Shifting views of environmental NGOs in Spain and Romania

Thomas Anthony O'Brien

doi:10.1080/14683850902723462

Shifting views of environmental NGOs in Spain and Romania

Thomas Anthony O'Brien

Sociology

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Abstract

Environmental issues are of growing importance in South and South‐Eastern Europe. Democratization has seen the emergence of non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) addressing a range of domestic and regional environmental considerations. This article compares the development of the environmental NGO sector in Spain and Romania, as this says much about state attitudes towards the environment. In spite of very different histories, there are a number of similarities in the experiences of environmental NGOs in both countries. The article argues that environmental NGOs continue to be marginalized due to non‐democratic legacies that suppressed participation and maintained closed administrative systems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	143-160
Number of pages	28
Journal	Southeast European and Black Sea Studies
Volume	9
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14683850902723462
Publication status	Published - 13 May 2009

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Keywords

Envionment
Non-Governmental Organisations
Democratization
Administration
Spain
Romania

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