Elizabeth DeSombre is the Camilla Chandler Frost Professor of Environmental Studies at Wellesley College.

• Acknowledgements1. Defining Environmental Politics2. Uncertainty and Science3. Political Structures4. Political Actors5. International Environmental Politics6. Engaging with Environmental Politics Notes Selected Readings Index

“This accessible primer illuminates the complex political challenges that arise when actors with diverse interests, unequal power relations, and competing values confront the environmental crisis. DeSombre offers practical suggestions for engaging with environmental politics to foster broader social and economic change to benefit the planet.”Michele Betsill, Colorado State University“At a time when the problems can seem overwhelming, this highly readable and skilfully executed book makes a compelling case for understanding environmental politics as a way to engage in it more effectively.”Ken Conca, American University

Elizabeth DeSombre is the Camilla Chandler Frost Professor of Environmental Studies at Wellesley College.

• Acknowledgements1. Defining Environmental Politics2. Uncertainty and Science3. Political Structures4. Political Actors5. International Environmental Politics6. Engaging with Environmental Politics Notes Selected Readings Index

“This accessible primer illuminates the complex political challenges that arise when actors with diverse interests, unequal power relations, and competing values confront the environmental crisis. DeSombre offers practical suggestions for engaging with environmental politics to foster broader social and economic change to benefit the planet.”Michele Betsill, Colorado State University“At a time when the problems can seem overwhelming, this highly readable and skilfully executed book makes a compelling case for understanding environmental politics as a way to engage in it more effectively.”Ken Conca, American University

Elizabeth DeSombre is the Camilla Chandler Frost Professor of Environmental Studies at Wellesley College.

• Acknowledgements1. Defining Environmental Politics2. Uncertainty and Science3. Political Structures4. Political Actors5. International Environmental Politics6. Engaging with Environmental Politics Notes Selected Readings Index

“This accessible primer illuminates the complex political challenges that arise when actors with diverse interests, unequal power relations, and competing values confront the environmental crisis. DeSombre offers practical suggestions for engaging with environmental politics to foster broader social and economic change to benefit the planet.”Michele Betsill, Colorado State University“At a time when the problems can seem overwhelming, this highly readable and skilfully executed book makes a compelling case for understanding environmental politics as a way to engage in it more effectively.”Ken Conca, American University