- Paperback: 262 pages
- Publisher: Columbia University Press; New Ed edition (31 Mar 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0231081375
- ISBN-13: 978-0231081375
- Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,816,565 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Litfin does a very good job of setting out the way in which scientific discourse was used by the two primary opponents in the negotiation of the Montreal Protocol:... Liftin's argument... is convincing. Alternatives
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How can scientific knowledge be translated into political change? Ozone Discourse examines the first global environment treaty, the Montreal Protocol and its subsequent revisions, which was a highly effective collaboration among scientists, policymakers and activists. The treaties were the work of a small group of experts who, without conventional political or economic resources, were able to persuade most of the world's nations to agree to reduce and then eliminate chlorofluorocarbons. These experts used their understanding of atmospheric science to supplement the policymakers' short-term perspective with a wider, intergenerational timeframe characteristic of global environmental problems. Litfin argues that the discipline of international relations requires a broader conception of power in order to accomodate the knowledge-based problems such as environmental degradation.
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Ms. Litfun does an outstanding work in pointing to nexus of science and international politics in her book Ozone Discourses. While this book is not for the casual reader, it is an interesting and enlightening book for any person interested in domestic and international environmental policy development and, more specifically, the Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depletion. This author provides an exceedingly well-informed review of science in world politics and the power of science in agenda-setting policy formation and implementation as it relates to the ozone. While the work does focus on the ozone depletion science and how the knowledge brokers (scientists) influence policy decisions on ozone, any person seeking to become better grounded in global climate change politics and policy, must add it to the library. Interesting 200-page read.
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