assen Slim -- Sustainable Development: A Floating Signifier In The Eu's Energy Policy Discourse? / Irene Koegl And Kristina Kurze -- A Common Market And Sustainable Energy For Europe / Florian Baumann -- The European Energy Policy And Its 'green Dimension' - Discursive Hegemony And Policy Variations In The Greening Of Energy Policy / Israel Solorio, Mischa Bechberger And Lucia Popartan -- The Changing Fortunes Of Nuclear Energy In The Sustainability Discourse / Pamela M. Barnes -- The Role Of Euratom In A Sustainable Energy Future / Thomas C. Hoerber -- Eu Sustainable Mobility - Between Economic And Environmental Discourses / Helene Dyrhauge -- The European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme - A Post-political Tool For Strengthening Integration And Wide-reaching Sustainability? / Lydia Kernevez -- The Sustainable Development Discourse In Post-communist Central And Eastern Europe: The Case Of Romania / Simona Davidescu -- The Uk's Devolved Authorities And The European Sustainability Discourse: Between Identity And Actor Hierarchy / Patricia Hogwood -- The Evolution Of Carbon Capitalism In The English Regions: Sustainable Mitigation, Carbon Modernization, And Selective Carbon Economics / William Eadson -- Governance, Sustainability And Deliberation: Reflections From A Uk Case Study Of Sustainable Waste Management / Richard Bull -- Conclusion - Not One Discourse, But Many? / Pamela M. Barnes And Thomas C. Hoerber. Edited By Pamela M. Barnes And Thomas C. Hoerber. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
This volume investigates how the discourse of sustainable development has evolved within the European Union and how this conceptual framework influences regional governance and policy implementation. Editors Pamela M. Barnes and Thomas C. Hoerber assemble a collection of academic contributions that analyze the intersection of environmental objectives, economic imperatives, and political structures. The text examines whether sustainability acts as a cohesive policy driver or a fragmented signifier across various member states and sectors.
What You Will Find
Experts identify this collection as a rigorous academic resource for understanding the complexities of EU environmental governance. Readers frequently note the density of the prose and the specific focus on discursive analysis within political science frameworks.
Page Count:
288
Publication Date:
2013-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0203768736
ISBN-13:
9780203768730
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