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Rudi Wurzel

Professor of Comparative European Politics and Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Studies.


Integrating natural and social sciences to manage sustainably vectors of change in the marine environment: Dogger Bank transnational case study (2015)
Journal Article
Burdon, D., Boyes, S. J., Elliott, M., Smyth, K., Atkins, J. P., Barnes, R. A., & Wurzel, R. K. (2018). Integrating natural and social sciences to manage sustainably vectors of change in the marine environment: Dogger Bank transnational case study. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 201, 234-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.09.012

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. The management of marine resources is a complex process driven by the dynamics of the natural system and the influence of stakeholders including policy-makers. An integration of natural and social sciences research is required by... Read More about Integrating natural and social sciences to manage sustainably vectors of change in the marine environment: Dogger Bank transnational case study.

Still the century of  new environmental policy instruments? Exploring patterns of innovation and continuity (2013)
Journal Article
Jordan, A., Wurzel, R. K. W., & Zito, A. R. (2013). Still the century of  new environmental policy instruments? Exploring patterns of innovation and continuity. Environmental Politics, 22(1), 155 - 173. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2013.755839

This article re-examines the political interest in and use of ‘new' environmental policy instruments (NEPIs) and other non-regulatory modes of governance. It starts by taking stock of the dynamic debate that has emerged around this topic since the tu... Read More about Still the century of  new environmental policy instruments? Exploring patterns of innovation and continuity.

The Open Method of Coordination on social inclusion: analysing the participation of British and Greek stakeholders and its impact on their expectations, political activities and loyalties (2012)
Thesis
Ragkousis, M. (2012). The Open Method of Coordination on social inclusion: analysing the participation of British and Greek stakeholders and its impact on their expectations, political activities and loyalties. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214596

This research focuses on the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) on social inclusion over a period of ten years. It analyses the participation of people who experience poverty and/or social exclusion and anti-poverty associations in the OMC. The main o... Read More about The Open Method of Coordination on social inclusion: analysing the participation of British and Greek stakeholders and its impact on their expectations, political activities and loyalties.

Policy Instruments in Practice (2011)
Book Chapter
Jordan, A., Benson, D., Wurzel, R., & Zito, A. (2011). Policy Instruments in Practice. In J. S. Dryzek, R. B. Norgaard, & D. Schlosberg (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society (536 - 549). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199566600.003.0036

© The several contributors 2011. All rights reserved. This article is about the instruments that have been adopted by various governments to implement the decided policy on climate change. This article surveys the theoretical literature on instrument... Read More about Policy Instruments in Practice.

The creation of the European Environment Agency and its impact on national administrations in Germany, France and Britain (2011)
Thesis
Hoffmann, S. (2011). The creation of the European Environment Agency and its impact on national administrations in Germany, France and Britain. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211848

This thesis analyses the Europeanization of national environmental agencies by assessing the impact of the  European Environment Agency (EEA) and its main environmental information and observation network, the  Eionet, on three of its membe... Read More about The creation of the European Environment Agency and its impact on national administrations in Germany, France and Britain.

Environmental, climate and energy policies: Path-dependent incrementalism or quantum leap? (2010)
Journal Article
Wurzel, R. K. (2010). Environmental, climate and energy policies: Path-dependent incrementalism or quantum leap?. German Politics, 19(3-4), 460-478. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2010.515838

The Grand Coalition's ability to induce significant environmental policy changes was constrained by a 'dual path dependency'. First, environmental policy has developed into a relatively consensual policy field in Germany although there are also some... Read More about Environmental, climate and energy policies: Path-dependent incrementalism or quantum leap?.

Environmental NGOs - taking a lead? (2010)
Book Chapter
Connelly, J., & Wurzel, R. (2010). Environmental NGOs - taking a lead?. The European Union as a Leader in Climate Change (214 - 231). Routledge