Andrzej AncygierMisfit of Interests instead of the “Goodness of Fit”?

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[…] Im Zuge seiner Fallstudie, die auch weit ausholende methodologische Überlegungen sowie eine detaillierte Rekonstruktion des Begriffs der Europäisierung enthält, kommt Ancygier zu einem vorsichtig optimistischen Ergebnis. […]

To assess the scope of the discrepancy of interests between the European and national level it is not only necessary to analyze the interests of the actors at the respective level, but also their ability to influence certain policy. Whereas renewable energy associations and environmental non-governmental organizations enjoy good relations with the representatives of the European Commission and the European Parliament, in Poland it is the conventional energy industry which can significantly influence the policy making process. Therefore the ambitious renewable energy and climate goals adopted in Brussels can only with difficulty be implemented in Poland.

The book also includes a detailed description of the discussion over the renewable energy act the adoption of which should finish the process of implementation of directive 2009/28/EC in Poland. A close analysis of the different drafts of the law shows, that the institutional framework within which the policy making process takes place is decisive in allowing some actors to influence the content of a policy and ignoring the interests of other stakeholders. Therefore the notion of the channels of influence which allow only certain interests to find their way into the decision making process, turns out to be of great value in predicting the outcome of the negotiations at the European and national level.