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Russia and the West

Environmental Co-operation and Conflict

By Geir Hønneland

Published March 30th 2011 by Routledge – 208 pages

Series: Routledge Research in Environmental Politics

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Description

Hønneland assesses current environmental discourses and applies this analysis to look at the relations between Russia and the West with regards to environment problems. It includes three in-depth case-studies on environmental problems, living marine resources, nuclear safety and air pollution.

Reviews

'…well written and easy to read… suitable as a teaching aid' - Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 56, No. 5, 2004

'… a sophisticated meta-study' - Nordisk Østforum – Nordic Journal of Russian and East European Studies, Vol. 18. No. 2, 2004

Contents

1. The Study of Environmental Discourse 2. The Environment and Institutions in the European Arctic 3. Discourses on Marine Living Resources 4. Discourses on Nuclear Safety 5. Discourses on Industrial Pollution 6. Conclusion

Author Bio

Geir Hønneland is a political scientist and Director of the Polar and Russian Programme at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway. He has published widely on the management of natural resources and the environment in the European Arctic.

Name: Russia and the West: Environmental Co-operation and Conflict (Paperback) – Routledge 
Description: By Geir Hønneland. Hønneland assesses current environmental discourses and applies this analysis to look at the relations between Russia and the West with regards to environment problems. It includes three in-depth case-studies on environmental problems, living...
Categories: Politics & International Relations, Environmental Politics, Russian & Soviet Politics