Environmental innovation strategies

When and why NGOs go beyond public regulations

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ID4328992
AutoresRémi Schweizer (0000-0001-7377-0207, University of Lausanne, autor correspondente), Jacques Dupuis (0000-0001-5098-7956, University of Lausanne), Johann Dupuis, Guillaume De Buren (ETH Zurich)
Ano2016
Volume25
Fascículo5
Páginas899-920
Data de publicação2016-09-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEnvironmental Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0964-4016 • E-ISSN: 1743-8934
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09644016.2016.1175543
OpenAlexW2339137187
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas49

The concept of environmental innovation strategies (EIS) is introduced and discussed. The notion refers to the conduct by which non-governmental organisations (NGOs) act as policy entrepreneurs seeking to address environmental issues by going beyond the provisions of public regulations. Environmental innovation is understood as the product of a process of social interactions between heterogeneous types of actors, including NGOs. Three social mechanisms are introduced in order to capture the conditions enabling and motivating NGOs to pursue EIS, as well as the politics through which EIS are produced. These mechanisms are then discussed in the light of two in-depth case studies in Indonesia and Switzerland. The findings highlight the institutional frustration and mix of concerns that push NGOs to engage in EIS, as well as the non-spontaneous nature of environmental innovations. Innovation represents, in the end, a game of power that should be analysed as such

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