Global Norms in Local Contexts:Examining Cases of Environmental Goveance in France (SpringerBriefs in Political Science)

by: Melissa Schnyder (Author)

Publisher: Springer

Edition: 1st ed. 2023

Publication Date: 2023/8/27

Language: English

Print Length: 91 pages

ISBN-10: 3031411072

ISBN-13: 9783031411076

Book Description

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 goveance, 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 goveance:(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, goveance, and norms.

About the Author

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 goveance, 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 goveance:(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, goveance, and norms.