American Foreign Environmental Policy and the Power of the State

ISBN-13: 9780198292593 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 272 str.

Stephen Hopgood

Opis

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.

Recenzje

Although it is not clear that large-scale environmental conferences are the most representative aspects of US foreign environmental policy, the depth with which they are examined will certainly prove useful to anyone who cares about understanding the US policy process in general or environmental policy specifically. - DeSombre, Choice Jan 1999 Vol.36 No.5