Navigating Transnational Forces: Continuity and Change in Environmental Movement Organizations in Central and Eastern Europe

在过去的十五年里，中欧和东欧的环境运动组织已经从相对孤立发展到高度融入跨国网络和倡议。尽管跨国互动带来了好处，但批评者认为，这些关系正在影响组织的议程和行动。随着世界各地的环境决策越来越具有包容性，政策的执行越来越依赖环境组织，这些团体代表其支持者并根据其使命和目标采取雅阁的能力是一个日益重要的问题。因此，本研究探讨国内环境组织的活动是由组织的使命和目标，而不是跨国行为者和倡议的程度。为了解决这一问题，将进行访谈，以追踪捷克共和国三个环境组织的发展，目标和活动，这些组织与跨国行为者和倡议的互动。访谈的结果将为第二阶段的研究提供基础，即对最近加入欧洲联盟的四个中欧和东欧国家的国家环境组织进行调查。这项调查的结果将产生新的见解，有助于对跨国主义和扩散，社会运动组织内部的过程，民主过渡和维护的奖学金。该项目还将产生广泛的政策和教育影响。这包括为研究生提供在国内和国际环境中获得研究经验的机会。此外，访谈材料将被编入档案，有关捷克环境组织的历史和活动的信息将通过项目网站提供。此外，还将制作并分发一份政策报告，总结与中欧和东欧环境团体因加入欧盟而面临的当前挑战相关的调查结果。

ABSTRACTNavigating Transnational Forces: Consistency and Change in Environmental Movement Organizations in Central and Eastern EuropeOver the past fifteen years, environmental movement organizations in Central and Eastern Europe have gone from relative isolation to high levels of integration into transnational networks and initiatives. Despite the benefits derived from transnational interactions, critics maintain that these relations are shaping organizational agendas and actions. With environmental decision-making around the world becoming more inclusive, and policy implementation more dependent on environmental organizations, the ability of these groups to represent their constituencies and take action in accord with their mission and goals is an increasingly significant issue. Therefore, this research examines the extent that the activities of domestic environmental organizations are driven by organizational mission and goals as opposed to transnational actors and initiatives. To address this issue, interviews will be conducted to trace the development, goals, and activities of three environmental organizations in the Czech Republic relative to their interactions with transnational actors and initiatives over time. The findings from the interviews will provide a basis for the second phase of research, a survey of national environmental organizations in four countries in Central and Eastern Europe that recently joined the European Union. The results from this inquiry will generate new insights that contribute to scholarship on transnationalism and diffusion, internal processes within social movement organizations, and democratic transition and maintenance. The project also will have broad policy and educational impacts. This includes providing graduate students with opportunities to gain research experience in domestic and international contexts. In addition, the interview materials will be incorporated into an archive and information about the history and activities of Czech environmental organizations will be made available through the project website. Further, a policy report summarizing survey findings related to current challenges that environmental groups in Central and Eastern Europe are facing as a consequence of accession to the European Union will be produced and disseminated.