Adoption of EU Business and Human Rights Policy

The Use of Discretion in the National Transposition of EU Directives
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-46937-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 441 g

Reihe: Contributions to Political Science

This book explores how and why the transposition of EU directives in the new and contentious policy area ‘Business and Human Rights’ differs between member states. It reveals the extent to which individual member states are pursuing diverging approaches in dealing with the ‘discretionary space’ in EU directives, and highlights theoretical and political explanations. Drawing on historical institutionalism and rational choice institutionalism, the book establishes a link between the degree of corporatism in a given political economy and government behaviour in terms of Business and Human Rights policy. Moreover, it identifies political salience within the policy subsystem as a pertinent factor for explaining national transposition outcomes.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Drahn, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Business and Human Rights: A New and Contentious EU Policy Area.- Theoretical Explanations for the Domestic Impact of EU Law 54.- Research Design.- Empirical Analysis I: Transposition of the Directives.- Empirical Analysis II: Explanation of Transposition Variation 183.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Drahn, Ph.D., is a political scientist at the University of Cologne, Germany. His research chiefly focuses on EU compliance in the field of corporate responsibility regulation.