Security and Climate Change - International Relations and the limits of Realism (Routledge Research in Environmental Politics)

Lacy, Mark

ISBN 10: 0415324084 / ISBN 13: 9780415324083

Published by Routledge, 2005

About this Item

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. Series: Environmental Politics. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408. . 2005. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Security and Climate Change - International Relations and the limits of Realism (Routledge Research in Environmental Politics)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415324084
• ISBN 13: 9780415324083
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Dr Mark J. Lacy is a lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Lancaster University, UK.