Beschreibung:
In this book, Marco Verweij presents a new and challenging theoretical framework with which to understand international relations, based on the cultural theory developed by Mary Douglas, Michael Thompson, Aaron Wildavsky and others. By applying this framework in a detailed study of the environmental protection of the River Rhine in Western Europe and the Great Lakes of North America, he also contributes to a better understanding of how transboundary environmental problems have been, and can be, solved.
1 Applies cultural theory to the issue of environmental protection of Rhine and Great Lakes2 Original theory throwing new light on international relations3 New insights on processes of environmental protection
List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Foreword by Mary Douglas Introduction PART I: THEORY Grid-Group Theory and the Study of International Relations Regimes, Institutions and Four Cultures PART II: CULTURES MATTER A Watershed on the Rhine Who Has Cleaned the Rhine? PART III: INSTITUTIONS MATTER AS WELL Why is the Rhine Cleaner than the Great Lakes? Conclusion: Cultures and Institutions Both Matter in Transboundary Relations Appendices Endnotes Index