air protection in the european union member states: from pushers to laggards

Member states of the European Union often label themselves as the World’s top Green Leaders. Air Protection in the European Union Member States examines the EU members’ air protection policies, by taking into consideration wider political, social and economic perspectives.

Magdalena Tomala is Associate Professor in the Department of Management and Computer Modelling, Kielce University of Technology, Poland. She conducts research on governance in public policies and international relations. The main areas of research are issues of economy, sustainable development, ecology and international cooperation. Author of the monographs Greenland, in the system of international relations in the light of Immanuel Wallerstein’s systems-worlds theory (2016); Sustainable Development of the Baltic Sea Region (2020); co-authored monograph: The Northern Dimension of the European Union. Political and Legal Study (2009); Politics and Development in the North American Arctic (2021); Public Policy and the Impact of COVID-19 in Europe (2022).

Katarzyna Dośpial-Borysiak is an associate professor at the University of Lodz (Poland), Faculty of International and Political Studies. She specializes in sustainable development, climate policies, and regionalism. Her main geographical scope for research is the European Union, especially Nordic countries and Poland. Author of three books covering various regional perspectives for example Civic and Uncivic Values in Poland. Value Transformation, Education, and Culture, 2019 (co-edited with Sabrina Ramet and Kristen Ringdal) and over 50 scientific articles, chapters and reviews.