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Orchestrating Local Climate Policy in the European Union

Inter‐Municipal Coordination and the Covenant of Mayors in Germany and France

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Authors:
  1. Lena Bendlin

    1. Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik – DIFU, Berlin, Germany

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  • Publication in the field of transformation governance

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  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

    • Lena Bendlin
    Pages 13-33

  4. Theorizing Orchestration in European Climate Governance

    • Lena Bendlin
    Pages 35-74

  5. Methodological Approach

    • Lena Bendlin
    Pages 75-105

  6. Inter-municipal Coordination in European Local Climate Governance

    • Lena Bendlin
    Pages 107-227

  7. Analyzing Orchestration in the Covenant of Mayors

    • Lena Bendlin
    Pages 229-252

  8. Conclusions

    • Lena Bendlin
    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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik – DIFU, Berlin, Germany

    Lena Bendlin

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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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