Newsletter May 2000
Please send all announcements, information, queries, reviews, help wanted, etc. to Ronnie Lipschutz, rlipsch@cats.ucsc.edu, 260 Stevenson College, UC-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, Phone: 831-459-3275; fax: 831-459-3334. The next full issue will be out in late June 2000. Keep those e-mails coming! Feel free to forward this to anyone you think might find it interesting.
CONTENTS
ISA & SECTION NEWS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ON THE WEB
BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
JOBS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS
REQUESTS
ISA & SECTION NEWS
PROPOSAL DEADLINES: This is a gentle reminder from the Program Chairs that the proposal deadline for next year’s 42nd Annual Convention of the International Studies Association in Chicago (February 20-24, 2001) is June 1, 2000. Send proposals to: Mustapha K. Pasha & David L. Blaney, Program Chairs International Studies Association, 2001 Program Headquarters, School of International Service, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016-8071; E-mail: isaprog@american.edu; Fax: 202-885-1860; Phone: 202-885-2440. Please also send a copy of your proposal to: Dimitris Stevis, ESS Section Chair, Department of Political Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1782;Phone: (970) 491-6082; FAX: (970) 491-2490; E-mail: dimitris@lamar.colostate.edu
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
Dear ISA colleague:
I want to bring to your attention the timeline for a very exciting project at ISA. As you may know, we have been working together with eight other international studies associations to create the first ever conference in China. Details have now been finalized, and I am happy to report to you that the conference on globalization and its consequences in the 21st century will be held from July 26th through July 28th of 2001 in Hong Kong.
Please note however that the deadline for submitting proposals for panels or individual papers is rapidly approaching! If you would like to participate–and we believe that this will be an exciting opportunity to meet and share ideas with counterparts from China and the rest of the global community of scholars–our program chair (Steve Chan) needs to hear from you by June 1st! If you wish to read the call for proposals, and/or to submit a panel or paper proposal, please look at the information on our web site at www.isanet.org . You will find all the information in the sub-page under conferences.
With my best,
Tom Volgy, Executive Director, ISA
SRPOUT AWARD, 2000: The Harold and Margaret Sprout Award is given by ISA each year to the best book published in the area of international environmental affairs. The Award Committee is requesting nominations for the prize to be awarded in February 2001. All books published in 1999 and 2000 are eligible (including books that may have been considered by the Committee last year).
Nominations are welcome from authors, editors and publishers. These nominations should be received by 30 September, and copies of the books received by Committee members by 1 November 2000. A list of the members of the committee will be provided to all publishers of nominated books, and actual copies of the books should be sent, to each Committee member, by the 1 November 2000 date. Please forward all nominations to Don Munton, Sprout Committee Chair, Chair, International Studies Program, University of Northern B.C., Prince George, B.C., Canada V2N 4Z9 office: 250-960-6644 fax: 250-960-5544 email: munton@unbc.ca
GEP-ED: A searchable archive of postings to the gep-ed list is available to you at http://igc.topica.com/lists/gep-ed/read
ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE (IDGEC): Why does the “tragedy of the commons” afflict the Harvesters of some stocks of fish, while others succeed in devising regimes or management systems that allow them to use these resources sustainably over long periods of time?
What are the prospects that the international regime dealing with climate change, as articulated in the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, will succeed in meeting its goal of stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere at a level that prevents dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system?
These are the sorts of questions that IDGEC, a major project of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change, addresses from a variety of perspectives. Building on a Science Plan developed through international consultations and guided by the decisions of a Scientific Steering Committee, IDGEC sponsors flagship research activities on carbon management, ocean governance, and forest use; forges partnerships with organizations in the science and policy communities concerned with institutional issues, and maintains a network of individual researchers interested in coordinating their efforts with others working on the institutional dimensions of global environmental change.
