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Switch-Asia: An EU strategy on diffusion of Green Certification and Eco-labeling

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K17945
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field International relations
Environmental policy and social systems
Research InstitutionFukuoka Institute of Technology (2018-2019)
Kyushu University (2017)

Principal Investigator

Watanabe Tomoaki  福岡工業大学, 社会環境学部, 准教授 (00404088)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
KeywordsSwitch Asia / 環境認証 / EU / エコラベル / 公共調達 / Swith-Asia / Switch-Asia
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research project, I explored the political background of EU Switch Asia program, interregional cooperation scheme on sustainable consumption and production, by examining the preferences of EU Member states, the Businesses, and NGOs. Especially,I addressed the question of whether EU had made attempt to promote their eco-label beyond the region utilizing the EU-Switch Asia program strategically. Based on this research project,I found that the EU did not have such a "blueprint" aiming a global eco-label and the EU as well as the EU Member states did not express any preferences for diffusing their regional eco-label over the EU territory. Moreover, I revealed that the EU Switch Asia program have much common in the mode of governance, “experimental governance” characterized with flexibility, trialing of multiple policy measures, monitoring goal, with the other international regional cooperation such as forest policy schemes tackling illegal logging.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、「持続可能な消費と生産」の普及について積極的な役割を果たしつつあるEUの試みである Switch Asiaプログラムの検討を通じて、その仕組みや方法がEUの域内認証を他の地域にも普及させようとする 「押し付け」ではなく、目標をベースとしながら域外国、さらにNGOとの間で柔軟な協力を企図するものであることを明らかにした。このようなEUの試みは、まだ規範レベルに留まっているSCPを実践する方法の例として日本政府やNGO、業界団体にとって裨益するものであることを示した。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (3 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 持続可能な消費と生産に関するEUの域外戦略―「実験的」ガヴァナンスの視点から2020

    • Author(s)
      渡邉智明
    • Journal Title

      社会環境学

      Volume: 9 Pages: 35-43

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The Politics of EU Global Strategy on Standardization: Integration and Legitimacy in the Standard-Making Process2017

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe Tomoaki
    • Journal Title

      EUSAAP Conference Paper

      Volume: - Pages: 1-23

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Shadows of Protectionism over Asia : Investment, Technical Barriers and Sustainability2017

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe Tomoaki
    • Journal Title

      The 17th East Asian Seminar on the United Nations System Proceedings

      Volume: - Pages: 1-5

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 持続可能な生産の消費(SCP)アプローチの位相2019

    • Author(s)
      渡邉智明
    • Organizer
      日本平和学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 気候ガヴァナンスにおける私的権威2018

    • Author(s)
      渡邉智明
    • Organizer
      日本国際政治学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The Politics of EU Global Strategy on Standardization: Integration and Legitimacy in the Standard-Making Process2017

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe Tomoaki
    • Organizer
      EUSAAPConference2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Shadows of Protectionism over Asia : Investment, Technical Barriers and Sustainability2017

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe Tomoaki
    • Organizer
      The 17th East Asian Seminar on the United Nations System , Session 4
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] International Development and the Environment2019

    • Author(s)
      Hori Shiro et al. eds., Watanabe Tomoaki (chp. 5)
    • Total Pages
      155
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • ISBN
      9789811335938
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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