Hi all,
relevant works that assess these issues that I've been involved in include:
Cashore, B. (1997). Governing Forestry:
Environmental Group Influence in British Columbia
and the US Pacific Northwest. PhD Thesis,
Political Science. Toronto, University of Toronto.
Bernstein, S. and B. Cashore (2000).
"Globalization, Four Paths of
Internationalization and Domestic Policy Change:
The Case of Eco-forestry in British Columbia,
Canada." Canadian Journal of Political Science 33(1): 67-99.
I would read the above, for comparative purposes, with:
2007 Benjamin Cashore and Michael Howeltt,
Punctuating Which Equilibrium? Understanding
Thermostatic Policy Dynamics In Pacific Northwest
Forestry Forthcoming American Journal of Political Science.
(This above earticle is important for
understanding differences within the US, which,
aside from Hoberg and Koontz' work, is usually overlooked)
This article looks at firms responses across the countries
Cashore, B. and I. Vertinsky (2000). "Policy
Networks and Firm Behaviours: Governance Systems
and Firm Responses to External Demands for
Sustainable Forest Management." Policy Sciences 33(March): 1-30.
This review article might be of interest:
Cashore, B. (2000). "Review Essay: Lessons from
Comparative and Case-Study Approaches to Canadian
Environmentalism." Canadian Public Administration 43(3): 360-71.
Likewise there are chapters on the US and British Columbia in:
2004 Benjamin Cashore, Graeme Auld and Deanna
Newsom, Governing Through Markets: Forest
Certification and the Emergence of Non-State
Authority Yale University Press, London and New Haven. Total pp. 327
likewise this article also compares certification
standards in Canada and the US
McDermott, C., E. Noah, and Cashore .
"Differences the "Matter"? Identifying Analytical
Challenges in the Comparison of Forest Certification Standards."
It is based on a larger global comparison project
that is currently being revised and updated.
Best
Ben
At 01:13 AM 3/14/2007, Raul Pacheco wrote:
Dear Jordi, and fellow colleagues
As you (and many on the GEP-ED list) know,
comparisons of Canadian-American-Mexican
environmental public policy making is one of my
research areas, so I would feel terribly guilty
if I didn't contribute with a few responses to
your student's needs. I am currently editing an
English language volume comparing all three
countries (but I can talk about the volume in
more detail off the GEP-ED list if you want).
But, back to your question which is focused on Canada/US comparisons.
On the general comparative Canada-US realm, I
would have to say that Kathryn Harrison, Debora
VanNijnatten and George Hoberg have done a lot
of work here (I seem to recall Don Munton and
Barry Rabe as well). Henrik Selin and Stacy
VanDeveer have done comparisons in the realm of
Canada-US climate change politics. Kathy
Harrison has a recent conference paper on the
topic as well. Some of her work is focused on
comparing Canada/US pulp and paper pollution
control strategies. George Hoberg has compared
Canada/US in regards to forest policy. George
and Kathy have published on the issue of
comparative agenda-setting processes. Barry Rabe
participated in a special issue of
American/Canadian environmental policy making (Policy Studies Journal 1999).
I will skip Vig and Kraft, Rosenbaum as well as
Zachary A. Smith on American environmental
policy as these books has already been suggested
[I thoroughly endorse them too!], and will also
skip VanNijnatten and Boardman's (2003 I think)
edited volume on Canadian environmental policy
as that has also been mentioned. You should also
refer your student to the Howlett, Hessing and a
third author whose name escapes me recent
updating of Howlett and Hessing (1997) Canadian
Environmental and Natural Resource Policy
published by UBC Press. {Darn, I just realized
that the output style for my EndNote references
is in Spanish, but in general it should be readable!}
Others have recommended you to look at Ben
Cashore's work which I also think is a good
suggestion (and surprisingly so, I can't find
any references in my EndNote database of Ben's
work!). A recent analysis of Canadian
environmental law and policy is David Boyd's
book. Furthermore, as I was about to send this
email I remembered George Hoberg's piece on the
American influence on Canadian environmental policy.