IDGEC’s research priorities form a hierarchical sequence that moves from broadly theoretical to more applied concerns by addressing matters of (1) causality – how much of the variance in the condition of ecosystems is attributable to the effects of institutions? (2) effectiveness – why are some institutional responses to environmental problems more successful than others? and (3) design – how can we structure institutions to enhance their performance? The project pays particular attention to questions relating to the fit between institutions and ecosystems; interplay between distinct institutions, and the prospects for scaling up/down findings relating to institutions operating at different levels of social organization. In the process, IDGEC seeks to foster a constructive dialogue between social scientists pursuing a general interest in institutions and researchers working on solutions to specific environmental problems and to build bridges between those working in different scientific traditions (e.g.
collective-action models versus social-practice models of institutions)
IDGEC has an active International Project Office based at Dartmouth College in the United States, which maintains a website and publishes a newsletter and which welcomes inquiries from those interested in the project’s research agenda. For further information, please contact IDGEC IPO, Dartmouth College, 6214 Fairchild, Hanover, NH 03755, USA or [idgec@dartmouth.edu]. All major IDGEC documents are available on the website at http://www.dartmouth.edu/Ëœidgec .
IHCMD ONLINE SUMMER SCHOOL: Sustaining Human Existence in Changing Conditions, Mental Existence and Conceptual and Mental Develop-ment, May to August 2000. The Institute for Human Conceptual and Mental Development (IHCMD) is presenting the second annual Online Summer School, Sustaining Human Existence in Changing Conditions, Mental Existence and Conceptual and Mental Development – Setting the Conceptual and Mental Conditions Beyond Religion, Philosophy and Science. The Program will run from the beginning of May to the end of August 2000. The focus and concentration of the Program are persisting and growing human individual, social and environmental conditions, problems and challenges we face today, as individuals, as societies and as a species globally. The Program is free of charge, though registration will be limited to 50 participants.
Registration will be on a first-come basis. For further details and registration information go to the IHCMD Online Summer School web page at http://go.to/oss2000 , or contact the organizers and hosts of the Summer School at .
DIFFUSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INNOVATIONS: Call for Papers for the International Workshop of the German Political Science Association Working Group on Environmental Policy, Dec. 9-10, 2000, Berlin. A main goal of the planned conference is to discuss current theoretical and conceptual approaches to the diffusion of ideas, institutions, and policies. In addition, international case studies such as the worldwide distribution of eco-labels and country studies such as policy transfer from the U.S. to Canada will be presented. Since diffusion processes occur at interna-tional level, within the European Union, and within federalist multi-level systems like the U.S., our general research focus provides numerous starting points for discussion. Abstracts are due not later than 31 May 2000. For more information, contact: Martin Jänicke, Helge Jörgens, Free University of Berlin, Environmental Policy Research Unit, Ihnestrasse 22, D-14195 Berlin, Germany, Phone: +49-30-8385-6688 or -6687; Fax: +49-30-8385-6685; E-mail: joergens@zedat.fu-berlin.de; Internet: http://www.fu-berlin.de/ffu
CALL FOR PAPERS: The Global Network on Women’s Advocacy and Civil Society is soliciting papers for an electronic conference to be held in the Fall 2000. The topic of the conference is “Women’s Organizations and the Building of Civil Society.” Thematically, the papers are designed to contribute to the United Nations’ Year of the Volunteer scheduled for 2001.
Submissions of the proposed studies are due May 15, 2000 and the selection will be made by June 1, 2000. The paper needs to reflect original research and be of journal length and publishable quality. Submissions for papers from scholars and practitioners alike, who are working on issues relating to women’s advocacy and civil society, are welcome. Completed studies will receive a $500 honorarium upon their selection. Partial or proposed studies will receive $250 upon their selection and $250 upon their completion, but no later than August 15, 2000. The studies will be published electronically in the Global Network’s Electronic Conference and serve as the basis for a “real time” international conference. The conference will be held on October 19, 2000 and then archived and available electronically. To apply, please submit the paper or a 3 to 5 page proposed outline, along with a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, and current contact information to .
RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS WORKSHOP, GUELPH UNIVERSITY, OCTOBER 14 TO 15, 2000: Attend the 10th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Resources and Environmental Economics Study Group, to be held at the University of Guelph, October 14-15, 2000. There is a call for papers for those who may wish to contribute. An abstract of about 700 words should be sent by April 30, 2000
to John Livernois, University of Guelph, live@uoguelph.ca Go to website http://biff.econ.uoguelph.ca/~rmckit
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE. Submitted by the National Science Foundation on behalf of the SUBCOMMITTEE ON GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH. Notice of the availability of draft reports and request for comment on IPCC Working Group Reports: Three working groups of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have prepared draft versions of their Third Assessment Report (TAR) on Climate Change. The IPCC Secretariat requires comments on this report from national governments so that the Secretariat can meet its obligations to member governments of the IPCC. The U. S. Subcommittee on Global Change Research (SGCR) has been assigned responsibility for coordinating the preparation of the comments of the United States Government. Through this notice, the SGCR is announcing the availability of the draft Third Assessment Report upon its receipt from IPCC and is requesting comments on the draft report by the deadlines indicated from scientists, experts and other interested organizations and individuals. The comments received will be reviewed, combined, and incorporated, as appropriate, in the process of preparing the set of official USG comments to the IPCC. It should be noted that this is a draft report and should not be cited or quoted as it is still undergoing review and is likely to be changed based on reviewer comments. Requests to be a reviewer should indicate: (1) name, postal address, email address, and other contact information; (2) the qualifications and general area of expertise of the reviewer to review specific parts of the report; and (3) the working group and chapters that the reviewer will review. Based on these requests, information will be provided about how to access and download from the Web copies of the relevant chapters and on the format of comments to be submitted; paper copies of the chapters are not being offered for review.
Requests to be a reviewer and for information on being provided Web access to the draft reports for review purposes only may be submitted up until the dates on which the review comments are due. Reviewer comments on the draft Third Assessment Report (preferably submitted as an attachment to an email message) must be received at the email addresses indicated below on or before the closing dates listed. The draft of the Working Group I Report is expected to be available about April 17, and comments in response to this notice must be received by May 8, 2000. The draft of the Working Group II Report is expected to be available about May 15, and comments in response to this notice must be received by June 12, 2000. The draft of the Working Group III Report is expected to be available about May 20, and comments in response to this notice must be received by June 26, 2000. The SGCR cannot extend these deadlines because the member countries of the IPCC have established a strict timetable for the review process and require prompt submission of USG comments. Requests to serve as a reviewer of the report are being handled by the Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO) that is sponsored by the SGCR. Requests to be a reviewer can be submitted by: (1) filling out a form on the GCRIO Web site at http://www.gcrio.org/ipccform ;
(2) sending an email request with the required information (see above) to “help@gcrio.org”; or (3) sending a letter to GCRIO at P. O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, New York 10964. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: IPCC TAR Review Coordinator, Office of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, Suite 750, 400 Virginia Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20024; or telephone 202-488-8630, fax at 202-488-8681, or send an email to office@usgcrp.gov.
ON THE WEB
FOREIGN POLICY IN FOCUS: “Ozone Depletion and Global Warming,” By Jessica Vallette Revere, Friends of the Earth’s Atmosphere Campaign Director, at http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/briefs/vol5/v5n08ozone.htm l
INT’L WHALING COMMISSION: The full text of the resolutions from the 42nd-51st meetings (1990-1999) of the parties to the International Whaling Commission are now available at: http://www.eelink.net/~asilwildlife/docs.html
WORLD COMMISSION ON DAMS: Dam Reservoirs and Greenhouse Gases-Report on the Workshop Held on February 24-25 2000, Hydro-Quebec, Montreal, http://www.dams.org/docs/thematics/tr22_workshop.pdf
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: Abstracts from a workshop, March, 2000, at http://www.uba-eecr.de
POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL:
“Nature’s Place: Human Population and the Future of Biological Diversity” at: http://www.populationaction.org/naturesplace.htm
“Economics & Rapid Change: the Influence of Population Growth”at: http://www.populationaction.org/why_pop/wealth.htm
A report/review (80 pages) on the topic of population and biological diversity entitled “Nature’s Place: Human population and the future of biological diversity” can be ordered from: pubinq@popact.org, or can be viewed in HTML and PDF format on the web at: http://www.populationaction.org/pubs/biodiv00/biodiv_index.htm A factsheet for the report can be downloaded at: http://www.populationaction.org/pubs/biodiv00/html/facts.htm
DUTCH ODA: Several Dutch NGOs invite comment on the situation where Dutch ODA monies are apparently to be used to finance CDM projects in developing countries. See: http://www.gci.org.uk/DUTCH_ODA_ON_CDM.htm
ENVIRONMENT FOR EUROPEANS. New Magazine of the Directorate- General for the Environment, Issue 1, 2000. Environment for Europeans is published bimonthly in five community languages (English, German, French, Italian and Spanish) and contains a mix of background information and round-ups on new policy issues. You can find the digital version on the Environment DG’s website:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/news/efe/index.htm , where you can also give information for your subscription copy.
