University of Oxford: Research fellowships and visitor programme in tropical forest governance and climate policy

[Pam Chasek]

This may be of interest.

Pam

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University of Oxford:  Research fellowships and visitor programme in tropical 
forest governance and climate policy

James Martin 21st Century School Research Fellows in Socioeconomic Dynamics of 
Tropical Land Use Change
For further details see http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/vacancy/081215jmforests.php

James Martin 21st Century School Research Fellow in Global Tropical Forest and 
Climate Policy
For further details see 
http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/vacancy/081215jmforests2.php

Grade 8 £36,532 - £43,622pa (or Grade 7 £28,839 - £35,469pa for less 
experienced candidates)

Applications are invited for positions as James Martin Research Fellows in the 
new Centre for Tropical Forests at Oxford University. The fellows will be based 
in the Environmental Change Institute and the James Martin 21st Century School. 
We are seeking candidates with expertise in the fields of understanding and 
managing the drivers of tropical deforestation.

One fellowship will focus on the local and regional drivers of deforestation, 
based on in-depth knowledge of specific tropical forest frontiers, and bringing 
in knowledge of political, social and economic drivers. The aim will be to 
explore the local and regional challenges to controlling rates of deforestation.

The other fellowship will focus on global tropical forest policy, particularly 
in the context of global climate change policy and emerging systems of carbon 
and ecosystem payments. The aim would be to explore the shifting global 
opportunities and challenges in exploiting the role of tropical forest 
protection as a tool for mitigation of climate change. We are especially 
interested in applicants who can contribute economic or integrated assessment 
skills, who are able to deliver high quality analytical and written work, and 
who have detailed knowledge of climate and forest policy issues within the 
international policy framework.

The appointment will be for up to 3 years starting in January 2009.

In addition to these full time appointments we also welcome enquiries about 
short term and sabbatical visits under the James Martin 21st Century School 
Tropical Forest initiative. More information about the visitor programme can be 
found at http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/research/climate/jm21visitors.php

For further information please read the further particulars 
(http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/vacancy/0811215-jmforestry.pdf) or contact the 
School of Geography HR Office on 01865 2825079.

Closing date is 15th December 2008 with a first round of interviews (in person 
or by phone on 19th December 2008).

Jane Applegarth
Admin/Project Assistant to the Ecosystems Programme (Mon/Wed/Fri)
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE INSTITUTE
School of Geography and the Environment
OUCE, South Parks Road
Oxford
OX1 3QY

Tel:   01865 285190
Fax:  01865 275850

[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.eci.ox.ac.uk

RE: book recommendations

[Deborah Davenport]

Hi, Michele,

How about Global Warming: Personal Solutions for a Healthy Planet, by Chris 
Spence (2005, Palgrave Macmillan), perhaps?

The book draws from Spence's experiences with the International Institute for 
Sustainable Development (Earth Negotiations Bulletin) and takes issue with some 
of the Bush Administration's policies on climate change.

Debbie

Deborah S. Davenport, Ph.D.
Director, MA Programme in Global Affairs
Lecturer in International Political Economy
Department of Economics and International Studies
University of Buckingham
Hunter Street
Buckingham, Bucks. MK18 1EG
U.K.
Tel: +44-1280-820-122
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Betsill,Michele
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 2:30 PM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: book recommendations

I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my undergrad 
climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for their parents for 
Xmas that will help open up a conversation on climate change. They want 
something that is written for the lay public and not too "in your face". The 
first books that came to my mind were Speth's RED SKY AT MORNING and Doughman's 
edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR 
GRANDCHILDREN. Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
M


___
Michele M. Betsill
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
USA
970.491.5270

Re: book recommendations

[Kysar, Doug]

Even more than his recent Six Degrees, I think Mark Lynas's High Tide
would be great for this purpose,
Best,
Doug Kysar