I am not sure how dated my database is and
whether more recent work has been done, but I am
hoping these references will be of help to your
student (and anybody who is studying comparative
Canada/US environmental policy).
Best wishes,
Raul
PS - References below.
Hoberg, G. (1991). "Sleeping with an Elephant:
The American Influence on Canadian Environmental
Regulation." Journal of Public Policy 11(1): 107-132.
Boyd, D. (2004). Unnatural Law: Rethinking
Canadian Environmental Law and Policy.
Vancouver, BC., University of British Columbia Press.
Harrison, Kathryn. 1995. "Is Cooperation the
Answer? Canadian Environmental Enforcement in
Comparative Context", Journal of Policy Analysis
and Management, vol. 14, núm., pp. 221-244.
_____. 2000. "The Origins of National Standards:
Comparing Federal Government Involvement in
Environmental Policy in Canada and the United
States", En Managing the Environmental Union:
Intergovernmental Relations and Environmental
Policy in Canada, editado por Patrick Fafard y
Kathryn Harrison (Ed.): Kingston, ON, Queen's
University School of Policy Studies.
Hoberg, George. 1992. "Comparing Canadian
Performance in Environmental Policy", En
Canadian Environmental Policy: Ecosystems,
Politics and Process, editado por R. Boardman
(Ed.): Toronto, ON, Oxford University Press.
_____. 1993. "Environmental Policy: Alternative
Styles", En Governing Canada. Institutions and
Public Policy, editado por Michael M. Atkinson
(Ed.): Toronto, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Harrison, Kathryn. 1991. "Betweeen Science and
Politics: Assessing the Risks of Dioxins in
Canada and the United States", Policy Sciences, vol. 24, núm. 4, pp. 367-388.
Hoberg, George. 1998. "North American
Environmental Regulation", En Changing
Regulatory Institutions in Britain and North
America, editado por G. Bruce Doern y Stephen
Wilks (Ed.): Toronto, ON, University of Toronto Press.
Hoberg, George y Kathryn Harrison. 1994. "It's
Not Easy Being Green: The Politics of Canada´s
Green Plan", Canadian Public Policy, vol. 20, núm. 2, pp. 119-137.
Hessing, Melody y Michael Howlett. 1997.
Canadian Natural Resource and Environmental
Policy. Political Economy and Public Policy:
Vancouver BC, University of British Columbia Press.
Rabe, Barry G. 1999. "Federalism and
Entrepreneurship: Explaining American and
Canadian Innovation in Pollution Prevention and
Regulatory Integration", Policy Studies Journal, vol. 27, núm. 2, pp. 288-306.
Rabe, Barry G. y William R. Lowry. 1999.
"Comparative Analyses of Canadian and American
Environmental Policy: An Introduction to the
Symposium", Policy Studies Journal, vol. 27, núm. 2, pp. 263-266.
VanNijnatten, Debora. 1996. "Environmental
Governance in an Era of Participatory Decision
Making: Canadian and American Approaches", The
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 26, núm. 3, pp. 405-423.
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Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:10 AM
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Subject: Policymaking
Hi all:
I have a student who wants to undertake a
comparative study on the strengths and
weaknesses of policymaking processes in the US
and Canada and their impact on environmental
policy. I realize the topic is big, but at this
time she essentially needs some intro texts to
get started. Any references will be genuinely appreciated.
Cheers,
J.
Jordi Díez
Assistant Professor of Political Science
University of Guelph
Room 539, Mackinnon Building
Guelph ON
N1G 2W1
Tel. (519) 824-4120, Extension 58937
<http://www.uoguelph.ca/~jdiez>www.uoguelph.ca/~jdiez
Ben Cashore, Associate Professor
School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University
230 Prospect Street, Room 206, New Haven, CT 06511-2104
203 432-3009 (w); 203 464-3977 (cell); 203 432-0026 (fax);
www.yale.edu/environment/cashore; www.yale.edu/forestcertification
