Who got their way? Advocacy coalitions and the Irish climate change law

Wagner, Paul and Ylä-Anttila, Tuomas (2018) Who got their way? Advocacy coalitions and the Irish climate change law. Environmental Politics, 27 (5). pp. 872-891. ISSN 0964-4016

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Abstract

Which organisations saw their positions on two contentious issues reflected in the Irish climate law of 2015, and what role did advocacy coalitions play in the policy process? These questions are answered drawing theoretically from the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) and by conducting a network analysis of survey data collected from the organisations involved in the national climate policy process. The study finds that several institutionally important or economically powerful organisations, particularly those involved in the agricultural sector, as well as the government parties saw their preferences reflected in the law. This resulted in legislation that excluded binding emission reductions targets, differentiating it from similar laws introduced in other European countries. Organisations in favour of stronger regulation formed a coalition to advocate for their positions, but they largely failed to get their way.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Climate change, Ireland, policy network analysis, Advocacy Coalition Framework, environmental policy, policy process
Subjects: N900 Others in Business and Administrative studies
Department: Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School
Depositing User: Elena Carlaw
Date Deposited: 13 Jul 2020 08:26
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2021 11:48
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/43737

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