Climate change and American foreign policy / edited by Paul G. Harris.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harris, Paul G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Government policy--United States.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Government policy.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations.

International relations.

Physical Description:

viii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Climate change & American foreign policy

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Summary:

"Climate Change and American Foreign Policy" examines the actors, institutions, and ideas shaping US policy on climate change (global warming). The book begins by introducing the issue of climate change in the context of US foreign policy, before critically evaluating US policies and actions. It then analyzes the domestic and international politics of US climate change policy, covering such issues as science, the presidency and Congress, nongovermental organizations, diplomacy, and the international negotiations leading to the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. The book concludes by looking at the role of international norms in shaping US climate change policy.

Contents:

Ch. 1. Climate Change and Foreign Policy: An Introduction / Paul G. Harris

Ch. 2. Climate Change: Is the United States Sharing the Burden? / Paul G. Harris

Ch. 3. Upholding the "Island of High Modernity": The Changing Climate of American Foreign Policy / Peter Doran

Ch. 4. Governing Climate Change Policy: From Scientific Obscurity to Foreign Policy Prominence / Jacob Park

Ch. 5. From the Inside Out: Domestic Influences on Global Environmental Policy / Neil E. Harrison

Ch. 6. Congress and the Politics of Climate Change / Gary Bryner

Ch. 7. Regulation Theory and Climate Change Policy / Andreas Missbach

Ch. 8. International Policy Instrument Prominence in the Climate Change Debate / Karen Fisher-Vanden

Ch. 9. Regime Effectiveness, Joint Implementation, and Climate Change Policy / Jorge Antunes

Ch. 10. The United States and the Evolution of International Climate Change Norms / Michele M. Betsil

Ch. 11. International Norms of Responsibility and U.S. Climate Change Policy / Paul G. Harris.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-292) and index.

ISBN:

0312233418

OCLC:

43757602