The Compromise of Liberal Environmentalism
- Book Review,
by Steven F. Bernstein
From Book News, Inc.
Over the past 30 years, environmentalism has entered the mainstream of international governance. However, Bernstein (political science, U. of Toronto) finds that when the international community finally took environmentalism seriously, it was considered only in the context of sustainable developmentan economic program that not only encourages growth but demands it--in the compromise of the study's title. Bernstein traces the history of the shift and considers the implications for the ability to address global environmental problems. He challenges current thinking on international cooperation as well as the presumption that science alone can be the determining force in environmental governance.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Mark W. Zacher, University of British Columbia
Clearly one of the best studies on international environmental politics.
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"[T]ackled with style and commitment... [t]his is a book that many should and will want to read, both for its assessment of environmentalism internationally and for its original contribution to constructivist theory." -- Don Munton, Perspectives on Politics
Book Description
The most significant shift in environmental governance over the last thirty years has been the convergence of environmental and liberal economic norms toward "liberal environmentalism" -- which predicates environmental protection on the promotion and maintenance of a liberal economic order. Bernstein assesses the reasons for this historical shift, introduces a socio-evolutionary explanation for the selection of international norms, and considers the implications for our ability to address global environmental problems.
About the Author
Steven Bernstein is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Toronto.
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