Good Cop/Bad Cop

Thomas P. Lyon is the Dow Professor of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and a former Gilbert F. White Fellow at Resources for the Future. He is the editor of The Political Economy of Regulation and the author of Corporate Environmentalism and Public Policy.

• Foreword by Mark Van Putten Preface Introduction Thomas P. LyonPart I: Where Are Environmental NGOs Headed? 1. The Twenty-First-Century NGO John Elkington and Seb Beloe 2. Who Is Part of the Environmental Movement? Andrew Hoffman and Stephanie BertelsPart II: How Do Social Scientists Understand NGOs? 3. Civil Society and the Environment: Understanding the Dynamics and Impacts of the U.S. Environmental Movement Robert Brulle and J. Craig Jenkins 4. Environmental Groups: What Political Science Has to Offer Lawrence S. Rothenberg 5. An Economic Perspective on NGO Strategies and Objectives John W. MaxwellPart III: How Do Practitioners Understand NGOs? 6. Confrontation vs. Cooperation: Alternative NGO Styles Thomas P. Lyon 7. World Wildlife Fund Matthew C. Banks 8. Environmental Defense Fund Gwen Ruta9. Greenpeace Kert Davies 10. Rainforest Action Network Jennifer Krill 11. Corporate Responses to NGO Campaigns Martin B. Zimmerman 12. Cooperation: Learning from BP's Experience with NGOs Steven PercyPart IV: The Road Ahead 13. An NGO Research Program: A Collective Action Perspective Erica Johnson and Aseem Prakash 14. Good Cops, Bad Cops, and the New Environmental Governance Thomas P. Lyon

'A unique and essential resource. This book is a must read for businesses and NGOs as we work to develop new collaborations to solve the worlds major challenges.' Neil C. Hawkins, Vice President of Sustainability and Environment, Health and Safety, The Dow Chemical Company'NGOs - in various shapes and forms - play a critical role in the formation and implementation of environmental policy. This splendid volume weaves insights from different disciplinary backgrounds into a cohesive and compelling whole. An excellent book on an important topic, and I would commend it to anyone with a stake in understanding environmental policy in the 21st century.' Anthony Heyes, University of London'Good Cop Bad Cop makes a valuable and timely contribution to the emerging domain of private politics - in which private citizens and institutions aim at changing legislative practices and culture without being part of the electoral process.' Sudhirendar Sharma, d-sector.org