Dear GEP Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that the ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS has been published. The handbook includes chapters by many scholars on this email list. It is specifically designed to be a resource for scholars, students and practitioners of global environmental politics. For additional information, please see the description and list of contents below or visit the following web page:
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415694209/ You and your students may also want to read and debate another recently published book: WHAT’S WRONG WITH CLIMATE POLITICS AND HOW TO FIX IT. For information on this book, please visit the following web page: http://www.polity.co.uk/book.asp?ref=9780745652511 Many thanks. Kind regards, Paul -- P.G. Harris Chair Professor of Global and Environmental Studies, HKIEd www.ied.edu.hk/links/paul.g.harris NEW BOOK: ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS Published October 2013 in hardcover and ebook formats Fully indexed; 552 pages http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415694209/ The ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of Global Environmental Politics. It brings together leading international academic experts and features 40 chapters that: +DESCRIBE the history of global environmental politics as a discipline and explain the various theories and perspectives used by scholars and students to understand it. +EXAMINE the key actors and institutions in global environmental politics, explaining the role of states, international organizations, regimes, international law, foreign policy institutions, domestic politics, corporations and transnational actors. +ADDRESS the ideas and themes shaping the practice and study of global environmental politics, including sustainability, consumption, expertise, uncertainty, security, diplomacy, North-South relations, globalisation, justice, ethics, participation and citizenship. +ASSESS the key issues and policies within global environmental politics, including energy, climate change, ozone depletion, air pollution, acid rain, sustainable transport, persistent organic pollutants, hazardous wastes, water, rivers, wetlands, oceans, fisheries, marine mammals, biodiversity, migratory species, natural heritage, forests, desertification, food and agriculture. The handbook will be a valuable resource for students, scholars, researchers and practitioners of environmental politics, environmental studies, environmental science and geography. CONTENTS: 1. Introduction: Delineating global environmental politics, Paul G. Harris PART I: EXPLAINING AND UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS 2. The discipline of global environmental politics: a short history, Loren R. Cass 3. Mainstream theories: realism and rationalism, John Vogler 4. Alternative theories: constructivism, Marxism and critical approaches, Hayley Stevenson 5. The study of global environmental politics: strategies for research and learning, Juliann Emmons Allison 6. Advanced scholarship: interdisciplinary research at the science-policy interface, Peter M. Haas and Ronald B. Mitchell PART II: ACTORS AND INSTITUTIONS IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS 7. States: nations, sovereignty and the international system, Hugh C. Dyer 8. International organizations: global and regional environmental cooperation, Kate O’Neill 9. International environmental regimes: formation, effectiveness and trends, Mary. E. Pettenger 10. International environmental law: sources, principles and innovations, David B. Hunter 11. Environmental foreign policy: crossovers among levels of governance, Mihaela Papa 12. Comparative environmental politics: domestic institutions and actors, Stacy D. VanDeveer and Paul F. Steinberg 13. Corporations: business and industrial influence, Kyla Tienhaara 14. Transnational actors: Nongovernmental organizations, civil society and individuals, Christian Downie PART III: IDEAS AND THEMES IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS 15. Sustainability: foundational principles, Thomas Princen 16. Consumption: institutions and actors, Gabriela Kütting 17. Expertise: specialized knowledge in environmental politics and sustainability, Andrew Karvonen and Ralf Brand 18. Uncertainty: risk, technology and the future, Karen Hussey and Stephen Dovers 19. Environmental security: international, national and human, Sabina W. Lautensach and Alexander K. Lautensach 20. Environmental diplomacy: international conferences and negotiations, Radoslav S. Dimitrov 21. North-South relations: colonialism, empire and international order, Shangrila Joshi 22. Globalization and the environment: markets, finance and trade, Lada V. Kochtcheeva 23. International justice: rights and obligations of states, Steve Vanderheiden 24. Environmental justice: pollution, poverty and marginalized communities, Hollie Nyseth Brehm and David N. Pellow 25. Environmental ethics: philosophy, ecology and other species, Sofia Guedes Vaz and Olivia Bina 26. Participation: public opinion and environmental action, Sandra T. Marquart-Pyatt 27. Environmental citizenship: global, local and individual, Derek Bell PART IV: KEY ISSUES AND POLICIES IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS 28. Energy and climate change, Hugh C. Dyer 29. Stratospheric ozone depletion, David Downie 30. Air pollution and acid rain, Loren R. Cass 31. Sustainable transport and infrastructure, Iain Docherty 32. Persistent organic pollutants, David Downie and Jessica Templeton 33. Hazardous wastes, Henrik Selin 34. Water, rivers and wetlands, Jens Newig and Edward Challies 35. Pollution and management of oceans and seas, Peter J. Jacques 36. Fisheries and marine mammals, Elizabeth R. DeSombre 37. Biodiversity, migratory species and natural heritage, Volker Mauerhofer and Felister Nyacuru 38. Forests, David Humphreys 39. Desertification, Meri Juntti 40. Food and agriculture, Jennifer Clapp and Sarah Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
