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Science and International Environmental Policy
Regimes and Nonregimes in Global Governance
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2005
Summary
The proliferation of environmental agreements is a defining feature of modern international relations that has attracted considerable academic attention. The cooperation literature focuses on stories of policy creation, and ignores issue areas where policy agreements are absent. Science and International Environmental Policy introduces nonregimes into the study of global governance, and compares successes with failures in the formation of environmental treaties. By exploring collective decisions not to cooperate, it explains why international institutions form but also why, when, and how they do not emerge. The book is a structured comparison of global policy responses to four ecological problems: deforestation, coral reefs degradation, ozone depletion, and acid rain. It explores the connection between knowledge and action in world politics by investigating the role of scientific information in environmental management. The study shows that different types of expert information play uneven roles in policymaking. Extensive analysis of multilateral scientific assessments, participatory observation of negotiations, and interviews with policymakers and scientists reveal that some kinds of information are critical requirements for policy creation while other types are less influential. Moreover, the state of knowledge on ecological problems is not a function of sociopolitical power. By disaggregating the concept of 'knowledge,' the book solves contradictions in previous theoretical work and offers a compelling account of the interplay between knowledge, interests, and power in global environmental politics.
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Edition
1/2005
Copyright Year
2005
ISBN-Print
978-0-7425-3905-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-4277-0
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
209
Product Type
Monograph
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1 Success and Failure in Environmental Regime Formation No access Pages 1 - 26
2 Shared Knowledge and Collective Action in Global Environmental Politics No access Pages 27 - 42
3 Out of Thin Air: The Regime on Stratospheric Ozone Depletion No access Pages 43 - 66
4 No Pie in the Sky: The Regime on Transboundary Air Pollution No access Pages 67 - 98
5 Lost in the Woods: International Forest Negotiations No access Pages 99 - 130
6 At Sea: International Coral Reef Management No access Pages 131 - 154
7 Knowledge, Power, and Interests in Environmental Cooperation No access Pages 155 - 178
