Environmental Politics in Japan, Germany, and the United States / Edition 1

by Miranda A. Schreurs

Overview

A decade of climate change negotiations almost ended in failure because of the different policy approaches of such industrialized states as Japan, Germany, and the United States. They exemplify the deep divisions that exist among states in their approaches to environmental protection. Miranda Schreurs reveals how the different approaches have arisen by presenting case studies of policy making in response to acid rain, stratospheric ozone depletion, and global climate change. The book demonstrates why looking at domestic policy making is important in understanding international environmental negotiation outcomes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521525374
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/13/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	5.94(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

MIRANDA A. SCHREURS is Associate Professor in the Department of Government and Politics of the University of Maryland, College Park.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. The birth of environmental movements and modern environmental programs; 3. The institutionalization of environmental movements; 4. Acid rain: signs of policy divergence; 5. Stratospheric ozone depletion; 6. Global climate change part I: the road to UNCED; 7. Global climate change part II: The battle over Kyoto; 8. Global environmental politics and the environmental policy communities in Japan, Germany, and the US; 9. Domestic politics and global environmental protection: Japan, Germany, and the US compared.

Editorial Reviews

'… a well written book that held my interest while giving adequately backed facts to support arguments and conclusions.' The IEE Careers Review

'The strength of Environmental Politics in Japan, Germany, and the United States by Miranda Schreurs lies in the fact that it addresses the central concern of how environmental policies are shaped by dominant socio-economic models and how this has resulted in the contemporary deep divisions between countries with regard to issues such as climate change … This book is a wonderfully comprehensive text … In summary, this book is a must for anyone with a keen interest in comparative environmental politics, and particularly for those interested in exploring the interactions between global and national environmental policy systems. It represents an excellent overview of recent changes in environmental governance in the triad and could be used as reference material for undergraduate courses. The author is to be commended for the high quality of the material and the effort that appears to have gone into researching the case studies …'. Social Science Japan Journal

'Environmental Politics in Japan, Germany and the United States is an excellently researched and clearly written contribution to the study of comparative and international environmental politics. … draws together many existing insights into how environmental policies have changed over time within these three countries. In the process, the book bedunks various popular myths regarding the causes of these changes … The book is base on an extensive knowledge of the existing literature, and impresses with its many original language-sources … Environmental Politics in Japan, Germany and the United States is an excellent contribution to the mainstream academic literature on environmental politics'. Asian Journal of Political Science

'Schreurs successfully portrays slight yet distinct differences in the environmental polices of the three counties by utilizing a comparative case study methodology and empirical data from in-country research.' Japanese Journal of Political Science

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