Dear Gepeders, Fairly new to this list but already appreciating the collective wisdom it can offer, I wanted to put out a request for good work profiling the domestic policies of nations with regard to climate change. In the tradition of comparative politics, I am looking for studies that relate to some of the big questions (do democracies have better policies? are parliamentary systems more conducive to strong climate change policies? how decisive is state capacity for the success of environmental/climate change policy?) as well as more case-specific issues relating to the role of interest groups, government, and citizen opinion in formulating and executing particular climate change policies). A few comprehensive sources do exist, such as the excellent 2012 volume Comparative Environmental Politics: Theory, Practice and Prospects, edited by Paul F. Steinberg and Stacy D. VanDeveer (MIT Press), and a few policy papers address this issue, but I also wonder what other suggestions colleagues may have from books, journals, policy papers, blogs, and other consultable sources. Works addressing environmental policy in general would be helpful, but this query is more specifically for material on climate change policy. And those at the cusp of domestic and international policy (such as addressing the domestic politics of how individual nations insert themselves into the international debate) would also be welcome.
Like several colleagues recently, I would ask that you send the replies to me at [email protected], and I will compile and post within six or eight weeks whatever I receive for the entire group. Thanks in advance for your help and best wishes for a fulfilling winter break and an excellent 2014. Regards, Todd Todd Eisenstadt, Professor Department of Government, American University http://www.american.edu/spa/faculty/eisensta.cfm [email protected] -- 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.
