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The Politics of Environmental Networks

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  • Monica Di Gregorio

    (Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK)

  • Petr Ocelík

    (Department of International Relations and European Studies, Masaryk University, Czechia / International Institute of Political Science, Masaryk University, Czechia)

  • Carlos Bravo-Laguna

    (Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University, The Netherlands)

  • Eva Fernández G.

    (Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Geneva, Switzerland)

Abstract

Environmental political networks research uses social network analysis to investigate the political processes underlying the complex relational dynamics of environmental governance. The analysis of internal political processes sheds light on the relational mechanisms of collaboration and contention that underpin coalition-building, mobilization, and environmental policy decision-making. Additionally, understanding environmental outcomes requires investigating external politics, namely, how environmental networks are embedded in broader institutional and political contexts. This editorial provides a brief overview of the internal and external politics of environmental networks and presents the conceptual and empirical contributions of the 11 articles that investigate both dimensions of environmental political networks by combining social network analysis with other methodological tools.

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  • Monica Di Gregorio & Petr Ocelík & Carlos Bravo-Laguna & Eva Fernández G., 2025. "The Politics of Environmental Networks," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 13.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:poango:v13:y:2025:a:11771
    DOI: 10.17645/pag.11771
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