Politics of Climate Change Negotiations

Christian Downie, School of Regulation and Global Governance, The Australian National University, Australia

• Contents: Part I: International Negotiations and Theoretical Background 1. Introduction 2. Histories and Theories of International Negotiations Part II: The Case Studies 3. Toward Berlin 1993 – 1995: Environmental Interests and a Tentative Agreement 4. From Berlin to Kyoto 1995 – 1997: Rising Opposition to Environmental Interests 5. From Kyoto to The Hague 1998 – 2000: Shifting Political Dynamics and a Question of Ratification Part III: Empirical Findings and Theoretical Implications 6. Discussion: The Behaviour of the US and the EU in the International Climate Change Negotiations 7. Toward an Understanding of Prolonged International Negotiations References

‘The Politics of Climate Change Negotiations is an engrossing account of international climate change negotiations, which also makes a major theoretical contribution to the study of negotiations.’