Participation in EU biodiversity governance: How far beyond rhetoric?. Rauschmayer, F., van den Hove, S., & Koetz, T. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 27(1):42 – 58, Pion Limited, 2009. Cited by: 119
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We explore the theory and practice of participation in EU biodiversity governance, focusing on the implementation of the Birds and Habitat directives and Natura 2000 at the EU and memberstate levels in the cases of France and Germany.We identify three shifts in EU biodiversity governance which potentially lead to intensifying participatory processes, but which may also be induced by more participation: (i) a shift from a top-down state-centred administrative understanding of policy making towards more flexible and bottom-up approaches; (ii) a shift towards more democratic, 'postnormal', types of science; and (iii) a shift from a conservation focus towards a more anthropocentric ecosystems goods-and-services approach framed in a normative context of sustainability. We look at whether these shifts happen in practice and also look at the link with participation. At all political levels a big gap remains between the rhetoric on participation and the real-life implementation of participatory processes. © 2008 Pion Ltd and its Licensors.
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	author = {Rauschmayer, Felix and van den Hove, Sybille and Koetz, Thomas},
	title = {Participation in EU biodiversity governance: How far beyond rhetoric?},
	year = {2009},
	journal = {Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy},
	volume = {27},
	number = {1},
	pages = {42 – 58},
	doi = {10.1068/c0703j},
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	affiliations = {Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, 04318 Leipzig, Permoserstrasse 15, Germany; ICTA Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Median SCP, Ala 08197 Valldoreix, Passeig Pintor Romero 8, Spain; ICTA Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Edificio Ciències, Torre Area 9, Spain},
	abstract = {We explore the theory and practice of participation in EU biodiversity governance, focusing on the implementation of the Birds and Habitat directives and Natura 2000 at the EU and memberstate levels in the cases of France and Germany.We identify three shifts in EU biodiversity governance which potentially lead to intensifying participatory processes, but which may also be induced by more participation: (i) a shift from a top-down state-centred administrative understanding of policy making towards more flexible and bottom-up approaches; (ii) a shift towards more democratic, 'postnormal', types of science; and (iii) a shift from a conservation focus towards a more anthropocentric ecosystems goods-and-services approach framed in a normative context of sustainability. We look at whether these shifts happen in practice and also look at the link with participation. At all political levels a big gap remains between the rhetoric on participation and the real-life implementation of participatory processes. © 2008 Pion Ltd and its Licensors.},
	keywords = {Central Europe; Eurasia; Europe; France; Germany; Western Europe; Aves; biodiversity; bottom-up approach; European Union; governance approach; local participation; nature conservation; paradigm shift; sustainability; top-down approach},
	correspondence_address = {F. Rauschmayer; Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, 04318 Leipzig, Permoserstrasse 15, Germany; email: felix.rauschmayer@ufz.de},
	publisher = {Pion Limited},
	issn = {0263774X},
	language = {English},
	abbrev_source_title = {Environ. Plann. C Gov. Policy},
	type = {Article},
	publication_stage = {Final},
	source = {Scopus},
	note = {Cited by: 119}
}

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