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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450713603321

Autore

Lacy Mark J

Titolo

Security and climate change [[electronic resource] ] : international relations and the limits of realism / / Mark J. Lacy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

1-280-24088-1

9786610240883

0-203-35689-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in environmental politics ; ; 9

Disciplina

363.738/74526

Soggetti

Climatic changes - Environmental aspects

Environmental policy - International cooperation

Global environmental change - International cooperation

Electronic books.

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 (p. [151]-159) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Security and Climate Change; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The world is a laboratory; 3. Illusions of Realism; 4. Mearsheimer and the vicious circle; 5. Conclusion; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This new book explains why the international community has responded with a sense of fatalistic passivity to climate change. It presents a distinct critique of realism through the study of this topic, commonly overlooked in international relations. The author argues that the realist view rests on a dangerous contradiction; far from delivering security it serves to limit the way we think about the new generation of risks we face. The book also provides a detailed case study evaluating US climate politics under the Clinton and Bush administrations.