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 10, 2008, at 9:48 AM, "VanDeveer, Stacy"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi --
> My students were just saying last week that they were taking the
> Doughman ed. book (which I used in a Freshman seminar) home for the
> holidays.  So, they seemed to think that was a good one.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Betsill,Michele
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:30 AM
> To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
> Subject: book recommendations
>
> I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my
> undergrad climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for
> their parents for Xmas that will help open up a conversation on
> climate
> change. They want something that is written for the lay public and not
> too "in your face". The first books that came to my mind were Speth's
> RED SKY AT MORNING and Doughman's edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT
> IT
> MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. Any other
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> M
>
>
> ___
> Michele M. Betsill
> Associate Professor
> Department of Political Science
> Colorado State University
> Fort Collins, CO 80523
> USA
> 970.491.5270
>
>

Quick turnaround book reviews for GEP

[Beth DeSombre]

Hi folks:

I'm the book review editor for the journal Global Environmental Politics. 
I find myself seeking reviewers for some books that have not yet found
reviewers.

If you'd be interesting in reviewing one of these books with a deadline
for the review (800-900 words) of February 1st, please get in touch with
me:

Kevin P. Gallagher and Lyuba Zarsky, The Enclave Economy: Foreign
Investment and Sustainable Development in Mexico's Silicon Valley (MIT
Press)

Pradyumn P. Karan and Unryi Saganumi, eds., Local Environmental Movements:
A Comparative Study of the United States and Japan (University Press of
Kentucky) <-- I will say that this is one of the most gorgeous books I've
seen, just in terms of design!

Lesley K. McAllister, Making Law Matter: Environmental Protection and
Legal Institutions in Brazil (Stanford University Press)

James Gustave Speth, The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the
Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability (Yale University
Press)

Oliver Tickell, Kyoto2: How to Manage the Global Greenhouse (Zed Books)


Thanks,

Beth

Elizabeth R. DeSombre
GEP Book Review Editor

FW: New Policy Brief: Democracy through Natural Resource Decentralization

[Wallace, Richard]

FYI, interesting brief from the World Resources Institute (authored by
former WRI staffer Jesse Ribot). It includes case studies from Benin,
Brazil, India, Indonesia, Malawi and Senegal.

Rich

-Original Message-
From: Arisha Ashraf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 5:15 PM
To: Wallace, Richard
Subject: New Policy Brief: Democracy through Natural Resource
Decentralization

I wanted to share the World Resources Institute's latest work on how
natural resource management can strengthen and improve local democracy
(this is also Jesse Ribot's last WRI publication-for the time being).

Decentralizing natural resource decisions can give local elected
governments the opportunity to make decisions that are meaningful to
local people's everyday subsistence and commercial activities. This, in
turn, gives people good reason to engage their representative
authorities. The result is an empowered local government with natural
resource management responsibilities that can be responsive to local
needs and aspirations. 

"Building Local Democracy through Natural Resources Interventions: An
Environmentalist's Responsibility" is a World Resources Institute policy
brief that outlines how environmental activists, professionals and
policy makers can help promote the emergence and consolidation of local
democracy wherever they intervene. It also points out that they are
likely to undermine democracy if they do not take measures to actively
support representative authorities.

The brief is available at:
http://www.wri.org/publication/building-local-democracy. 

Environmentalists can contribute to the cycle of local democracy by
working with elected authorities and supporting their ability to respond
to citizen demands. Or, environmentalists can choose to circumvent local
democracy by working through the most convenient parallel local
institutions to get their projects implemented. While working with
democratic institutions can be messy and slow, it has the potential to
be the foundation for a permanent (e.g. sustainable) institutional base
for community participation that environmentalists around the world
strive for. 

Please address your comments on this brief to Jesse Ribot at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

If you would like hard copies, feel free to contact me directly, Arisha
Ashraf at [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

RE: book recommendations

[Paul Wapner]

For a popular audience, I really like, Thomas Friedman's, HOT, FLAT AND 
CROWDED: WHY WE NEED A GREEN REVOLUTION AND HOW IT CAN RENEW AMERICA.  It 
has a strong American bent to it but it nails the nature of environmental 
challenges, is beautifully written and offers seeming solutions. 