WHAT’S GOING ON IN RUSSIA’S ENVIRONMENT? On March 10-12, 2000 Harvard University held a colloquium on the past 10 years in the former Soviet Union and CEE. For information, see: http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/colloquium
VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS: Are voluntary agreements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions effective policy tools, or expensive public relations exercises that use government funds to promote the green credentials of major polluters? In a submission to a Senate inquiry, the Australia Institute provides a critique of the Greenhouse Challenge Program, the Australian Government’s flagship greenhouse policy. To read the report simply go to “What’s New” at the Institute’s website, http://www.tai.org.au
PAPERS FROM THE GLOBAL COMMONS INSTITUTE: “The Unequal Use of the Global Commons,” from GCI for the Equity Workshop held in Nairobi June 1994 as part of the preparations for the Second Assessment Report. http://www.gci.org.uk/Nairobi/Nairob3b.pdf
“A Recalculation of the Social Costs of Climate Change” (published as an “Ecologist magazine Occasional Paper”). http://www.gci.org.uk/soccosts/MON_ECO3.pdf
At the IPCC 2nd Regional Experts’ Meeting on “Development, Equity and Sustainability,” Havana, Cuba, 23-25 February 2000, Ambassador Raúl A.
Estrada-Oyuela delivered the following paper:”Climate Change Mitigation and Equity.” See: http://www.gci.org.uk/Estrada%20on%20C&C.pdf
BEST PRACTICES IN POLICIES: The Workshop on Best Practices in Policies and Measures under the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) was held from 11-13 April 2000, at the Eigtvedts Pakhus, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Copenhagen, Denmark. The Workshop aimed to: clarify the concept of best practices in policies and measures; identify the criteria used by countries to select, monitor and evaluate these practices; and enable countries to improve and enhance their reporting on best practice policies and measures. Participants met in seven working groups to discuss national programmes, cross-cutting issues, indicators, methodological and institutional issues and best practices in policies and measures to address CO2 emissions from energy supply and industry, CO2 emissions from transport, household and commercial sectors, and emissions of non-CO2 gases from energy, industry, agriculture, forestry and waste. A report from the Earth Negotiations Bulletin can be found at: http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/vol12/enb12126e.html
GLOBE: The Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE)has over 750 members, in more than 100 countries, including all of the G8 countries. From the 7th to 9th April members gathered in Otsu, Japan for their XVth International General Assembly. At the same time the G8 Environment Ministers were also meeting in Otsu to discuss their preparation for the forthcoming G8 Summit in Okinawa. On Saturday 8th April at a joint GLOBE/G8 dinner a communiqué from GLOBE was presented to the G8 Environment Ministers, urging them to take action on global environmental governance, climate change and trade and sustainable development issues.
The full text of the communique can be found at: http://www.globeint.org/int/giga/giga2000/communique.htm
PER CAPITA EMISSIONS IN ANNEX B COUNTRIES: The Australia Institute has posted its new analysis of net greenhouse gas emissions per capita for all Annex B countries. The calculations are based on the official communications submitted to the UN and cover three main greenhouse gases in 1995 from all sources and all sinks measured in carbon dioxide equivalents.
