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The focus of this book is on the evolution of climate governance frameworks in the EU and US, analyzing how these frameworks are being redefined within the context of green industrial initiatives. It explores the interplay between climate policies and industrial strategies, highlighting the implications for sustainability and economic development in both regions.

Examining the interplay between beliefs and ideas, this book explores how climate change discourse influences policy-making in the EU and US since the Paris Agreement. It offers a comparative analysis of key political institutions and their framing of climate action, focusing on the structure and contestation of these frames. By evaluating the distinct approaches to climate governance in both regions, it contributes to the understanding of climate politics, the politicization of multi-level governance, and the significance of discourse in driving policy changes.

This book investigates recent public debates about the European Union (EU) in national parliaments, which have become the primary arena for public debate about the EU. Responding to claims about a politicization of European governance, the author investigates the link between two dimensions of debate – the discursive justification and party political contestation of decision-making in the EU. Embedded in a comparison between the legislatures of four Member States (Austria, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom), the main finding of the book is that generalizable links can be identified between the use of different argumentative frames and patterns of party political polarization. These insights help to clarify the context conditions in which patterns of left/right and government/opposition politics are replaced by more atypical forms of polarization. In a comparative perspective, the author demonstrates that party political factors are a more relevant factor for variation than thematic or country-specific cultural or institutional factors. Case studies include debates on EU Treaty Reform, the Eurozone crisis, and EU enlargement.