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Integrating environmental policies into the policies of all other sectors is the core European environmental policy. But there has been no thorough investigation of the political process involved. This volume provides the first. It analyses the process of policy integration - the greening of public policy - across the relevant sectors and countries. It finds significant variation from sector to sector and from country to country, and analyses the reasons for this. (Surprisingly the UK, traditionally the 'dirty man' of Europe is far more actively engaged than environmental 'progressives' such as Germany.) It identifies the obstacles to integration and offers solutions for policy formulation, decision making and implementation at the relevant political levels.

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Digitised version produced by the EUI Library and made available online in 2020.

Using policy network analysis in a historical-institutional explanatory framework, environmental policy integration in the European Community (EC) is examined via a comparison of regional & cohesion policies. Expansion & modification of redistributive policy does not necessarily follow a logical process because of the complex interaction of EC actors & institutions; eg, unfavorable institutional conditions led to a failure of environmental integration in relation to the Cohesion Fund; yet, in the case of the Regional Fund, the institutional framework attributed to a successful outcome. A historical & institutional climate more suitable for environmental concerns is emerging, bolstered by case evidence of environmentally harmful practices & increased effectiveness of nongovernmental organization environmental policy campaigns. A greater understanding of policy change & evolution can be achieved by examining microinstitutional structures in terms of success & failure. 37 References. P. Schlachte