Merry New Year, 
Happy Always, 
Paul 


Paul Wapner
Associate Professor
Director, Global Environmental Politics Program
School of International Service
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20016
(202) 885-1647

Climate Change Law Syllabi

[Dr. Wil Burns]

Hello,

 

The first incarnation of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law's climate
change law/policy syllabi pool has been posted at:
http://www.iucnael.org/content/view/94/30/lang,english/

 

Since we're on the cusp of another semester, I thought some members of the
lists might have additional contributions. If you do, please send them to me
for posting. We'll soon also start posting climate change simulations that
can be used in classes, so please send those along also. 

 

 

Thanks, wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

  http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site:   http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

RE: book recommendations

[Max Boykoff]

I'll suggest three more:

Weart, Spencer, 2003 The Discovery of Global Warming, Harvard University
Press

Moser, Susanne C. and Lisa Dilling, eds. 2007. Creating a Climate for
Change: Communicating Climate Change and Facilitating Social Change
Cambridge University Press

Gautier, Catherine. 2008. Oil, Water, and Climate. Cambridge University
Press.

Cheers,
max

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susanne Moser
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 5:19 PM
To: VanDeveer, Stacy
Cc: Betsill,Michele; gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: Re: book recommendations

Hm, interesting - we had a related question on this before.

Depends obviously on the flavor of the family, age, leanings etc.

But the "coffee table" approach - Gary Braasch's photographs of stuff 
already happening may be an aesthetically pleasing introduction... (this 
is one of his books, there are several)
 

How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids 
Explore Global Warming (About Our Changing Climate) 
 
by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch

Houghton's overview, a bit dated, haven't read - but he does this 
interesting balance in speaking from science and values:
 

Global Warming: The Complete Briefing 
 
by John Houghton (Paperback - Sep 6, 2004)

Also extremely credible, post-humously published is this historical 
account by one deeply involved:
A History of the Science and Politics of Climate Change: The Role of the 
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 
 
by Bert Bolin (Paperback - Oct 30, 2008)

Not sure any of these make for a "merry" holiday dinner conversation, 
but good for these kids to want to try. (Note the approach to social 
change!)

Susi

VanDeveer, Stacy wrote:
> Hi --
> My students were just saying last week that they were taking the
> Doughman ed. book (which I used in a Freshman seminar) home for the
> holidays.  So, they seemed to think that was a good one.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Betsill,Michele
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:30 AM
> To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
> Subject: book recommendations
>
> I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my
> undergrad climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for
> their parents for Xmas that will help open up a conversation on climate
> change. They want something that is written for the lay public and not
> too "in your face". The first books that came to my mind were Speth's
> RED SKY AT MORNING and Doughman's edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT
> MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> M
>
>
> ___
> Michele M. Betsill
> Associate Professor
> Department of Political Science
> Colorado State University
> Fort Collins, CO 80523
> USA
> 970.491.5270
>
>
>
>
>   

-- 
~~
Susanne C. Moser, Ph.D.
Director, Principal Scientist
Research Associate
Susanne Moser Research & Consulting
Institute of Marine Sciences
134 Shelter Lagoon Dr.
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: book recommendations

[Susanne Moser]

Hm, interesting - we had a related question on this before.

Depends obviously on the flavor of the family, age, leanings etc.

But the "coffee table" approach - Gary Braasch's photographs of stuff 
already happening may be an aesthetically pleasing introduction... (this 
is one of his books, there are several)
 

How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids 
Explore Global Warming (About Our Changing Climate) 
 
by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch


Houghton's overview, a bit dated, haven't read - but he does this 
interesting balance in speaking from science and values:
 

Global Warming: The Complete Briefing 
 
by John Houghton (Paperback - Sep 6, 2004)


Also extremely credible, post-humously published is this historical 
account by one deeply involved:
A History of the Science and Politics of Climate Change: The Role of the 
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 
 
by Bert Bolin (Paperback - Oct 30, 2008)


Not sure any of these make for a "merry" holiday dinner conversation, 
but good for these kids to want to try. (Note the approach to social 
change!)


