New book + launch invitation: The Evaluation of Polycentric Climate Governance, Cambridge University Press, 2023
Jonas Schoenefeld (ENV - Visitor)
Dear Colleagues,
Please pardon the interruption. I wanted to draw your attention to my new book on "The Evaluation of Polycentric Climate Governance", which was published by Cambridge University Press in summer 2023. The book will likely be of interest to advanced students of (polycentric) climate governance and policy evaluation, as well as practitioners seeking to improve their policy efforts and corresponding evaluation systems. In addition, I would like to invite you to an online and free book launch on 27 September (15:00-16:30 UK time; 16:00-17:30h CEST), which includes a presentation and discussion of the book.
More information on the event, including registration information, is available here: https://www.uaces.org/events/spotlight-evaluation-polycentric-climate-governance
Book Description
Polycentric climate governance holds enormous promise, but to unleash its full force, policy evaluation needs a stronger role in it. This book develops Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom's important work by offering fresh perspectives from cutting-edge thinking on climate governance and policy evaluation. Driven by theoretical innovation and empirical exploration, this book not only argues for a stronger connection between polycentric climate governance and practices of evaluation, but also demonstrates the key value of doing so with a real-world, empirical test in the polycentric setting of the European Union. This book offers a crucial step to take climate governance to the next level. It will be of interest to advanced students and researchers in climate governance, as well as practitioners who seek to enhance climate action, which is needed to avoid a climate catastrophe and to identify a pathway towards the 1.5° Celsius target in the Paris Agreement.
Endorsements
'This important book brings together solid empirical material and novel theoretical insight into the role of evaluation in climate governance. I find it of great interest for evaluation research and practice, and for analyses of the emerging polycentric patterns of climate governance.' Mikael Hildén, Finnish Environment Institute
'Evaluating public policies is analytically demanding, which is the reason why the most compelling studies concentrate on one or a few cases. Jonas Schoenefeld demonstrates with this well designed and executed study that rigorous and yet comprehensive evaluation is possible. He also contributes to the growing body of research on polycentric climate governance by making the case that it is necessary to identify its concrete empirical implications and to subject them to an analysis of how they deliver on their theoretically derived promise in the real world.' Jale Tosun, University of Heidelberg
I’m attaching a flyer from the publisher, which contains a 20% discount code (at the bottom).
I hope you found this information useful and look forward to seeing you later this month.
Yours,
JonasSchool of Environmental Sciences
University of East Anglia
Norwich Research Park
Norwich
NR4 7TJ
United Kingdom
The evaluation of polycentric climate governance (2023) (Cambridge University Press)
Renovating Europe: How to start and steer a wave? (2023) (Making the European Green Deal Work, Routledge)
Environmental policy evaluation (2023) (Routledge Handbook of Environmental Policy)
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