The Environment and International Relations

by Kate O'Neill

• ISBN13: 9780521842167
• ISBN10: 0521842166
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-02-02
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This exciting new textbook introduces students to the ways in which the theories and tools of International Relations can be used to analyse and address global environmental problems. Kate O'Neill develops an historical and analytical framework for understanding global environmental issues, and identifies the main actors and their roles, allowing students to grasp the core theories and facts about global environmental governance. She examines how governments, international bodies, scientists, activists and corporations address global environmental problems including climate change, biodiversity loss, ozone depletion and trade in hazardous wastes. The book represents a new and innovative theoretical approach to this area, as well as integrating insights from different disciplines, thereby encouraging students to engage with the issues, to equip themselves with the knowledge they need, and to apply their own critical insights. This will be invaluable for students of environmental issues both from political science and environmental studies perspectives.

Table of Contents

Introduction : the environment and international relations	p. 1
International environmental problems	p. 24
Actors in international environmental politics	p. 48
State-led global environmental governance : international cooperation and regime formation	p. 71
The impacts and effectiveness of environmental treaty regimes	p. 104
Global economic governance and the environment	p. 135
Non-state global environmental governance	p. 167
Conclusions : the environment and international relations in the twenty-first century	p. 197
References	p. 212
Index	p. 242
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