,,Politička Komisija'' pod vodstvom Ursule von der Leyen: Slučaj EU taksonomije za održivo financiranje

master's thesis

• Title (english): The 'Political Commission' under Ursula von der Leyen: The Case of EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities
• Author: Katarina Klišenić
• Mentor: Mario Munta (mentor)
• Committee member: Mario Munta (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Kristijan Kotarski (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Igor Vidačak (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-09-18, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science

Abstract

Klimatske politike i politike zaštite okoliša su danas, više nego li ikad prije, u središtu djelovanja Europske Unije, a EU taksonomija za održivo financiranje samo je jedan od novijih instrumenata kojima EU nastoji utjecati na „ozelenjivanje“ ulaganja i povećanje održivosti i neutralnosti ekonomskih djelatnosti svojih država članica. Cilj ovog rada je istražiti procese donošenja odluka u EU-u i njihovu politizaciju, zbog čega ovo istraživanje postavlja dva pitanja. Prvo je pitanje: na koji način dolazi do politizacije tehničkih pitanja u europskim javnim politikama na primjeru procesa donošenja EU taksonomije. Drugo je pitanje: na koji način se Europska komisija nosi s tom politizacijom kako bi uspješno donijela delegirane akte? Rad na ova pitanja nastojati odgovoriti provođenjem tematske analize i analize sadržaja novinskih članaka objavljenih na relevantnim internetskim portalima. Uz navedeno, u radu se nastojati pojasniti kako se donose delegirani akti, kako tehnička pitanja u području klimatskih politika postaju politizirana te koja je veza politizacije i koncepta „političke Komisije“. Analiza je ukazala na to da je Taksonomija, odnosno njen Dopunski delegirani akt o klimi uistinu bio politiziran jer je ispunio tri uvjeta: a) bio je istaknut u medijima; b) doveo je do polarizirane rasprave te je c) doveo do mobilizacije brojnih aktera. Kada je riječ reakciji Komisije na politizaciju Taksonomije, identificirane su 3 strategije kojima se Komisija koristila da bi ublažila i spriječila politizaciju, a to su: a) depolitizacija; b) „razvodnjavanje“ interesa i c) sprječavanje stvaranja velikih koalicija.

Abstract (english)

Today, more than ever before, climate and environmental policy are at the heart of the European Union's activities, and the EU taxonomy for sustainable financing is only one of the newer instruments with which the EU tries to influence the "greening" of investments and increase the sustainability and neutrality of economic activities of its Member States. The aim of this MA thesis is to investigate the decision-making processes in the EU and their politicization, which is why this research raises two questions. The first question is: in which ways does the politicization of technical issues in European public policies take place, drawing on the example of the EU taxonomy’s decision-making process? The second question is: how does the European Commission deal with this politicization in order to successfully adopt delegated acts? The paper attempts to answer these questions by conducting a thematic analysis and content analysis of newspaper articles published on relevant online newspaper platforms. In addition to the above, the paper attempts to clarify how delegated acts are adopted, how decisions in the field of climate policy become politicized, and what is the connection between politicization and the concept of the "political Commission". The analysis indicated that the Taxonomy, i.e., its Complementary Climate Delegated Act, was truly politicized because it fulfilled three conditions: a) it was increasingly salient in the media; b) it led to a polarized discussion and c) to the mobilization of numerous actors. When it comes to the Commission's reaction to the politicization of the Taxonomy, three strategies were identified which the Commission used to mitigate and prevent politicization, namely: a) depoliticization; b) "dilution" of interests and c) prevention of forming large coalitions.

• Keywords: „Politička Komisija“; politizacija; EU taksonomija; klimatske politike; donošenje odluka
• Keywords (english): "Political Commission"; politicization; EU taxonomy; climate policies; decision-making
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:578571
• Study programme: Title: Political Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra politologije (magistar/magistra politologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-10-12 13:07:56