Global Warming and Global Politics

by Matthew Paterson

Overview

Examines the major theories within international relations, and how these can help us understand the emergence of global warming as a political issue.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134772834
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/01/2013
Series:	Environmental Politics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Matthew Paterson is Lecturer in International Relations at Keele University

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The historical development of climate on the international agenda; Chapter 3 Before and after Rio; Chapter 4 The politics behind the negotiations; Chapter 5 Anarchy, the state and power; Chapter 6 Cooperation and institutions; Chapter 7 Science, politics and global warming; Chapter 8 A political economy of global warming; Chapter 9 Conclusions;