| Description |
xiv, 262 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction / Thomas Princen and Matthias Finger -- 2. NGOs: creating a niche in environmental diplomacy / Thomas Princen -- 3. NGOs and transformation: beyond social movement theory / Matthias Finger -- 4. Advocacy and diplomacy: NGOs and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement / Jack P. Manno -- 5. The ivory trade ban: NGOs and international conservation / Thomas Princen -- 6. The Antarctic Environmental Protocol: NGOs in the protection of Antarctica / Margaret L. Clark -- 7. Environmental NGOs in the UNCED process / Matthias Finger -- 8. Translational linkages / Thomas Princen, Matthias Finger and Jack P. Manno |
| Summary |
Examines the importance of NGOs in world environmental politics. Four case studies, including the ivory trade ban and Great Lakes water negotiations, detail how NGOs challenge the traditional structures of world politics |
| Analysis |
Environment Conservation Politics |
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Community participation |
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Conservation movement |
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Diplomacy |
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Environmentalism |
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Nongovernment organisations |
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Overseas item |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-251) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental policy.
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Environmental sciences -- Societies, etc.
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Environmentalism -- Societies, etc.
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Non-governmental organizations.
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| Author |
Finger, Matthias.
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| LC no. |
94007512 |
| ISBN |
0415115094 (hbk.) |
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0415115108 (paperback) |
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