Palgrave Advances In International Environmental Politics

by Betsill, Michele; Hochstetler, Kathryn; Stevis, Dimitris

• ISBN13: 9781403921062
• ISBN10: 1403921067
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-23
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book provides authoritative and up-to-date research for anyone interested in the study of international environmental politics. The first section reviews the historical development of international environmental politics as well as the theoretical and methodological approaches used in its study. The following chapters each review the trajectory of a key research area within international environmental politics and elaborate on current approaches and debates. Case studies in each chapter illuminate the main theoretical questions that emerge from the review.

Author Biography

Michele Betsill is Assistant Professor, Kathryn Hochstetler is Associate Professor, and Dimitris Stevis is Professor in the Department of Political Science, all at the University of Colorado.

Table of Contents

list of abbreviations and acronyms	vii
notes on contributors	xi
1 general introduction	1	(12)
michele m. betsill, kathryn hochstetler and dimitris stevis
part i the context of the study of international environmental politics
2 the trajectory of the study of international environmental politics	13	(41)
dimitris stevis
3 theoretical perspectives on international environmental politics	54	(28)
matthew paterson
4 methods in international environmental politics	82	(31)
kathryn hochstetler and melinda laituri
part ii the forces that shape international environmental politics
5 the environment as a global issue	113	(29)
gabriela kütting and sandra rose
6 international political economy and the environment	142	(30)
jennifer clapp
7 transnational actors in international environmental politics	172	(31)
michele m. betsill
8 environmental security	203	(34)
larry a. swatuk
9 global governance and the environment	237
frank biermann
part iii normative frameworks for evaluating international environmental politics
10 sustainable development: the institutionalization of a contested policy concept	265	(34)
hans bruyninckx
11 the effectiveness of environmental policies	299	(30)
jørgen wettestad
12 environmental and ecological justice	329	(32)
bradley c. parks and j. timmons roberts
13 general conclusion	361	(10)
michele m. betsill, kathryn hochstetler and dimitris stevis
index	371