Lisanne Groen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1667700 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisanne Groen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisanne |
| FAMILY NAME | Groen |
| SIGNATURE | GROEN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2936-0881 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 102 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Beyond the formal spotlight−Unravelling side events in multilateral environmental negotiations: A review
Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), a key element of global environmental governance, and their associated agreement-making processes have been widely studied, in particular the formal negotiations between national delegates. In contrast, informal interactions—particularly side events— have received much less attention, despite their growing number and increased attendance by a variety of non-state actors. To better understand the natur…
Unpacking adaptation lock-ins: Explaining the persistence of the adaptation gap
Climate change adaptation is increasingly outpaced by accelerating climate risks, resulting in a persistent and widening adaptation gap. Many current interventions remain incremental and insufficient, failing to address the scale of transformation required. We argue that this shortfall is best understood through the concept of adaptation lock-ins—systemic constraints that both cause and result from maladaptation. These lock-ins generate self-rein…
Re-examining policy stability in climate adaptation through a lock-in perspective
Responding to current and future climate change demands urgent, transformative adaptation, yet in many policy systems inaction continues to prevail. This paper examines apparent resistance to policy change and the persistence of business-as-usual through a ‘lock-in perspective’, which means that attention is paid to how reinforcing mechanisms drive stabilisation and resistance in policy systems. Offering a fresh synthesis of known lock-in mechani…
Explaining European Union effectiveness (goal achievement) in the Convention on Biological Diversity: The importance of diplomatic engagement
Explaining goal achievement in international negotiations: The EU and the Paris Agreement on climate change
The Paris Agreement on climate change adopted in December 2015 reflects EU policy objectives to large extent. To find an explanation, we develop a general framework that incorporates both structural and actor-/process-related factors, paying particular attention to negotiation strategy and diplomacy. On this basis, we argue that the high level of EU goal achievement in Paris resulted from the interplay of (1) evolving international structures, (2…
The European Union and the Paris Agreement: Leader, mediator, or bystander
After its defeat at the Copenhagen climate summit in 2009, the EU can be considered to have scored a relative success with the Paris Agreement adopted in December 2015. With the mitigation ambition of the agreement exceeding expectations, the EU realized its policy objectives to a greater extent than it may have anticipated itself. This success was made possible by a moderation of the EU ’s policy objectives pursued proactively through an EU brid…
The Effectiveness Dimension of the EU's Performance in International Institutions: Toward a More Comprehensive Assessment Framework
In this article, we develop a comprehensive framework for assessing the effectiveness dimension of the EU's performance in international institutions, consisting of three elements: (1) the quality of the EU's policy objectives; (2) EU engagement in the negotiations, including its fit with the international constellation of power and interests; and (3) goal achievement. We apply this assessment framework to two cases with two phases each: (1) the …
The European Union at the Copenhagen climate negotiations: A case of contested EU actorness and effectiveness
This article analyses the extent of European Union (EU) actorness and effectiveness at the 15th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) meeting in Copenhagen in December 2009. Although the EU has been characterised as a leader in international climate policy-making for some time, the COP 15 meeting in Copenhagen has overall brought about disappointing outcomes for the Union. This casts doubts…
The EU as a global leader? The Copenhagen and Cancún UN climate change negotiations
This article compares the degree to which the European Union (EU) managed to play a leadership role at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Copenhagen negotiations in December 2009 and the Cancún negotiations in December 2010. Our notion of leadership is composed of (a) direction (i.e. the degree to which an actor pushes towards a recognised collective purpose), and (b) goal-attainment (which is explained by three fa…
Explaining goal achievement in international negotiations: The EU and the Paris Agreement on climate change
The Paris Agreement on climate change adopted in December 2015 reflects EU policy objectives to large extent. To find an explanation, we develop a general framework that incorporates both structural and actor-/process-related factors, paying particular attention to negotiation strategy and diplomacy. On this basis, we argue that the high level of EU goal achievement in Paris resulted from the interplay of (1) evolving international structures, (2…
The Effectiveness Dimension of the EU's Performance in International Institutions: Toward a More Comprehensive Assessment Framework
In this article, we develop a comprehensive framework for assessing the effectiveness dimension of the EU's performance in international institutions, consisting of three elements: (1) the quality of the EU's policy objectives; (2) EU engagement in the negotiations, including its fit with the international constellation of power and interests; and (3) goal achievement. We apply this assessment framework to two cases with two phases each: (1) the …
Re-examining policy stability in climate adaptation through a lock-in perspective
Responding to current and future climate change demands urgent, transformative adaptation, yet in many policy systems inaction continues to prevail. This paper examines apparent resistance to policy change and the persistence of business-as-usual through a ‘lock-in perspective’, which means that attention is paid to how reinforcing mechanisms drive stabilisation and resistance in policy systems. Offering a fresh synthesis of known lock-in mechani…
