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Now available in an updated 2016 edition, 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.

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Author:   Paul G. Harris
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2001 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781137572530

ISBN 10:   1137572531
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   28 February 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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

Reviews

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

Author Information

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.

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