Susi

VanDeveer, Stacy wrote:

Hi --
My students were just saying last week that they were taking the
Doughman ed. book (which I used in a Freshman seminar) home for the
holidays.  So, they seemed to think that was a good one.


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Betsill,Michele
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:30 AM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: book recommendations

I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my
undergrad climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for
their parents for Xmas that will help open up a conversation on climate
change. They want something that is written for the lay public and not
too "in your face". The first books that came to my mind were Speth's
RED SKY AT MORNING and Doughman's edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT
MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
M


___
Michele M. Betsill
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
USA
970.491.5270




  


--
~~
Susanne C. Moser, Ph.D.
Director, Principal Scientist   
Research Associate
Susanne Moser Research & Consulting   Institute of 
Marine Sciences
134 Shelter Lagoon Dr.  
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
   Santa Cruz, CA 95064
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: book recommendations

[rldavis]

I second the ³Weather Makers² (along with any other book by Flannery...his
³The Eternal Frontier² is a superb study of North American geology,
geography and cultural history from almost Pre-Cambrian to now). Flannery is
an excellent writer and explainer and he does it all with a sense of humor.

Happy Holidays.

Larry Davis


On 12/10/08 10:04, "syma ebbin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> One of my students recommended Weather Makers by Tim Flannery.
>  
> Happy holidays
> Syma
> 
>>> >>(*>>>(*>>>(*>
> Syma A. Ebbin, PhD.
> 
> 
> --- On Wed, 12/10/08, VanDeveer, Stacy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> From: VanDeveer, Stacy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: RE: book recommendations
>> To: "Betsill,Michele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>> gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
>> Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 9:47 AM
>> 
>> Hi --
>> My students were just saying last week that they were taking the
>> Doughman ed. book (which I used in a Freshman seminar) home for the
>> holidays.  So, they seemed to think that was a good one.
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
>> Betsill,Michele
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:30 AM
>> To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
>> Subject: book recommendations
>> 
>> I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my
>> undergrad climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for
>> their parents for Xmas that will help open up a conversation on climate
>> change. They want something that is written for the lay public and not
>> too "in your face". The first books that came to my mind were
>> Speth's
>> RED SKY AT MORNING and Doughman's edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT
>> MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. Any other suggestions?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> M
>> 
>> 
>> ___
>> Michele M. Betsill
>> Associate Professor
>> Department of Political Science
>> Colorado State University
>> Fort Collins, CO 80523
>> USA
>> 970.491.5270
>> 
>> 
> 


-- 

*
R. Laurence Davis, Ph.D.
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and
University Research Scholar
Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences
University of New Haven
300 Boston Post Road
West Haven, Connecticut 06516
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Office: 203-932-7108Fax: 203-931-6097
*

Re: book recommendations

[Simon Dalby]

Michele (and GEPED folks):
The best popular book yet is probably Gwynne Dyer's recently published Climate
Wars which includes interviews with the leading scientists, and some thought
provoking scenarios about what might go wrong, badly wrong, if we don't get
our act together shortly.

Simon

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 6:29 AM, Betsill,Michele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my undergrad
> climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for their parents
> for Xmas that will help open up a conversation on climate change. They want
> something that is written for the lay public and not too "in your face". The
> first books that came to my mind were Speth's RED SKY AT MORNING and
> Doughman's edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN
> AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> M
>
>
> ___
> Michele M. Betsill
> Associate Professor
> Department of Political Science
> Colorado State University
> Fort Collins, CO 80523
> USA
> 970.491.5270
>
>


-- 
Simon Dalby, Ph.D.
Professor, Carleton University
www.carleton.ca/~sdalby
Political Geography Section Editor of Geography Compass
(www.blackwell-compass.com)

RE: book recommendations

[syma ebbin]

One of my students recommended Weather Makers by Tim Flannery.
 
Happy holidays
Syma


>>(*>>>(*>>>(*> 
Syma A. Ebbin, PhD.

--- On Wed, 12/10/08, VanDeveer, Stacy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

From: VanDeveer, Stacy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: book recommendations
To: "Betsill,Michele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 9:47 AM

Hi --
My students were just saying last week that they were taking the
Doughman ed. book (which I used in a Freshman seminar) home for the
holidays.  So, they seemed to think that was a good one.


