By Anna Korppoo, Nina Tynkkynen
'Russia and the Politics of foreign Environmental Regimes is a big and well timed research of Russia's interplay with the foreign environmental coverage strategy. the 3 authors draw on a wealth of analysis adventure operating in the sector so as to discover Russia s actions with recognize to weather coverage, water safeguard and fisheries administration. Their particular research offers an illuminating and much-needed perception into the interplay among Russian international and household coverage ambitions and overseas environmental regimes working at a number scales.'
- Jonathan Oldfield, collage of Birmingham, UK
'This is a well timed contribution to our figuring out of the reasons in the back of, and effects to be anticipated from, Russia's foreign environmental engagement. by way of concentrating on weather switch coverage, Barents Sea fisheries, and neighborhood seas security within the Baltic, the authors judiciously finish that trans-boundary environmental commitments are essentially the results of 'great energy' matters together with family financial development, nearby alternate, and a globally favorable photograph - now not ecological moral sense. The e-book represents an important breakthrough in post-Soviet international coverage studies.'
- David Feldman, college of California, Irvine, US
'This worthy booklet brings jointly the insights and examine of 3 verified students. scholars new to the environmental facets of Russia's overseas engagement will savour the transparent and readable case stories. The findings and dialogue that end result from the authors' designated and rigorous cross-case comparability should be of serious curiosity to students of Russia s overseas coverage and environmental coverage extra broadly.'
- Elana Wilson Rowe, Norwegian Institute of foreign Affairs
Russia and the Politics of foreign Environmental Regimes examines the political courting among Russia and different states in environmental concerns. according to special empirical research and knowledge, together with interviews and media assets, this groundbreaking ebook scrutinizes the dynamics of Russia's participation in overseas environmental politics.
The authors discover 3 particular case reviews concentrating on weather coverage, water safeguard and fisheries administration. They then suggest how top to barter with Russia on key environmental issues.
This e-book could be of specific curiosity to students of environmental politics, diplomacy and Russian experiences. Environmental policymakers also will locate this to be a great tool whilst seeking to comprehend environmental politics inside of Russia.
Contents: Preface 1. advent 2. Environmental Regimes and Russia's techniques to Environmental and international coverage three. the worldwide Case: The weather Regime four. The neighborhood Case: keeping the surroundings of the Baltic Sea five. The Bilateral Case: Fisheries administration within the Barents Sea 6. dialogue: degrees of Discourses in Russian Environmental coverage 7. end: Environmental Encounters? References Index
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