The Evolution of Instruments of
Environmental Governance in
Ukraine, a Country in Transition
Ruban Anna
PhD student
Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy
Central European University
Rogow, Poland
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29 October 2013
1. Localization of My Research Project
in the Global Environmental
Governance
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2. Main Research Questions

What are the main components of environmental
governance in Ukraine?

What are the instruments of environmental policy
and their roles in environmental governance in
Ukraine?

How do environmental auditors, scientists and
governmental workers see an environmental audit
and how does it compare to existing legislation?
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3.Theoretical Framework

The Concept of Environmental Governance

The Actor-network Theory (ANT)
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The “Community of Practice” Theory (CoP)
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The Concept of
Environmental Governance
refers to the sum of:
 organizations,
 policy instruments,
 financing mechanisms,
 rules,
 procedures and norms
that regulate the processes of global environmental
protection.
(Najam, Papa et al. 2006:9)
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The Actor-network Theory
(ANT)

a concern with how actors and organizations mobilize,
juxtapose and hold together the bits and pieces out of
which they are composed;

how they are sometimes able to prevent those bits and
pieces from following their own inclinations;

and how they manage to turn a network from a
heterogeneous set of bits and pieces each with its own
inclinations, into something that passes as a
punctualized actor.
Law 1992:386
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The “Community of
Practice Theory (CoP)

Communities of practice are groups of people
who share a concern or a passion for something
they interact regularly (Wenger 2006).

Professional associations are establishing because
people are seeking to get and share knowledge,
and building a communication networks with
others who are working in the same field. People
participate on a voluntary basis and for their own
interest
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4. Research Methods
Qualitative Research

Data Collection
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Document Analysis
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Semi-structured Open-ended Interviews
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Participant Observation

Data Analysis
- Coding
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Summary of the Research
Research
Objectives
Methods
Theories/Conce
Questions
Outcomes
pts
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Expected Outcomes

Visualized map of environmental governance in Ukraine

A description of the development instruments of environmental
policy in Ukraine
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A description of the evolution environmental auditing concept with
identifying a difference between everyday practice of auditors and
written rules in the legislation.

Map of environmental auditors’ locations.
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Confirmation of the existence or not of “Community 10of Practice”
among environmental auditors.
Thank You for Your
Attention!
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