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Shunji MATSUOK Professor, Waseda University January 24, 2013 smatsu@waseda.jp

Comparing Regional Environmental Governance in East Asia and Europe Environmental Governance in Asia. Shunji MATSUOK Professor, Waseda University January 24, 2013 smatsu@waseda.jp. Contents of Keynote. 1. Introduction: Asian Regional I ntegration R esearch and Institutional I ntegration

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Shunji MATSUOK Professor, Waseda University January 24, 2013 smatsu@waseda.jp

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  1. Comparing Regional Environmental Governance in East Asia and EuropeEnvironmental Governance in Asia Shunji MATSUOK Professor, Waseda University January 24, 2013 smatsu@waseda.jp

  2. Contents of Keynote 1. Introduction: Asian Regional Integration Research and Institutional Integration 2. Institutional Theory Approach and East Asian Regional Institutions 3. Formation of Asian Regional Institutions and Institutional Change 4. Conclusion 1 Introduction: Asian regional integration research and institutional integ1 Introduction: Asian regional integration research and institutional integration ration

  3. 1. Introduction: Asian Regional Integration Research and Institutional Integration • 1.1 European Regional Integration: • de jure integration, institutional integration • 1.2 East Asian Integration: • de fact integration, functional integration • informality, consensus and open regional- ism (Solingen, 2005) • 1.3 Recent Studies: focus on Complex Institutional Development: Institutional Approach • Political and economic cooperation system: ECSC, EEC, EC, and EU • Military and security cooperation system: NATO • Social norms and image cooperation system: CE • 1.4 Main purpose of today’s keynote • Asian environmental cooperation system from a view point of Institutional approach

  4. 2. Institutional theory approach and East Asian regional institutions 2.1 Institutional theory approaches and institutional integration Hall and Taylor (1996) (1) Rational Choice Institutionalism Douglass North, Oliver Williamson (2) Historical Institutionalism Robert Putnam, Paul Pierson (3) Sociological Institutionalism W. Richard Scott

  5. 2. Institutional theory approach and East Asian regional institutions • 2.2 Institutional formation and path dependence • Brian Arthur’s rational choice institutionalism • Paul Pierson’s historical institutionalism • “increasing returns” , “positive feedback” • “self-reinforcement”, “lock-in” • QWERTY keyboard layout by Paul David (1985) • “once a nation or region is on a certain trajectory, the costs of switching trajectories is extremely high” (Pierson, 2004) • “when there are increasing returns, an actor has a strong incentive to stick to one option, and furthermore, there is a strong incentive to continue on a given path that leads from this option” (Pierson, 2004).

  6. 2.2 East Asian Environmental Institutions and Path Dependence • EANET: Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia • 13 countries ← Japan, LRTAP(1979-) • 1992 UNCED, • 1st Intergovernmental meeting (IG1) in 1998 • full scale operation in 2001 • efforts were made to equalize the burden of EANET finances (UN financial contributions, implemented from 2005) • organizational activities and operations were documented, a document titled “Instrument” (not a convention) was adopted at the 2010 IG13 in Niigata and processes such as having documents signed by the representative of the Environment Ministry of each country were undertaken

  7. 2.2 East Asian Environmental Institutions and Path Dependence NEASPEC: North-East Asian Sub-regional Program for Environmental Cooperation: 6 countries ← South Korea, 1992 UNCED, Creation in 1993 TEMM: Tripartite Environmental Ministers Meeting: CJK ← South Korea, 1998 1st Meeting NOWPAP: Northwest Pacific Action Plan,1989/1994 APT-EMM: ASEAN+3Environmental Ministers Meeting, 2002 1s Meeting EAS-EMM: East Asian Summit Environmental Ministers Meeting, 2008 1st Meeting

  8. 2.2 East Asian Environmental Institutions and Path Dependence • The Path Dependence that governs the subsequent path of EANET, such as dependence on Japan in terms of organizational structure and monitoring/ information exchange in terms of organizational function, was formed based on 1998/2001. At the same time, the social capacity for environmental management of the participating countries other than Japan was formed by the transfer of advanced environmental technologies from Japan, and it is thought that the formation of such capacities served as a self-reinforcement mechanism for EANET, which has continued for over 10 years to date.

  9. 2.3 Causes of Path Dependence in EANET • Regional Characteristics of Pollution 2. Critical Juncture in 1993/1998/2001 3. Lack of Epistemic Community 4. Lack of Leadership 5. Overlapping/ Fragmentation of Institutions

  10. 3. Formation of Asian regional institutions and institutional change • 3.1 The institutional change theory of Mahoney and Thelen (2010) • (1)  Displacement: abolish old institutions and introduce new institutions. • (2)  Layering: introduce new institutions on top of old institutions. • (3)  Drift: The impact and effects of existing institutions change according to environmental changes. • (4)  Conversion: Give existing institutions new roles through strategic redefinition. • 3.2 Institutional change theory and Asian regional institutions

  11. 3.1 Institutional change theory and Asian regional institutions • Development of ASEAN and the “institutional conversion” theory • Formation of APT and EAS and the “institutional layering” theory

  12. 3.1Institutional change theory and Asian regional institutions • In 1997, ASEAN, which was established in an informal manner in 1967, adopted the “ASEAN Vision 2020” which sets forth a goal for the establishment of an ASEAN community in 2020. Furthermore, taking the step forward towards the formation of a formal regional community institution through the creation of a Declaration of ASEAN Concord II (second Bali Declaration) (in 2003) regarding the establishment of the ASEAN Community (Economic Community, Security Community and Socio-Cultural Community) and the adoption of the ASEAN Charter (in 2006) was a strategic redefinition of the existing ASEAN institution. Such development of ASEAN can be considered to be a case of institutional conversion. • In addition, the formation of multilayered East Asian regional cooperation systems since 1997 such as APEC, APT and EAS can be considered to be a case of institutional layering.

  13. 4. Conclusion • The future outlook for institutional integration in Asian regional integration is thought to depend on how the mechanisms of institutional harmonization within and among fields are created, using the experiences of and learning from the formation and operation of various institutions in each of the cooperation fields as a basis. It is thought that such institutional integration of East Asian regional institutions will not necessarily converge into a single regional institution but will progress as a structuring of various institutions through the formation of key/complementary relationships involving various institutions. Furthermore, it is thought that Asian regional integration will not move forward without such structuring.

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