MIRANDA A. SCHREURS is Associate Professor in the Department of Government and Politics of the University of Maryland, College Park.

'… a well written book that held my interest while giving adequately backed facts to support arguments and conclusions.' The IEE Careers Review

• 1. Introduction; 2. The birth of environmental movements and modern environmental programs; 3. The institutionalization of environmental movements; 4. Acid rain: signs of policy divergence; 5. Stratospheric ozone depletion; 6. Global climate change part I: the road to UNCED; 7. Global climate change part II: The battle over Kyoto; 8. Global environmental politics and the environmental policy communities in Japan, Germany, and the US; 9. Domestic politics and global environmental protection: Japan, Germany, and the US compared.

MIRANDA A. SCHREURS is Associate Professor in the Department of Government and Politics of the University of Maryland, College Park.

'… a well written book that held my interest while giving adequately backed facts to support arguments and conclusions.' The IEE Careers Review

• 1. Introduction; 2. The birth of environmental movements and modern environmental programs; 3. The institutionalization of environmental movements; 4. Acid rain: signs of policy divergence; 5. Stratospheric ozone depletion; 6. Global climate change part I: the road to UNCED; 7. Global climate change part II: The battle over Kyoto; 8. Global environmental politics and the environmental policy communities in Japan, Germany, and the US; 9. Domestic politics and global environmental protection: Japan, Germany, and the US compared.

MIRANDA A. SCHREURS is Associate Professor in the Department of Government and Politics of the University of Maryland, College Park.

'… a well written book that held my interest while giving adequately backed facts to support arguments and conclusions.' The IEE Careers Review

• 1. Introduction; 2. The birth of environmental movements and modern environmental programs; 3. The institutionalization of environmental movements; 4. Acid rain: signs of policy divergence; 5. Stratospheric ozone depletion; 6. Global climate change part I: the road to UNCED; 7. Global climate change part II: The battle over Kyoto; 8. Global environmental politics and the environmental policy communities in Japan, Germany, and the US; 9. Domestic politics and global environmental protection: Japan, Germany, and the US compared.