Environmental governance in the European Union: A comparative approach with special reference to Turkey

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Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Marmara University, Institute of European Studies, Department of European Union Politics and International Relations (English), Turkey

Approval Date: 2006

Thesis Language: English

Student: HÜMA BALCI

Supervisor: Armağan Emre Çakır

Abstract:

The aim of this thesis is to assess whether the EuropeanUnion is an efficient regional example to the globalenvironmental governance in which the USA is a powerfulactor. It is not only an attempt to analyze the Europeanenvironmental governance and policies but also an attempt tocombine the socio cultural, technological, economical, and legalapproaches towards environmental protection all around theworld. In this thesis, the multidisciplinary analysis, especially onraising environmental awareness at the grass root level,improvement of the environmental legislation, environmentaleconomics, and the environmental responsibilities are alsodiscussed on a wider scale. In this point, EU initiates uniquepolicies to control the market related failures. Consequently, theimportance of the USA as powerful environmental actor is takeninto consideration in terms of Transatlantic environmentalrelations and finally, Turkey is examined as a case study bygiving importance to the environmental participation, education,and institutionalization with regard to EU Turkey accessionpartnership.