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Leaders, Pioneers, and Followers in Environmental Governance

Liefferink, Duncan; Andersen, Mikael Skou; Gheuens, Jana; Tobin, Paul; Torney, Diarmuid; Wurzel, Rüdiger K.W.

Authors

Duncan Liefferink

Mikael Skou Andersen

Jana Gheuens

Paul Tobin

Diarmuid Torney

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Professor Rudi Wurzel R.K.Wurzel@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Comparative European Politics and Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Studies.



Contributors

Helge Jörgens
Editor

Christoph Knill
Editor

Yves Steinebach
Editor

Abstract

The authors explore the role of leadership in environmental governance. During recent decades, insights from the International Relations and Comparative Politics literature have been combined to improve our understanding of the different motives, positions, types and styles of leadership. A basic distinction can be made between leaders, who actively seek to attract followers, and pioneers, who focus mainly on stringent internal policies. The complex ‘polycentric’ dynamic of global and European climate politics has given an important additional boost to the study of environmental leadership. The initial focus on states as leaders has been gradually widened to include the role of followers, as well as leadership by sub-national and non-state actors. However, leadership in and by the Global South still remains largely unexplored.

Citation

Liefferink, D., Andersen, M. S., Gheuens, J., Tobin, P., Torney, D., & Wurzel, R. K. (2023). Leaders, Pioneers, and Followers in Environmental Governance. In H. Jörgens, C. Knill, & Y. Steinebach (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Environmental Policy (237-248). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003043843-20

Online Publication Date Jun 28, 2023
Publication Date Jun 28, 2023
Deposit Date Oct 21, 2023
Publicly Available Date Dec 29, 2024
Publisher Routledge
Pages 237-248
Series Title Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
Book Title Routledge Handbook of Environmental Policy
Chapter Number 17
ISBN 9781000893977; 9780367489922
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003043843-20
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4421573

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