Implementing international environmental agreements in Russia
Author(s)
Hønneland, Geir
Jørgensen, Anne-Kristin
Language
EnglishAbstract
This exciting book is the first systematic study of how international environmental agreements are transformed into political action in Russia. Using three illuminating case studies on the implementation process in the fields of fisheries management, nuclear safety and air pollution control, this book fills an important gap in existing literature. While the focus in current social science debate on international environmental regimes is accumulating knowledge on 'implementing activities' at both national and international level, this book goes one step further and examines implementation at national and regional level. This topic is of great theoretical relevance to the study of environmental politics since some of the main sources of environmental degradation in Europe are to be found in the Russian Federation. It is also of relevance to the more general debate on contemporary Russian politics and offers valuable new material on regional politics in Russia. With its emphasis on the politics of environmental and resource management, it continues the description and discussion of political processes where most accounts of Russian politics tend to stop. This book will be invaluable for undergraduates, postgraduates and academics studying environmental politics and Russian politics at regional and national level.
Keywords
russia; pollution; russian; environmental; Fisheries management; Murmansk; Northwestern Federal District; Norway; Soviet UnionDOI
10.7228/manchester/9780719063862.001.0001ISBN
9780719063862OCN
57655546Publisher
Manchester University PressPublisher website
https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/Publication date and place
2003Classification
Central / national / federal government