American Foreign Environmental Policy and the Power of the State

by Hopgood, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780198292593
• ISBN10: 0198292597
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-04-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

In an increasingly interdependent world, one marked by growing numbers of non-governmental organizations and international institutions, American Foreign Environmental Policy presents a powerful argument for the continued relevance of the state to our understanding of international relations. Drawing on detailed primary research, the author studies the key role central state officials have played in formulating American foreign environmental policy, and concludes that claims for the diminishing domestic-international divide and the erosion of state sovereignty are overstated. This study makes a substantial contribution to International Relations theory, while also offering a wealth of original and empirical data that will interest all who work in the area of environmental studies.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations	ix
Introduction	1	(13)
1. American Foreign Environmental Policy and the Power of the State	14	(44)
The Scope of the State	30	(4)
Inside the Core State	34	(4)
Pluralism, Realism, and Marxism	38	(8)
Policy Contexts	46	(5)
The `Envelope'	51	(5)
Conclusion	56	(2)
2. American Preparations for the Stockholm Conference	58	(40)
Convening the Conference	59	(2)
The American Environment, 1968-1972	61	(5)
Initial Administration Responses	66	(10)
Policy Development for Stockholm	76	(6)
The Voluntary Fund and the Administrator	82	(11)
Conclusion: Choosing a Delegation	93	(5)
3. The Stockholm Conference and its Aftermath	98	(43)
The Conference Proper	100	(6)
Post-Stockholm Developments	106	(4)
The American Environment After 1972	110	(21)
Convening the Rio Conference	131	(8)
Conclusion	139	(2)
4. American Preparations for the Rio Conference after 1990	141	(44)
The Rio Declaration and Agenda 21	142	(10)
Climate Change and Biodiversity	152	(25)
Forests	177	(4)
Conclusion	181	(4)
5. The Rio Conference, its Aftermath, and the First Clinton Administration	185	(37)
The Reilly Memo	186	(6)
The White House Strikes Back	192	(5)
The Summit's End and its Aftermath	197	(4)
The Clinton Administration	201	(18)
Conclusion	219	(3)
6. Continuity and Change in American Foreign Environmental Policy	222	(16)
Changing Conceptual Parameters	232	(6)
Bibliography	238	(17)
Primary Sources	238	(3)
Secondary Sources	241	(14)
Index	255