Addressing the temporal fit of institutions: the regulation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in Europe
| Autor: | Nina Honkela, Janne Hukkinen, Johan Munck af Rosenschöld |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Department of Social Research (2010-2017), Swedish School of Social Science Subunit, Department of Forest Sciences, Social Policy, Environmental Sciences, Department of Economics and Management, Environmental Policy Research Group (EPRG) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Governance system
Computer science timescape QH301-705.5 education Time frame media_common.cataloged_instance Operations management Environmental impact assessment European union Biology (General) endocrine-disrupting chemicals 1172 Environmental sciences time QH540-549.5 media_common Feed back institutional fit Ecology Authorization Temporal complexity Data science temporal fit 5142 Social policy Environmental governance 13. Climate action REACH |
| Zdroj: | Ecology and Society, Vol 19, Iss 4, p 30 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 1708-3087 |
| Popis: | The concept of temporal fit between biophysical systems and institutions has lately received great attention by scholars interested in environmental governance. Although we agree that the concept of temporal fit is a valuable approach for highlighting the temporal challenges of governance systems, we argue that the concept is currently lacking precision with regard to temporal complexity. We build on Barbara Adam's work on "timescapes" to offer a more nuanced account of temporal fit and misfit. We illustrate the analytical usefulness of our approach by examining the regulation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) within European Union's Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), a case with amplified temporal challenges. We suggest that, when addressing temporal fit, two points require greater attention. First, similar to time, temporal misfits are complex. In REACH the temporal misfit is linked to four temporal features, time frame, sequence, tempo, and timing, contributing to the insufficiency of EDC regulation. Second, the temporal features are interlinked and feed back into each other, which strengthens the temporal misfit further. In conclusion, we propose that environmental impact assessment could be used as a tool to circumvent the regulatory paralysis of EDC regulation in Europe. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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