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Dissecting misalignment in agri-environmental policy design : The Case of the PAS and the Dutch Nitrogen Crisis.

Collet, A.M. (2023) Dissecting misalignment in agri-environmental policy design : The Case of the PAS and the Dutch Nitrogen Crisis.

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Abstract:The conflict between environmental protection and economic development is dominating the discourse on climate change policy. The case study of the Dutch nitrogen crisis exemplifies this conflict of interests and the government’s failure to provide a legal, integrated approach. The present thesis critically examines the events which led to the court case of 2019, declaring the government’s approach to reduce nitrogen pollution as insufficient and illegal: Which factors within the policy design process of the Programma Aanpak Stikstof (PAS) in the years between 2008 and 2015 can be used to explain the Dutch government's failure to design a nitrogen policy in line with the EU Habitats Directive? This paper argues that clusters of actors which are applied to climate policy on a global level may be useful to understand the role of actors in the policy design process of the PAS at national level. Qualitative evidence is used to analyze the process, including court decisions, press releases, and policy documents. Descriptive findings on three stages within the process are linked in reference to Kingdon’s multiple streams framework (MSF) to explain the eventual outcome. The results of the process tracing highlight possible avenues to improve policy design for sustainable agricultural development.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:88 social and public administration
Programme:Management Society and Technology BSc (56654)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/96165
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