In descending order, the six nations with the highest per capita emissions are: Australia (26.7), Luxembourg (24.2), USA (21.2), Canada (20.6), New Zealand (17.3) and Ukraine (16.7). The next five countries have emissions per capita of 14 to 15 tonnes. Among larger countries at the other end of the scale, France (7.8), Germany (12.6), Spain (7.1), Italy (9.0) and Japan (9.5) are notable. The paper may may found under ‘What’s New’ at http://www.tai.org.au
CLIMATELINK: On Earth Day, April 22, 2000,the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Information and Outreach Program launched a new public information service on global climate change. The new Internet-based service, known as ClimateLink, provides free access to EPA’s education and public outreach materials on global warming, such as brochures, fact sheets, slideshows, videos, and CD-ROMs. See: http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/climatelink
INTERNATIONAL WATER LAW PROJECT: home.att.net/~intlh2olaw/ The following are recent additions to the International Water Law Project website:
A new section entitled “Transboundary Watercourses and International Water Basins of the World” listing many of the world’s transboundary river basins, riparian states of those river basins, and their catchment area and length, and provides links to the relevant agreements and treaties for each specific water-course;
Full text of a number of water-related agreements;
A number of new links on the “Useful Sites” page
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NETWORKING PROGRAMME: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada in collaboration with Ministry of Environment and Forests (India) has launched the portal site of Sustainable Development Networking Programme, India (SDNP-India) at http://sdnp.delhi.nic.in , mirrored at Http://members.tripod.com/sdnp_india .
SDNP India is a part of the Global Capacity 21 Initiative of the UNDP to foster informed decison-making by countries in environmental matters. More information of the global SDNP Initiative is available at http://www.sdnp.undp.org . The SDNP India website provides access to a host of online databases, environmental legislation, case studies, publications, news clippings and electronic discussion groups on gamut of issues from Agriculture to Climate Change to Population, Health and Human Rights. A database of international organisations working on sustainable development issues is being maintained on the website and has been indexed subject area wise. We have also started
to host information on Environment and Sutainable Development in local Indian languages too, so as to enhance the reach of the programme. The website also provides a platform to initiate debates and discussions, highlight developmental issues and initiate environmental actions at all levels through a host of services such as Building Bridges, Development Job Opportunities, Query Desk, Dev-Online, Event Reporting service, Web-Site Hosting and Training on Information and Communication Technologies. More information about these services is available at the SDNP website or by sending an email at sdnp@envfor.delhi.nic.in
NGOS IN RUSSIA: The Strategy Foundation is happy to announce the new Directory of Public Internet Resources NGO.RU (http://www.ngo.ru ). The public sector in Russia had increased greatly the number of its Internet sites. This directory offers links to all kinds of Russian public Internet resources: sites of nonprofit organizations and public associations, resource and support centers, grantmaking foundations, media and informational agencies, conferences, public actions and campaigns, databases, electronic libraries, mail lists, content projects, distant learning systems.
CDM PROJECTS: The German Association for Technical Cooperation (GTZ GmbH), Oeko-Institute has conducted a case study on options for baselines and methodological issues related to CDM projects. The study investigates baseline options for wood waste power plant projects in Zimbabwe. The case study was used to develop a clearly structured approach to describe possible methodologies of baseline setting. A matrix of choices with regard to baseline setting was developed providing a structural scheme to analyse the individual decisions that need to be taken with the establishment of a base-line and to compare different approaches covering all baseline approaches under discussion, such as benchmarks or project-specific approaches. See: http://www.oeko.de/deutsch/energie/cdm-baselines.pdf
BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS (brief reviews are welcome)
Ans Kolk, Economics of Environmental Management (Pearson Education, 2000).
Eric Laferrière & Peter J. Scott, International Relations Theory and Ecological Thought–Towards a Synthesis, Routledge, 1999, ISBN 0-415-16479-6.
Jonathan Kruger, International Trade and the Basel Convention (RIIA, 2000)
FORTHCOMING! Kate O’Neill, Waste Trading Among Rich Nations–Building a New Theory of Environmental Regulation, MIT Press, 2000. ISBN 0-262-65052-5.
ALMOST HERE! Elizabeth DeSombre, Domestic Sources of International Environmental Policy–Industry, Environmentalists, and U.S. Power, MIT Press, 2000. ISBN 0-262-54107-6.
