Palgrave Advances in International Environmental Politics

FRANK BIERMANN Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, GermanyHANS BRUYNINCKX Wageningen University, The NetherlandsJENNIFER CLAPP Trent University, CanadaELISABETH CORELL Swedish Institue of International Affairs, SwedenGABRIELLA KÜTTING University of Aberdeen, UKMELINDA LAITURI Colorado State University, USABRAD PARKS The College of William and Mary, USAMATTHEW PATERSON Keele University, UKSANDRA ROSE University of Kassel, GermanyTIMMONS ROBERTS The College of William and Mary, USALARRY SWATUK University of Botswana, AfricaJØRGEN WETTESTAD Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway

Palgrave Advances in International Environmental Politics provides a state of the art review of the major theoretical approaches and substantive debates of the field. The first section reviews the historical development of international environmental politics as well as the theoretical and methodological approaches used in its study. The following chapters each review the trajectory of a key research area within international environmental politics and elaborate on current approaches and debates. Case studies in each chapter illuminate the main theoretical questions that emerge from the review.

Offers a state of the art overview of the field of International Environmental Politics which will be important for academics who want to stay abreast of the latest developments in the field

Introduction; M.Betsill, K.Hochstetler & D.Stevis PART I: THE CONTEXT OF THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS The Trajectory of the Study of the International Environmental Politics; D.Stevis Theoretical Perspectives on International Environmental Politics; M.Paterson Methods in International Environmental Politics; K.Hochstetler & M.Laituri PART II: THE FORCES THAT SHAPE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS The Environment as a Global Issue; G.Kütting & S.Rose International Political Economy and the Environment; J.Clapp Transnational Actors in International Environmental Politics; M.Betsill Environmental Security; L.Swatuk Global Governance and the Environment; F.Biermann PART III: NORMATIVE FRAMEWORKS FOR EVALUATING INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS Sustainable Development: A Contested Policy Concept; H.Bruyninckx The Effectiveness of Environmental Policies; J.Wettestad General Conclusion; M.Betsill, K.Hochstetler and D.Stevis Environmental and Ecological Justice; T.Roberts & B.Parks