Exploring the Presence and Absence of Academic Discourse on Public Participation in the European Green Deal: A Central and Eastern European Perspective

Societies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(3), P. 49 - 49

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

The European Green Deal (EGD), a complex policy program meant to address climate change and ensure “just, fair inclusive” transition into more sustainable greener Europe, was launched by the EU in 2019. It clear from very beginning that opportunities costs of ambitious green would be uneven geographically, not only within but also among its regions locations. Regions with higher environmental stress and/or less technological economic capacities will inevitably disadvantaged. EGD requires large-scale public acceptance, which comes democratic innovations participative practices, are embedded many regions. former socialist bloc still struggles today establishing decent levels participation, as well adopting implementing community principles practice. main aim this paper is twofold. On one hand, we intend give an assessment where Central Eastern (CEE) countries stand process what major focus areas affecting them are, based on existing academic literature. other overview causes for aspects weakness civil society post-communist reasons why adaptation lagging region. For purpose, systematic literature search bibliometric analysis performed articles indexed Scopus Web Science databases. Altogether, 172 published region were filtered systematically analyzed according themes papers related EGD. Research findings show interests researchers CEE largely differ those mainstream discourse. topics, high agenda Western countries, hardly present discourse countries. issues like energy efficiency, urbanization’s impacts growth renewable development, towards circular economy dominate research agenda. This started handicaps compared West, connected path dependency legacy structures. analyses these topics highlights highly sectoral country-focused approaches taken regard In our paper, highlight importance geographic scale, goes beyond initial framework offers different approach addressing issue. proves presence EGD-related participation processes significantly lacking However, most important finding identification gap regarding deliberation, active involvement people programs. gives even base terms EGD, faces growing populism advancing authoritarian regimes, such citizen control have become vitally implementation transition.

Language: Английский

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Environmentality and the making of compliant subjects: Insights from collaborative forest management innovations in Southwestern Ghana

Forest Policy and Economics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 173, P. 103475 - 103475

Published: March 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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Spatiotemporal characteristics and influential factors of coupling coordination degree of urbanization and ecological environment in the Huaihe River ecological economic belt

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: April 10, 2025

Language: Английский

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Impact of agricultural employment, gross domestic product, informal economy, institutional quality on forest cover in Ecuador

Forest Policy and Economics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 174, P. 103479 - 103479

Published: April 6, 2025

Language: Английский

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Conflicts Shaping the Uptake of the EU Forest Strategy at National Levels

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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