{"product_id":"global-commons-domestic-decisions-the-comparative-politics-of-climate-change-paperback","title":"Global Commons, Domestic Decisions: The Comparative Politics of Climate Change - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathryn Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLisa McIntosh Sundstrom\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComparative case studies and analyses of the influence of domestic politics on countries' climate change policies and Kyoto ratification decisions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClimate change represents a \"tragedy of the commons\" on a global scale, requiring the cooperation of nations that do not necessarily put the Earth's well-being above their own national interests. And yet international efforts to address global warming have met with some success; the Kyoto Protocol, in which industrialized countries committed to reducing their collective emissions, took effect in 2005 (although without the participation of the United States). Reversing the lens used by previous scholarship on the topic, \u003ci\u003eGlobal Commons, Domestic Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e explains international action on climate change from the perspective of countries' domestic politics. In an effort to understand both what progress has been made and why it has been so limited, experts in comparative politics look at the experience of seven jurisdictions in deciding whether or not to ratify the Kyoto Protocol and to pursue national climate change mitigation policies. By analyzing the domestic politics and international positions of the United States, Australia, Russia, China, the European Union, Japan, and Canada, the authors demonstrate clearly that decisions about global policies are often made locally, in the context of electoral and political incentives, the normative commitments of policymakers, and domestic political institutions. Using a common analytical framework throughout, the book offers a unique comparison of the domestic political forces within each nation that affect climate change policy and provides insights into why some countries have been able to adopt innovative and aggressive positions on climate change both domestically and internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathryn Harrison is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLisa McIntosh Sundstrom is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteinar Andresen is a Senior Research Fellow at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKathryn Harrison is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLisa McIntosh Sundstrom is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKathryn Harrison is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKathryn Harrison is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLisa McIntosh Sundstrom is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.08 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42107293990992,"sku":"9780262514316","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/bFJLVVNKaWR2SDVRRDIxV20zeUE5dz09.webp?v=1772344755","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/global-commons-domestic-decisions-the-comparative-politics-of-climate-change-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}