1st Edition

Environmental NGOs in World Politics Linking the Local and the Global

By Matthias Finger, Thomas Princen Copyright 1994
276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

At a time when states are reactive, at best, to the global ecological crisis and when economic globalization seems to be significantly contributing to the acceleration of that crisis, environmental non-governmental orgainisations (NGOs) are proliferating. This book explains the key role of NGOs in an emerging world environmental politics, showing how NGOs act both as independent bargainers and as... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction, Thomas Princen, Matthias Finger; Part 1 Theoretical perspectives; Chapter 2 NGOs: creating a niche in environmental diplomacy, Thomas Princen; Chapter 3 NGOs and transformation: beyond social movement theory, Matthias Finger; NGO relations; Chapter 4 Advocacy and diplomacy: NGOs and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, Jack P. Manno; Chapter 5 The ivory trade ban: NGOs and international conservation, Thomas Princen; Chapter 6 The Antarctic Environmental Protocol: NGOs in the protection of Antarctica, Margaret L. Clark; Chapter 7 Environmental NGOs in the UNCED process, Matthias Finger; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Translational linkages, Thomas Princen, Matthias Finger, Jack P. Manno;

Biography

Thomas Princen, Matthias Finger, Jack P., Manno, Margaret L. Clark