Frank Biermann / Anna Schreyögg / Bernd Siebenhuener (eds.)

International Organizations in Global Environmental Governance

Herausgeber: Biermann, Frank; Siebenhüner, Bernd; Schreyögg, Anna

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comparative study of the role of international organizations in environmental governance. Whilst a growing body of literature considers global governance in a number of policy areas, this volume delivers one of the first comprehensive accounts of international organizations in relation to environmental policy. Providing the reader with key insights within this area of global governance, the book focuses on policies developing in relation to climate change, biodiversity and international environmental funding. Presenting a compelling and up-to-date account of developments within this burgeoning policy area, the volume: ¿ includes a range of case studies including the World Bank, UNEP and the OECD ¿ presents quantitative and qualitative research that advances understanding of international organizations in the field of international relations ¿ delivers contributions from a range of internationally renowned academics and specialists within the field International Organizations in Global Environmental Governance will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations theory, international economics, environmental policy, organizational theory and environmental studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 604g
• ISBN-13: 9780415469258
• ISBN-10: 0415469252
• Artikelnr.: 23604715

Autorenporträt

Frank Biermann is Professor of Political Science and of Environmental Policy Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Bernd Siebenhüner is Professor of Ecological Economics at Oldenburg University, Germany. Anna Schreyögg is Researcher at the Climate Change Division, Federal Environment Agency, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Global Environmental Governance and International Organizations: Setting
the Stage Frank Biermann, Bernd Siebenhüner, and Anna Schreyögg Part 1:
Intergovernmental Organizations 2. The Impact of International
Organizations on the Environment: An Empirical Analysis Axel Dreher and
Magdalena Ramada y Galán Sarasola 3. Setting Standards for Responsible
Banking: Examining the Role of the International Finance Corporation in the
Emergence of the Equator Principles Christopher Wright 4. OECD Peer Reviews
and Policy Convergence: Diffusing Policies or Discourses? Markku Lehtonen
5. Socialisation, the World Bank Group and Global Environmental Governance
Susan Park 6. The European Union and the 'External' Dimension of
Sustainable Development. Ambitious Promises but Disappointing Outcomes?
Camilla Adelle and Andrew Jordan Part 2: International Environmental
Programmes and Secretariats 7. The Role of the United Nations Environment
Programme in the Coordination of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Steinar Andresen and Kristin Rosendal 8. UNEP as Anchor Organization for
the Global Environment Maria Ivanova 9. Treaty Secretariats in Global
Environmental Governance Steffen Bauer, Per-Olof Busch, and Bernd
Siebenhüner Part 3: New Private-Public Hybrid Organizations 10.
International Organizations Inc. Patterns of Environmental Partnerships
Liliana B. Andonova 11. Private Governance Organizations in Global
Environmental Politics: Exploring their Influences Philipp Pattberg 12.
Agility and Resilience: Adaptive Capacity in Friends of the Earth
International and Greenpeace Vanessa Timmer 13. International Organizations
in Global Environmental Governance: Epilogue Bernd Siebenhüner and Frank
Biermann