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Record Nr.

UNINA9910222233003321

Autore

Princen Thomas <1951->

Titolo

Environmental NGOs in world politics : linking the local and the global / / Thomas Princen and Matthias Finger ; with contributions by Jack P. Manno and Margaret L. Clark

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1994

ISBN

1-134-82162-X

1-134-82163-8

1-280-32063-X

0-203-42903-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FingerMatthias

Disciplina

363.7

Soggetti

Environmental policy

Non-governmental organizations

Environmental sciences - Societies, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; List of acronyms used; Introduction; NGOs: creating a niche in environmental diplomacy; NGOs and transformation: beyond social movement theory; Advocacy and diplomacy: NGOs and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement; The ivory trade ban: NGOs and international conservation; The Antarctic Environmental Protocol: NGOs in the protection of Antarctica; Environmental NGOs in the UNCED process; Translational linkages; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

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.