Security and Climate Change: International Relations and the Limits of Realism

Security and Climate Change: International Relations and the Limits of Realism
ISBN-10
1134347383
ISBN-13
9781134347384
Category
Political Science
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
2012-09-10
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Mark Lacy

Description

This new book explains why the international community has responded with a sense of fatalistic passivity to climate change. It presents a distinct critique of realism through the study of this topic, commonly overlooked in international relations. The author argues that the realist view rests on a dangerous contradiction; far from delivering security it serves to limit the way we think about the new generation of risks we face. The book also provides a detailed case study evaluating US climate politics under the Clinton and Bush administrations.

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