Climate Change and American Foreign Policy

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Review: Climate Change and American Foreign Policy is an important new book. It is the first book to examine the actors, institutions, and ideas shaping U.S. policy on climate change (global warming). The contributors come from across the geographic and ideological spectrums, enhancing this book's legitimacy and giving readers different perspectives on this critical topic. 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 analyzes the domestic and international politics of U.S. climate change policy, covering such issues as science, the presidency and Congress, non-governmental 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.

This book is a valuable new resource for all those interested in global environmental issues, particularly climate change. It is essential reading for policy makers and environmental activists, and it will be an important text for courses in global environmental politics, environmental policy studies, American foreign policy, and international relations.

CONTENTS: Climate Change and Foreign Policy: An Introduction-Paul G. Harris • Critiquing U.S. Climate Change Policy • Climate Change: Is the United States Sharing the Burden?-Paul G. Harris • Upholding the "Island of High Modernity": The Changing Climate of American Foreign Policy-Peter Doran • Politics of U.S. Climate Change Policy • Governing Climate Change Policy: From Scientific Obscurity to Foreign Policy Prominence-Jacob Park • From the Inside Out: Domestic Influences on Global Environmental Policy-Neil Harrison • Congress and the Politics of Climate Change-Gary Bryner • Regulation Theory and Climate Change Policy-Andreas Missbach • International Policy Instrument Prominence in the Climate Change Debate-Karen Fisher-Vanden • Regime Effectiveness, Joint Implementation and Climate Change Policy-Jorge Antunes • International Norms and U.S. Climate Change Policy • The United States and the Evolution of International Climate Change Norms-Michele M. Betsill • International Norms of Responsibility and U.S. Climate Change Policy-Paul G. Harris • Exhaustive endnotes and comprehensive index.