Weibust, Inger
Inger Weibust’s research examines the interplay between governance and public policy, and particularly regulation. Is it possible to create institutions to carry out policy functions previously or usually performed by national governments? Her book Green Leviathans (Ashgate Publishers, 2009) looks at cooperation on environmental regulation between states/provinces and within federations. Dr. Weibust’s findings show that even with favourable conditions, cooperative approaches have largely been ineffective in comparison with national legislation or European Union level regulation.
Research Interests: Environmental Issues, Regulation, Voluntary Codes, Governance, and Water
Listing Details
| Institution: | Carleton University |
| Fields of Expertise: | Environmental Politics and Policy Law and Legal Issues |
| Research groups: | RG ECSA-C Environment,The ECSA-C members |
| Email: | inger.weibust@carleton.ca |
| Media outreach: | Yes |
| Languages: | French, Norwegian |
| Publications: | “The Great Green North? Canada’s Bad Environmental Record and How the Feds Can Fix it.” In Diminished Government, Weakening Ties, ed. G. DiGiacomo and Maryantonett Flumian. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2010 Green Leviathans: The Case for a Federal Role in Environmental Policy. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2009. Multilevel Environmental Governance: Water and Climate Change Policies in Europe and North America. Co-edited with James Meadowcroft. Cheltenham UK: Edward Elgar, 2014. |
