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- Title
Testing the 'Party Matters' Thesis: Explaining Progress towards Kyoto Protocol Targets.
- Authors
Jensen, Christian B.; Spoon, Jae-Jae
- Abstract
There is growing interest in whether and how parties matter. We add to this discussion by exploring the ways in which parties matter for policy outcomes. To do this, we look at the European Union (EU) member states' progress towards the greenhouse gas emissions targets set for them by the Kyoto Protocol and the EU's Burden Sharing Agreement. We find that governments that are more pro-environment and less ideologically divided make better progress towards their targets. We also demonstrate that green party representation in government predicts convergence. This article contributes to research examining the ways in which parties matter as well as the growing literature on coalition politics and veto players.
- Subjects
EUROPEAN Union countries; UNITED Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992). Protocols, etc., 1997 December 11; ENVIRONMENTAL policy; POLITICAL parties; POLITICAL philosophy; GOVERNMENT policy on climate change; CLIMATE change mitigation; EUROPEAN Union
- Publication
Political Studies, 2011, Vol 59, Issue 1, p99
- ISSN
0032-3217
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9248.2010.00852.x