1st Edition

International Environmental Treaties and State Behavior Factors Influencing Cooperation

By Denise DeGarmo Copyright 2005
    194 Pages
    by Routledge

    194 Pages
    by Routledge

    Despite the growing recognition of the importance of environmental issues for nation-state security, current research on international environmental security is insufficient. Although scholars in the field of International Relations believe that there is an appropriate role for international relations theory in analyzing global environmental concerns, the existing literature is predominantly descriptive or prescriptive rather than analytical. This study attempts to remedy this problem by conducting an empirical analysis of nation-state behavior in the international environmental realm.

    1. International Environmental Problems and International Environmental Politics: An Overview 2. International Relations Theory and International Environmental Politics: Epistemological Issues and Existing Approaches 3. The History of International Environmentalism 4. Determinants of Nation-State Behavior in the International Environmental Realm: Becoming a Party to International Environmental Treaties 5. Becoming a Party to International Environmental Treaties: An Analysis 6. Becoming a Party to International Environmental Treaties: Case Studies 7. Conclusions Appendices Notes Bibliography

    Biography

    Denise K. Degarmo