Institutionalism, Environmental Movements and the Securitization of Environmental Issues in Europe

The environment is the common heritage of humanity and the protection of its rights is a national and international necessity. But in recent years, this common heritage has been seriously jeopardized. In fact, with the advancement of human civilization and the development of technology and increasing population, the world is now facing a problem called crisis and environmental degradation that threatens the lives of the inhabitants of the planet. The environmental movements that have emerged in Europe have been able to influence the level of EU policy at the internal, regional and trans-regional levels due to the goals they have pursued since their inception. Environmental movements in European societies have sought to influence policies that have adverse effects on the human environment. Accordingly, the present study seeks to answer the question of what effect has environmental institutionalism had on the security and environmental issues in Europe? And how have environmental and social movements influenced the EU decision-making process? Answering these two questions requires an extensive study of environmental movements from different angles. As a result, this study focuses on how environmental movements in European communities affect EU environmental policy. The method used in this research will be descriptive-analytical.