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Environment versus Transport? The Cooperation between DG ENV and DG TREN on the Trans-European Transport Network

Lindell, Sabina (2007)
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the state of play between environment and

transport in the European Union, and an area that has been notably problematic

during the years is chosen as case study: the cooperation between the

Directorates-General of Environment and Transport and Energy on the Trans-

European Transport Network. The two Directorates-General constitute the units of

analysis, and theories on bureaucratic competition, together with reports on the

relation between environment and transport within the European Union, form the

outset. Interviews are conducted with the relevant officials in order to access

underlying beliefs and their conception of the cooperation. The analysis is able to

verify several of the... (More)
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the state of play between environment and

transport in the European Union, and an area that has been notably problematic

during the years is chosen as case study: the cooperation between the

Directorates-General of Environment and Transport and Energy on the Trans-

European Transport Network. The two Directorates-General constitute the units of

analysis, and theories on bureaucratic competition, together with reports on the

relation between environment and transport within the European Union, form the

outset. Interviews are conducted with the relevant officials in order to access

underlying beliefs and their conception of the cooperation. The analysis is able to

verify several of the theories and it pinpoints the areas that are most problematic

in the cooperation: different administrative culture and policy core beliefs,

different degrees of political approach and political weight, different policy

solutions and methods, lack of communication and resources, and problems in

finding the right balance between economical and environmental concerns.

Almost all of the officials feel a certain degree of dissatisfaction with the

cooperation, and they suggest more thorough contacts between the DGs, with

meetings and teams working together, in order to achieve more common thinking

and to avoid future conflicts. (Less)
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author
Lindell, Sabina
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Bureaucratic competition, European Commission, Trans-European Transport Network, Transport, Environment, Political and administrative sciences, Statsvetenskap, förvaltningskunskap
language
English
id
1319657
date added to LUP
2008-01-08 00:00:00
date last changed
2008-01-30 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the state of play between environment and

transport in the European Union, and an area that has been notably problematic

during the years is chosen as case study: the cooperation between the

Directorates-General of Environment and Transport and Energy on the Trans-

European Transport Network. The two Directorates-General constitute the units of

analysis, and theories on bureaucratic competition, together with reports on the

relation between environment and transport within the European Union, form the

outset. Interviews are conducted with the relevant officials in order to access

underlying beliefs and their conception of the cooperation. The analysis is able to

verify several of the theories and it pinpoints the areas that are most problematic

in the cooperation: different administrative culture and policy core beliefs,

different degrees of political approach and political weight, different policy

solutions and methods, lack of communication and resources, and problems in

finding the right balance between economical and environmental concerns.

Almost all of the officials feel a certain degree of dissatisfaction with the

cooperation, and they suggest more thorough contacts between the DGs, with

meetings and teams working together, in order to achieve more common thinking

and to avoid future conflicts.}},
  author       = {{Lindell, Sabina}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Environment versus Transport? The Cooperation between DG ENV and DG TREN on the Trans-European Transport Network}},
  year         = {{2007}},
}