Overview
- Comprehensively outlines dynamic aspects of norm adaptation and translation within a single country context
- Moves the focus beyond national-level actors in assessing how global norms are implemented
- Includes in-depth discussion on environmental sustainability and environmental conservation in France
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Political Science (BRIEFSPOLITICAL)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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About this book
This Brief discusses the translation of global environmental norms across local contexts in France. It provides a snapshot of how global-level environmental norms travel vertically across levels of governance, from the global to the local, and asks how global environmental norms are (re)interpreted by local-level actors and translated to a particular local context.
Chapters focus on three in-depth case studies, each involving multi-stakeholder environmental governance: (1) the Cerbère-Banyuls Marine Nature Reserve, (2) the Thau Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG), and (3) the Biovallée biodistrict. In each of these cases, the author assesses how twilight norms are used to frame, promote, and generally develop a local discourse that centers on environmental conservation and sustainability.
By combining concepts from the literature on norm localization with processes from the literature on norm-based institutional change, this Brief will generate new insights on the dynamic aspects of norm translation. As such, it will be of interest to researchers studying environmental politics, comparative policy, governance, and norms.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Melissa Schnyder is a faculty member in the Doctorate of Global Security program within the School of Security and Global Studies at American Public University. Her research focuses on transnational social movements, human security policy issues, and European Union politics, with a focus on the political participation and influence of non-state actors. As a former Fulbright Fellow to the European Union, she was based at the Institute for European Studies in Brussels, Belgium where she conducted extensive fieldwork and interviews with policymakers in the European Commission, elected officials in the European Parliament, and NGO practitioners. She has been a visiting researcher at universities in Belgium and France, has assisted with research projects at the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ Transatlantic Center in Brussels, and has been invited to speak at transnational symposia in Europe and the United States. Her research has been published in a variety of international peer-reviewed journals. Past monographs include Activism, NGOs, and the State: Multilevel Responses to Immigration Politics in Europe, and Advocating for Refugees in the European Union: Norm-based Strategies by Civil Society Organizations (with Noha Shawki).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Global Norms in Local Contexts
Book Subtitle: Examining Cases of Environmental Governance in France
Authors: Melissa Schnyder
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Political Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41108-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-41107-6Published: 27 August 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-41108-3Published: 26 August 2023
Series ISSN: 2191-5466
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5474
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 80
Topics: Environmental Policy, Governance and Government, Public Policy, Social Philosophy, Sustainable Development