Political Science 2137 Lecture Notes - Global Environmental Politics, Global Governance, World Social Forum
19 Mar 2014
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Corporate actors: hugely important; may even be the most important. Individuals/civil societies: e. g. greenpeace, different movements in international policy. More prone to act on behalf of environment. Civil societies often made up of localized sites. Look to states; states being the important actors. Nation states seen as the key unit of action/analysis. Doesn"t mean other scholars and people would also highlight growing roles of civil society, specifically in 21st century, as eroding power and influence of states. Goes hand-in-hand with idea of globalization; globalization seen as diffusion of power and erosion of centralized authority (usually invested in state) New types of social movements, transnational in scope. There"s also this explosion of transnational corporations and their influence. These new actors have a bearing on the politics of the issues. How these actors view the environment, act upon environment. Changing nature of ir: no longer just about relations between states. Non-state actors important but diffuse in character and aims.