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Betsill,Michele
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:30 AM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: book recommendations

I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my
undergrad climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for
their parents for Xmas that will help open up a conversation on climate
change. They want something that is written for the lay public and not
too "in your face". The first books that came to my mind were
Speth's
RED SKY AT MORNING and Doughman's edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT
MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
M


___
Michele M. Betsill
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
USA
970.491.5270

RE: book recommendations

[VanDeveer, Stacy]

Hi --
My students were just saying last week that they were taking the
Doughman ed. book (which I used in a Freshman seminar) home for the
holidays.  So, they seemed to think that was a good one.


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Betsill,Michele
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:30 AM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: book recommendations

I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my
undergrad climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for
their parents for Xmas that will help open up a conversation on climate
change. They want something that is written for the lay public and not
too "in your face". The first books that came to my mind were Speth's
RED SKY AT MORNING and Doughman's edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT
MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
M


___
Michele M. Betsill
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
USA
970.491.5270

Responses to my second query - Evaluations of World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg 2002)

[Raul Pacheco]

Dear all,

Here are the responses to my second query, quoted below

---
Further to my original request, anybody know of any academic (journal
articles/book chapters) assessments of WSSD Johannesburg 2002? I seem to
recall a paper by Paul Wapner in GEP, but haven't been able to find anything
more recent. I've tried everything from Google Scholar to Social Science
Citation Index, but not a lot emerges. Pointers much appreciated.

Best,
Raul
---

RESPONSES

>From Andrew Biro
>Not terribly recent but there are three articles in the Dec 2002 (v13,n4)
>issue of Capitalism Nature Socialism. Cheers,


>From Kirsten Worm
A useful contribution in my view is:

Kallhauge, Angela Churie, Gunnar Sjostedt and Elisabeth Corell (eds.):
Global Challenges. Furhtering the Multilateral Process for Sustainable
Development. Greenleaf Publishing. 2005. The book contains many useful
articles. It distinquishes between results and
outcomes and in so doing assesses the oucomes of WSSD and presents
comparisons between WSSD and the othe world summits: UNCED in Rio 1992 and
UNCHE in Stockholm 1972.

>From Jon Marco Church
This issue of Le Monde diplomatique contained a deep (critical)
analysis of the WSSD:
http://mondediplo.com/2002/08/
It is not too academic, but it is the best I remember reading back then.
Best regards,

>From Wil Burns I received 10 pieces that critique WSSD. I didn't copy all
the citations on to my EndNote library.

Additionally, if anyone is interested, here is the final bibliography of the
entry on ENGOs and sustainable development. It includes some of the works
suggested by GEP colleagues (and written by some of them as well!).

