Product Description: John Vogler examines the international politics of climate change, with a focus on the United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCCC). He considers how the international system treats the problem of climate change, analysing the ways in which this has been defined by the international community and the interests and alignments of state governments...read more

Environmental issues and questions of global change are now firmly established on the international political agenda. This book provides a wide-ranging survey of the current treatment of environmental issues in international relations. This book begins by looking at the relevance of the different theoretical approaches current in international relations to the study of the environment. It analyzses a wide range of approaches from the debate between neo-realism and liberal institutionalism to the significant connections between gender and global environmental change. The book goes on to consider a range of key international processes, discussing the monitoring and implementation of environmental agreements, the place of ideology in negotiations and the role of international organisations.

Examines the emergence, role and future of the EU as an actor in world politics. This book looks at the core areas of European foreign policy: economy; trade; the environment; development; common foreign and security policy; international security (including the proposed European defence force) and identity.

Product Description: Experts in global conflict, international political economy, business, and ethics assess the impact of the biotechnological revolution on agriculture, bio-diversity, the environment, North-South, and biological warfare. The first section considers the nature of the science itself, the normative questions raised and the significance of gender responses...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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