1st Edition

Climate Change and Political Strategy

Edited By Hugh Compston Copyright 2010
174 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

Although the science of climate change is well-established and there are well-known policy instruments that could significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions without prohibitive economic costs, political obstacles to more determined action remain despite heightened concern among mainstream politicians and the public. This book analyses the political dynamics of climate... Read more

1. Introduction: Political Strategies for Climate Policy Hugh Compston  Technique  2. Risk Analysis and Climate Change Nick Pidgeon and Catherine Butler  3. A Strategy for Better Climate Change Regulation: Towards a Public Interest Orientated Regulatory Regime Ian Bartle  4. The (non-)Politics of Managing Low Carbon Socio-Technical Transitions Ivan Scrase and Adrian Smith  Politics  5. Networks, Resources, Political Strategy and Climate Policy Hugh Compston  6. Political Strategy and Climate Policy: A Rational Choice Perspective Frank Grundig  Communications  7. Addressing Climate Change: A Media Perspective Neil T. Gavin  8. Agenda-Setting and Climate Change  Sarah B. Pralle  9. Clearing the Air: The Contribution of Frame Analysis to Understanding Climate Policy in the United States Amy Lynn Fletcher

Biography

Hugh Compston is Reader in Politics in the School of European Studies at Cardiff University, UK. Major publications include Policy Networks and Policy Change (2009), Turning Down the Heat: The Politics of Climate Policy in Affluent Democracies (ed. with Ian Bailey, 2008), King Trends and the Future of Public Policy (2006), Handbook of Public Policy in Europe: Britain, France, as well as numerous journal articles on public policy and political economy.