Alger, C. (2002). "The emerging roles of NGOs in the UN System: From Article
71 to a People's Millenium Assembly." Global Governance 8:1, 93-117.
Arts, B. (1998). The political influence of global NGOS: Case studies on the
Climate and Biodiversity Conventions. Utrecht, The Netherlands:
International.
Betsill, M. and E. Corell, Eds. (2008). NGO Diplomacy: The Influence of
Nongovernmental Organizations in International Environmental Negotiations.
Cambridge, MA, The MIT Press.
Corell, E. and M. M. Betsill (2001). "A comparative look at NGO influence in
international environmental negotiations: Desertification and climate
change." Global Environmental Politics 1:4, 86-107.
Edwards, M. and J. Gaventa, Eds. (2001). Global Citizen Action. Boulder, CO,
Lynne Rienner.
Friedman, E. J., et al. (2005). Sovereignty, Democracy and Global Civil
Society: State-Society Relations at UN World Conferences. Albany, N.Y.: SUNY
Press.
Gulbrandsen, L. H. and S. Andresen (2004). "NGO influence in the
implementation of the Kyoto Protocol: Compliance, flexibility mechanisms and
sinks." Global Environmental Politics 4:4, 54-75.
Humphreys, D. (2004). "Redefining the issues: NGO influence on international
forests negotiations." Global Environmental Politics 4:2, 51-74.
Jelin, E. (2000). "Towards a Global Environmental Citizenship." Citizenship
Studies 4:1, 47-63.
Keck, M. E. and K. Sikkink (1998). Activists Beyond Borders : Advocacy
Networks in International Politics. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press.
Pacheco-Vega, R. (2005). "Democracy by proxy: Environmental NGOs and policy
change in Mexico". A. Romero and S. West, Ed.^Eds. Environmental Issues in
Latin America and the Caribbean. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer
Publishers, 231-249.
Pacheco-Vega, R. (2006). Accountability and transparency in international
environmental policy: The experience of the North American Pollutant Release
and Transfer Registries. International Studies Association Annual Meeting,
San Diego, CA.
Pacheco-Vega, R., et al. (2001). "The challenge of sustainable development
in Mexico". P. N. Nemetz, Ed.^Eds. Bringing Business on Board: Sustainable
Development and the B-School Curriculum. Vancouver, BC: JBA Press, 715-739.
Skodvin, T. and S. Andresen (2003). "Nonstate influence in the International
Whaling Commission, 1970-1990." Global Environmental Politics 3:4, 61-86.
von Frantzius, I. (2004). "World Summit on Sustainable Development
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Moreover, if anybody is interested in reading the paper I wrote, I'm happy
to send it to individual respondents (with the proviso that it is a draft
and therefore, not to be cited or quoted yet).

Thanks everyone for your help,
Raul

book recommendations

[Betsill,Michele]

I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my undergrad 
climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for their parents for 
Xmas that will help open up a conversation on climate change. They want 
something that is written for the lay public and not too "in your face". The 
first books that came to my mind were Speth's RED SKY AT MORNING and Doughman's 
edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR 
GRANDCHILDREN. Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
M


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Michele M. Betsill
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
USA
970.491.5270

Responses to my request for data on number of ENGOs in UN sustainable development conferences

[Raul Pacheco]

Dear all,

Hoping the end of the semester is going well for you all, here are the
compiled responses to my initial query on the number of ENGOs in each
conference.

>From Kathy Hochstetler
>>Who is Who at the Earth Summit Rio de Janeiro 1992 (published by
>> Visionlink Education Foundation in 1992) lists every single
>> participant at Rio by individual name, country, and organization.
>> You
>> would have to figure out large/small on your own.  It was way too
>> much
>> to count, but we estimated 18,000 participants and 1400 registered to
>> accompany the official conference (cited in our NGO/UN book, page
>> 36).  We found a source that said there were less than 300 NGOs at
>> Stockholm (Morphet 1996).  We didn't go to Johannesburg.

>From Shannon Orr
>I posted a year ago or so about data on the number of ENGOs by country -
that might have been what you were remembering.  Unfortunately other than
the  members of IUCN, I was unable to find anything else.  You may have
already done this, but I have been successful in getting the names/numbers
of ENGOs directly from the UN offices for other conferences with very little
trouble.

In the end, I didn't actually do all the calculations so I used a proxy. I
constructed a graph based on the work of Peter Willetts

http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/p.willetts/

This graph shows an increase in the number of accredited NGOs participating
in the UN ECOSOC (which I used as a proxy for NGO involvement in sustainable
development activities).

I will be posting the responses to my other query shortly.

Best,
Raul

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Dear all,

I'm looking for the exact numbers of ENGOs that participated in Stockholm,
Rio, Johannesburg. In an ideal world, I would love to see data on growth of
small NGOs and large NGOs. I am aware of the data provided in Betsill and
Corell's 2008 NGO diplomacy book, but I want the exact numbers. If I don't
get the data I am looking for, I'm happy to use Willet's data as a proxy to
reflect growth in NGO participation in UN-sponsored sustainable development
conferences, but it won't be the same.

Along the way, I seem to recall that about a couple of years ago someone
asked for data on increasing membership in ENGOs. Does anybody recall that
discussion and do you know where could I find data on that  other topic?

Thanks!
Raul

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