The European Green Deal and the Quest for Sustainability

The present volume represents the result of the second conference organised within the framework of the Jean Monnet Chair Green Deal and European Negotiations by the Doctoral School of International Relations and European Studies at Babeș‐Bolyai University (Faculty of European Studies). The participants were primarily PhD students who presented their papers in three sessions: Politics and Governance for Green Europe, Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development, and The Social and Economic Dimensions of Green Transition. The doctoral students belong to the most prestigious universities in Romania, as Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iași (from 2 doctoral Schools ‐ Doctoral School of Philosophy and Social‐Political Sciences, Doctoral School of Economics and Business Administration), Academy for Economic Studies from Bucharest, and Babeș‐Bolyai University (from 6 doctoral school as Doctoral School of International Relations and Security Studies, Doctoral School of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Doctoral School of Philosophy, Doctoral School of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Doctoral School of International Relations and European Studies). 40 PhD students participated with papers. The conference featured special international guests from the Azerbaijan University of Languages, whose presence underscores the global relevance of the discussions, given that the last Conference of Parties (2024) was held in Baku. From all the papers presented at the conference, 14 were selected for the present volume.