Orchestrating Local Climate Policy in the European Union

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVII

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2. Introduction

   • Lena Bendlin

   Pages 1-12

3. Local Governments in European Multi-Level Climate Governance

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   Pages 13-33

4. Theorizing Orchestration in European Climate Governance

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   Pages 35-74

5. Methodological Approach

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   Pages 75-105

6. Inter-municipal Coordination in European Local Climate Governance

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   Pages 107-227

7. Analyzing Orchestration in the Covenant of Mayors

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   Pages 229-252

8. Conclusions

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   Pages 253-270

9. Back Matter

   Pages 271-318

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Can we sidestep tedious climate policy negotiations and forge a coalition of the willing instead? Many international organizations and scholars hope to spur local climate action by orchestration, indirect and voluntary governance arrangements. Lena Bendlin looks beyond the apparent success of voluntary initiatives using the example of the Covenant of Mayors, often heralded as an exemplary multi-level EU initiative. Five in-depth case studies show why, how, and with what difficulties local governments engage in this voluntary commitment scheme. The analysis identifies durability, intensity, and causality as crucial building blocks for more cautious orchestration theorizing and derives recommendations for appropriate incentives and support at the regional, national, and international level.

• Local Climate Policy
• Covenant of Mayors
• Orchestration Theory
• Inter-Municipal Associations
• Voluntary Commitment Schemes

• Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik – DIFU, Berlin, Germany

  Lena Bendlin

Dr. Lena Bendlin, political scientist, studies transformation governance at the German Institute for Urban Affairs (Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik – Difu) in Berlin.

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