http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/enviornmental-politics Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 22 May 2026 23:11:12 -0400 Fri, 22 May 2026 23:11:12 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1107/going-soft-environment-policy-in-the-european-union By Robert May - The European Union (EU) is rarely seen as a powerful actor on the international relations stage. A statecentric, ‘high politics’ view of global politics tends to overlook the involvement of the EU and its effectiveness, 2 and the dominance of Realist conceptions of power ensures that the role of non-state actors is consistently undervalued.3 However in the realm of international environmental negotiations, the EU has taken up a strong leadership role – and this article seeks to explain how the EU was able to do so despite not having the same coercive power resources as traditional... Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1107/going-soft-environment-policy-in-the-european-union