EU Energy, the Environment and EU Policy-making

Abstract

This panel examines various aspects of EU energy and environmental policies. The papers discuss the success of the EU Energy Community, in particular the extent to which is represents a true pan-European energy market; the well-known REACH regulation (in particular the influence of the US on the EU’s chemicals regime); an assessment of new EU way of dealing with social policy, in particular social policy, which has taken on a more ‘investment’ stance, in which advocates prepare the population for a knowledge-based economy to increase economic growth, job creation and to break the intergenerational transmission of poverty. Finally some of the research presented in this panel focuses on interest groups – in particular how they change and adapt their policy positions in the face of changing information, meanwhile managing reputational losses suffered as a consequence of shifting positions. Research focuses on environmental, transport, and energy issues. All papers are based on primary research and have conducted face-to-face interviews.

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Tracing the European Union’s Social Policy: The Social Investment Perspective	View Paper Details
One Hell of a Chemical Romance? US Lobbying in the Implementation of EU Chemicals Regulation REACH	View Paper Details
Exploring the Impact of the Energy Community: A True Pan-European Single Market or Different Worlds of Compliance?	View Paper Details
Uncertainty, Risk and Policy Positions: How Groups Respond to Changing Information	View Paper Details