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Ozone Discourse
Karen T. Litfin
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Description for Ozone Discourse
Paperback. Analyzes the international ozone treaty-making process as a lens through which to comprehend the use of scientific knowledge as a political tool. Series: New Directions in World Politics. Num Pages: 257 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: LBBP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
How can scientific knowledge be translated into political change? Ozone Discourse examines the first global environment treaty, the Montreal Protocol and its subsequent revisions, which was a highly effective collaboration among scientists, policymakers and activists. The treaties were the work of a small group of experts who, without conventional political or economic resources, were able to persuade most of the world's nations to agree to reduce and then eliminate chlorofluorocarbons. These experts used their understanding of atmospheric science to supplement the policymakers' short-term perspective with a wider, intergenerational timeframe characteristic of global environmental problems. Litfin argues that the ... Read more
How can scientific knowledge be translated into political change? Ozone Discourse examines the first global environment treaty, the Montreal Protocol and its subsequent revisions, which was a highly effective collaboration among scientists, policymakers and activists. The treaties were the work of a small group of experts who, without conventional political or economic resources, were able to persuade most of the world's nations to agree to reduce and then eliminate chlorofluorocarbons. These experts used their understanding of atmospheric science to supplement the policymakers' short-term perspective with a wider, intergenerational timeframe characteristic of global environmental problems. Litfin argues that the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
Series
New Directions in World Politics
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231081375
SKU
V9780231081375
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About Karen T. Litfin
Karen Litfin is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington at Seattle. She teaches and writes on the environment in world politics; her primary interest is in the intersection of politics, science, and philosophy.
Reviews for Ozone Discourse
Litfin does a very good job of setting out the way in which scientific discourse was used by the two primary opponents in the negotiation of the Montreal Protocol:... Liftin's argument... is convincing. Alternatives