Ozone Depletion And Climate Change: Constructing A Global Response (Suny Series in Global Politics)

Matthew J. Hoffmann

ISBN 10: 0791465268 / ISBN 13: 9780791465264

Published by State University of New York Pre, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ozone Depletion And Climate Change: Constructing A Global Response (Suny Series in Global Politics)
• Publisher: State University of New York Pre
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791465268
• ISBN 13: 9780791465264
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

Matthew J. Hoffmann explores the fundamental question of who should participate in the global response to ozone depletion and climate change. Blending social constructivist theory with insights from the study of complex adaptive systems, Hoffmann develops a unique framework for understanding the emergence and evolution of participation norms, which define the appropriate global response and shape how states have perceived the problems, defined their interests and strategies, and pursued governance. The explanation is rigorously developed through an innovative combination of formal analysis and in-depth empirical case studies. Agent-based computer simulation modeling is employed to explore essential norm dynamics, analysis that is complemented and extended by process-tracing case studies that examine governance activities from 1986 through 2003. The result provides the understanding necessary for improving global responses to environmental problems.

About the Author

Matthew J. Hoffmann is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Delaware.