Climate Change and American Foreign Policy

ISBN-13: 9781137572530 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 302 str.

Paul G Harris

Opis

Climate Change and American Foreign Policy examines the actors, institutions, and ideas shaping U.S. policy on climate change (global warming). The book begins by introducing the issue of climate change in the context of U.S. foreign policy, before critically evaluating U.S. policies and actions. It then analyses the domestic and international politics of U.S. 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 U.S. climate change policy.

Recenzje

"Climate Change and American Foreign Policy loosens the deadlock between Realpolitik and the dangerous realities of climate change." - Aubrey Meyer, Global Commons Institute, London.

"This book's diverse investigations into the reasons for the slow pace of the American policy response to the climate problem also show the possibilities and limits of various theoretical approaches to policy analysis. Given the importance of climate change issues and the obvious need for a constructive American policy, this book is a timely contribution that will stimulate scholarly discussion about both pressing practical policy matters, as well as the current conceptual questions in studying international environmental policymaking." - Simon Dalby, Carleton University, Ottawa

Spis treści

Introduction: P.G.Harris
PART ONE: CRITIQUING U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
Climate Change: Is the United States Sharing the Burden?; P.G.Harris Upholding the 'Island of High Modernity': The Changing Climate of American Foreign Policy; P.Doran
PART TWO: POLITICS OF U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
Governing Climate Change Policy: From Scientific Obscurity to Foreign Policy Prominence; J.Park
From the Inside Out: Domestic Influences on Global Environmental Policy; N.Harrison
Congress and the Politics of Climate Change; G.Bryner
Regulation Theory and Climate Change Policy; A.Missbach
International Policy Instrument Prominence in the Climate Change Debate; K.Fisher-Vanden
Regime Effectiveness, Joint Implementation and Climate Change Policy; J. Antunes
PART THREE: INTERNATIONAL NORMS AND U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
The United States and the Evolution of International Climate Change Norms; M.M.Betsill
International Norms of Responsibility and U.S. Climate Change Policy; P.G.Harris

O autorze

Paul G. Harris is the author or editor of more than 20 books on global environmental politics, policy, and ethics. His recent books include What's Wrong with Climate Politics and How to Fix It (2013), Global Ethics and Climate Change (2016) and the Routledge Handbook of Global Environmental Politics (2016). He is the Chair Professor of Global and Environmental Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong.

Blurb

Climate change is the biggest challenge facing the world. The role played by the United States may determine our collective future. Newly available in paperback, Climate Change and American Foreign Policy examines the actors, institutions, and ideas shaping US policies and actions. Updated with a comprehensive preface by the editor, the book introduces the issue of climate change in the context of US foreign policy. It analyses policies and critically evaluates the US role. Chapters analyze a full range of topics, including the politics of climate science, economics and regulation, domestic politics and nongovernmental organizations, the presidency and Congress, diplomacy and international negotiations, environmental agreements and regimes, and questions of responsibility and justice. The book concludes by looking at how international norms have influenced US climate change policies. Climate Change and American Foreign Policy will be of interest to everyone concerned about climate change, global environmental politics, US foreign policy and international relations.