Climate Politics and the Impact of Think Tanks

Scientific Expertise in Germany and the US
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-75749-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 173 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

This book provides an innovative theoretical and analytical framework for studying the role and impact of specialized research organizations and consultancies on decision making in climate politics. It includes advanced empirical analysis of the case of Germany, compared with the situation in the USA. The book improves the understanding of the role and impact of ‘scientific’ advice in coping with the challenge of anthropogenic climate change.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ruser, Alexander

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politikberatung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Chapter 1: Knowledge and Climate.- Chapter 2: What Think Tanks do – Towards a conceptual framework.- Chapter 3: Heated Debates and Cooler Heads – Think Tanks and Climate Politics in the United States.- Chapter 4: Members Only: Think tanks and climate politics in Germany.- Chapter 5: German and US Think Tanks in Comparison.- Chapter 6: Conclusion and Outlook.

Über Autor(innen)

Alexander Ruser is currently a temporary Professor of Sociology and Head of the Center for Political Communication at Zeppelin University, Germany. He was a Dahrendorf fellow at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin and Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economic and Political Science and the Punjab University, Chandigarh, India.