Hello all, Very glad to see this discussion start, and I look forward to participating in whatever forum, listserv, or ongoing discussion ensues. While I enjoy the GEP journal, I don't think it has highlighted the work of comparativists very much, and instead other journals, like the Journal of Environment and Development, Environmental Politics, etc have filled that niche. Best, Jeannie
On 11/11/09 12:45 PM, "Paul Steinberg" <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Sherrie, Raul and All, I would be very supportive of any efforts to raise the profile of comparative work within GEP. I am not sure that a separate list is the way to go, though I'm certainly open to it. I think it might be more fruitful to encourage more discussion of comparative themes within the GEP list (and other GEP fora), recognizing - as has long been recognized within IR more broadly - that a clear account of international politics requires a solid understanding of domestic politics, and often vice-versa. I think the GEP journal has done a good job of highlighting comparative work, though the connections to theories and methods of comparative politics remain tenuous. On that note, Stacy VanDeveer and I are co-editing a new book, Comparative Environmental Politics, that is due to appear through MIT Press next summer. The idea is to build bridges between GEP and comparative politics, with an emphasis on identifying theoretical frameworks that can illuminate applied environmental problems and facilitate a cumulative research agenda. It is designed for classroom use at the upper-division and graduate level. The Table of Contents is below. All the best, Paul Comparative Environmental Politics Paul F. Steinberg and Stacy D. VanDeveer, eds. Table of Contents Part I. Building Bridges: Comparative Politics and the Environment 1. Comparative Environmental Politics: An Introduction -- Paul F. Steinberg and Stacy D. VanDeveer 2. Bridging Archipelagos -- Paul F. Steinberg and Stacy D. VanDeveer Part II. Greening States and Societies 3. Greening the State? -- James Meadowcroft 4. The Globalization of Environmental Concern: A Challenge to the Post-Materialist Thesis -- Riley Dunlap and Richard E. York Part III. Nonstate Actors and Social Mobilization 5. Environmentalism in Political Context: The Comparative Study of Environmental Movements -- Kate O'Neill 6. Corporate Social Responsibility: Out of the Shadow of Environmental Regulation -- Deborah Rigling Gallagher & Erika Weinthal 7. Explaining the "meaning of greening" in European politics: A Theoretical Overview -- Michael O'Neill Part IV. Institutional Effectiveness across Political Systems 8. Comparative Environmental Politics and Democracy: Latin America and Eastern Europe Compared -- Kathryn Hochstetler 9. Institutional Change and Environmental Governance in Authoritarian Regimes: Water and Authority in Egypt -- Jeannie Sowers 10. Surviving the Storm: Environmental Governance amid Social Instability -- Paul F. Steinberg Part V. Comparative Multilevel Governance 11. The Internationalization of Domestic Environmental Politics in Central and Eastern Europe -- Liliana B. Andonova & Stacy D. VanDeveer 12. The Governance of Forest Commons and Comparative Environmental Politics -- Arun Agrawal Part VI CEP Conclusions and Futures 13. Distinguishing Comparative Environmental Politics: Conclusions, Comments and Research Agendas -- Paul F. Steinberg and Stacy D. VanDeveer Paul F. Steinberg Visiting Scholar Environmental Science, Policy & Management University of California at Berkeley 510-526-4090 Associate Professor of Political Science & Environmental Policy Harvey Mudd College http://www.hmc.edu/steinberg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherrie Baver" <[email protected]> To: "Raul Pacheco" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 8:55:28 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: RE: Do we have an equivalent to GEP-ED in comparative politics and/or public policy? Dear Raul and Others on the List, Perhaps it's time to start another list for comparativists. I've been thinking (admittedly fitfully) about this for several years. Perhaps other comparativists on the GEP-ED list might identify themselves and we could begin talking among ourselves. I would be willing to explore what my college might do in terms of hosting a list unless Raul or someone else is already experienced in setting up listserves. Best, Sherrie Baver The City College and The Graduate Center-CUNY ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raul Pacheco [[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 11:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Do we have an equivalent to GEP-ED in comparative politics and/or public policy? Dear all, An in-depth Google search of listservs in the field of political science and public policy yielded pretty much zero results. Do we have an equivalent to GEP-ED in the fields of comparative politics and in public policy? Any guidance would be much appreciated. Best wishes, and thanks in advance! Raul