John Braithwaite & Peter Drahos, Global Business Regulation, Cambridge, 2000. (FIVE STARS! A MUST BUY!)
Naomi Klein, No Logo–Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies, Picador, 2000. ISBN 0-312-20343-8. (FOUR STARS! CHECK IT OUT!)
Ronie Garcia-Johnson, Exporting Environmentalism–U.S. Multinational Chemical Corporations in Brazil and Mexico, MIT Press, 2000. ISBN 0-262-57136-6. (FORTHCOMING & HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.)
Robert Falkner, ‘Regulating Biotech Trade: The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.’ International Affairs, Vol. 76, No. 2, April 2000, pp. 299-313.
Cincotta, R. P., J. Wisnewski, and R. Engelman. 2000. Human population in the biodiversity hotspots. Nature 404: 990-992.
Anil Agarwal, Sunita Narain and Anju Sharma, eds., GREEN POLITICS: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS (vol 1.) (New Delhi: Centre for Science and Environment 1999. (This book can be ordered from: http://oneworld.org/cse/html/extra/gen.htm#order .)
Hossain, Farhad & Ulvila, Marko & Newaz, Ware (Eds.)(2000): Learning NGOs and the Dynamics of Development Partnership. Dhaka: Ahsania Books, Delhi: Global Responsibility Forum, Helsinki: Coalition for Environment & Development. 280 pages. (Price: 20 Euro + the postal charge; Contact persons: Marko Ulvila, e-mail: marko.ulvila@uta.fi & Farhad Hossain, e-mail: kumoho@uta.fi and fax: +358 3 215 6020.)
Fossil Fuels in a Changing Climate: Impacts of the Kyoto Protocol and Developing Country Participation, Ulrich Bartsch and Benito Müller with Asbjørn Aaheim (Oxford University Press for Oxford Institute for Energy Studies), ISBN 0-19-730024-3, pp. 384, 87 tables, 73 figures, index.
Andrew Goudie, The Human Impact on the Natural Environment, MIT Press, 2000, 5th ed. ISBN 0-262-57138-2.
Paul Stanton Kibel, The Earth on Trial: Environmental Law on the International Stage, Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0-415-91995-9.
John Barry, Environment and Social Theory, Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0-415-17270-5.
Nicholas Low, ed., Global Ethics and Environment, Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0-415-19736-8.
Mark Harrison, Climates and Constitutions–Health, Race, Environment and British Imperialism in India, 1600-1850, Oxford New Delhi, 1999. ISBN 019-564657-6.
Peter H. Kahn, Jr., The Human Relationship with Nature–Development and Culture, MIT Press, 1999. ISBN 0-262-11240-X.
Thomas E. Downing, Alexander a. Olsthoorn & Richard S.J. Tol, eds., Climate, Change and Risk, Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0-415-17031-1.
Anthony Oliver-Smith & Susanna M. Hoffman, eds., The Angry Earth–Disaster in Anthropological Perspective, Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0-415-91987-8.
David Harvey, Spaces of Hope, California, 2000. ISBN 0-520-22578-3.
Christopher Rootes, ed., Environmental Movements–Local, National and Global, Frank Cass, 1999. ISBN 0-7146-8066-4.
Serge Dedina, Saving the Gray Whale: People, Politics and Conservation in Baja California (University of Arizona Press, 2000).
John Bradley (ed.), Learning to Glow: A Nuclear Reader, (University of Arizona Press, 2000).
Timothy Doyle and Doug McEachern, Environment and Politics (Routledge, 1998).
James Connelly and Graham Smith, Politics and the Environment: From Theory to Practice (Routledge, 1999).
Ramachandra Guha, Environmentalism: A Global History (Longman, 2000).
Duncan Brack, Michael Grubb, and Craig Windram, International Trade and Climate Change Policies (RIIA, 2000).
Helge Ole Bergesen, et al. (eds.), Yearbook of International Cooperation on Environment and Development (Fridtjog Nansen Institute, 2000).