The European Union at the Copenhagen climate negotiations: A case of contested EU actorness and effectiveness
This article analyses the extent of European Union (EU) actorness and effectiveness at the 15th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) meeting in Copenhagen in December 2009. Although the EU has been characterised as a leader in international climate policy-making for some time, the COP 15 meeting in Copenhagen has overall brought about disappointing outcomes for the Union. This casts doubts…
Explaining European Union effectiveness (goal achievement) in the Convention on Biological Diversity: The importance of diplomatic engagement
The European Union and the Paris Agreement: Leader, mediator, or bystander
After its defeat at the Copenhagen climate summit in 2009, the EU can be considered to have scored a relative success with the Paris Agreement adopted in December 2015. With the mitigation ambition of the agreement exceeding expectations, the EU realized its policy objectives to a greater extent than it may have anticipated itself. This success was made possible by a moderation of the EU ’s policy objectives pursued proactively through an EU brid…
The EU as a global leader? The Copenhagen and Cancún UN climate change negotiations
This article compares the degree to which the European Union (EU) managed to play a leadership role at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Copenhagen negotiations in December 2009 and the Cancún negotiations in December 2010. Our notion of leadership is composed of (a) direction (i.e. the degree to which an actor pushes towards a recognised collective purpose), and (b) goal-attainment (which is explained by three fa…
The EU as a global leader? The Copenhagen and Cancún UN climate change negotiations
This article compares the degree to which the European Union (EU) managed to play a leadership role at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Copenhagen negotiations in December 2009 and the Cancún negotiations in December 2010. Our notion of leadership is composed of (a) direction (i.e. the degree to which an actor pushes towards a recognised collective purpose), and (b) goal-attainment (which is explained by three fa…
The European Union at the Copenhagen climate negotiations: A case of contested EU actorness and effectiveness
This article analyses the extent of European Union (EU) actorness and effectiveness at the 15th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) meeting in Copenhagen in December 2009. Although the EU has been characterised as a leader in international climate policy-making for some time, the COP 15 meeting in Copenhagen has overall brought about disappointing outcomes for the Union. This casts doubts…
The Effectiveness Dimension of the EU's Performance in International Institutions: Toward a More Comprehensive Assessment Framework
In this article, we develop a comprehensive framework for assessing the effectiveness dimension of the EU's performance in international institutions, consisting of three elements: (1) the quality of the EU's policy objectives; (2) EU engagement in the negotiations, including its fit with the international constellation of power and interests; and (3) goal achievement. We apply this assessment framework to two cases with two phases each: (1) the …
The European Union and the Paris Agreement: Leader, mediator, or bystander
After its defeat at the Copenhagen climate summit in 2009, the EU can be considered to have scored a relative success with the Paris Agreement adopted in December 2015. With the mitigation ambition of the agreement exceeding expectations, the EU realized its policy objectives to a greater extent than it may have anticipated itself. This success was made possible by a moderation of the EU ’s policy objectives pursued proactively through an EU brid…
Explaining European Union effectiveness (goal achievement) in the Convention on Biological Diversity: The importance of diplomatic engagement
Explaining goal achievement in international negotiations: The EU and the Paris Agreement on climate change
The Paris Agreement on climate change adopted in December 2015 reflects EU policy objectives to large extent. To find an explanation, we develop a general framework that incorporates both structural and actor-/process-related factors, paying particular attention to negotiation strategy and diplomacy. On this basis, we argue that the high level of EU goal achievement in Paris resulted from the interplay of (1) evolving international structures, (2…
Re-examining policy stability in climate adaptation through a lock-in perspective
Responding to current and future climate change demands urgent, transformative adaptation, yet in many policy systems inaction continues to prevail. This paper examines apparent resistance to policy change and the persistence of business-as-usual through a ‘lock-in perspective’, which means that attention is paid to how reinforcing mechanisms drive stabilisation and resistance in policy systems. Offering a fresh synthesis of known lock-in mechani…
Beyond the formal spotlight−Unravelling side events in multilateral environmental negotiations: A review
Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), a key element of global environmental governance, and their associated agreement-making processes have been widely studied, in particular the formal negotiations between national delegates. In contrast, informal interactions—particularly side events— have received much less attention, despite their growing number and increased attendance by a variety of non-state actors. To better understand the natur…
Unpacking adaptation lock-ins: Explaining the persistence of the adaptation gap
Climate change adaptation is increasingly outpaced by accelerating climate risks, resulting in a persistent and widening adaptation gap. Many current interventions remain incremental and insufficient, failing to address the scale of transformation required. We argue that this shortfall is best understood through the concept of adaptation lock-ins—systemic constraints that both cause and result from maladaptation. These lock-ins generate self-rein…
Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Negotiation (6 works) · European Union Policy and Governance (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Convention (4 works) · European union (4 works) · Global Energy Security and Policy (4 works) · International trade (4 works)