JOBS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS
UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR: The Political Science Program at the University of Windsor has two LTA positions for 2000-2001. Canadian Politics (New Position; Limited Term Position). The University of Windsor invites applications for an eleven-month limited term position in Political Science commencing August
1, 2000 and ending June 30, 2001 at the rank of Assistant Professor.
Expertise and teaching experience in introduction to Canadian government and politics is required. An ability to teach in areas such as Canadian foreign policy, the constitution, or public policy will be considered an asset.
International Relations (New Position; Limited Term Position). The University of Windsor invites applications for an eleven-month limited term position in Political Science commencing August 1, 2000 and ending June 30, 2001 at the rank of Assistant Professor. Expertise and teaching experience in International Relations is required. An ability to teach International Organizations and/or Comparative Politics will be considered an asset.
Candidates for either position must have a Ph.D. by the time of appointment. Preference will be given to candidates with a publication record. Applications should include: a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, teaching evaluations or other evidence of teaching effectiveness, sample course outlines, sample of scholarly writing, and three letter of reference forwarded by the referees. To ensure full consideration, complete applications and letters of reference should be submitted by June 15, 2000 to: Dr. Bruce Tucker, Head, Department of History, Philosophy and Political Science, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4 E-mail: tucker1@uwindsor.ca; Fax (519) 973-7094
INTERNSHIP: Assistant in ICLEI’s Eco-Procurement and Eco-Efficient Economy Programme. The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) is seeking an intern for it’s Eco-Procurement Programme. The internship offers a wide range of activities, among them in particular editing of English texts for publications and web-sites. Relevant projects include the set-up of an Internet “Info Shop” on research projects on regional eco-efficient economy, the adaptation and translation of a German publication on green purchasing and the preparation of international EcoProcura(r) events. Furthermore ongoing activities for the EcoProcura(r) magazine and the European Municipal Green Purchasers Network will be in the scope of the internship. Please find further information at http://www.iclei.org/europe/ecoprocura .
REQUESTS
CALL FOR PROPOSALS AND PAPERS: THE PROJECT ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND FOREIGN POLICY, PHASE II: EAST ASIA
The Project on Environmental Change and Foreign Policy began in early 1998.
The objectives of the Project are to better understand the role of foreign policy in international efforts to address adverse environmental changes at the local, regional, and global levels; to analyze the actors and institutions-both domestic and international-that constrain and shape national actions on environmental issues; to show how environmental changes influence foreign policy processes; and to critically assess international environmental policies. Other objectives of the Project are to “test the waters” of research in this field; to showcase research that has not been forced into traditional empirical, epistemo-logical or ontological boxes, in the expectation that new areas and issues will be illuminated; to give insight to governmental and non-governmental practitioners and activists that may improve their understanding of environmental issues in foreign policy; to get these ideas “onto the street” where they might have some positive effect on policy making and scholarship; and to enlighten students and laypersons interested in environmental protection, international affairs, and foreign policy. To date, two dozen scholars from several countries have contributed to the Project.
Phase I of the Project on Environmental Change and Foreign Policy examined the United States. In addition to several conference papers, two books resulted from this phase of the Project: CLIMATE CHANGE AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY (New York: St. Martin’s Press, forthcoming August 2000) and THE ENVIRONMENT AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY (Georgetown University Press, forthcoming late 2000).
Phase II of the Project will be dedicated to environmental change and foreign policy in East Asia. We are seeking scholars conducting work in international environmental politics in the East Asian context. If you are conducting work in this area and would like to propose work for Phase II of the Project on Environmental Change and Foreign Policy, please contact the Project Director, Paul Harris. Contact information follows. (As in Phase I, we expect all correspondence and exchange of papers to be conducted via e-mail.) Please contact Dr. Harris by 1 June 2000 if you wish to have your work considered for the Project on Environmental Change and Foreign Policy (Phase II: East Asia).
Dr. Paul Harris, Department of Politics & Modern History, London Guildhall University, Calcutta House, Old Castle Street, London E1 7NT, United Kingdom; Email: pharris@lgu.ac.uk; Tel: +44 20 7320 1135 Fax: +44 20 7320 1157
