Dana R. Fisher is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Columbia University.

Societal and international struggles over the Kyoto Protocol will no doubt be the signature environmental conflict of fin du siècle global society. Dana Fisher is one of the few environmental sociologists to explore international environmental regime dynamics in the detail and breadth they deserve.

• Chapter 1 Explaining the Regulation of the Global Environment: Theoretical Perspectives and Alternative TheoriesChapter 2 The History of the Science and Policy of the Global Climate Change RegimeChapter 3 Postindustrialization and Global Climate Change: An Empirical Analysis of the Material Characteristics of the Environmental State and Moving toward Understanding the Political CharacteristicsChapter 4 State-Led Collaboration in JapanChapter 5 Market Innovation with Consumer Demand in the NetherlandsChapter 6 Debate and Discord in the United StatesChapter 7 ConclusionChapter 8 Appendix A: Interviewees in JapanChapter 9 Appendix B: Interviewees in the NetherlandsChapter 10 Appendix C: Interviewees in the United States

Dana R. Fisher is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Columbia University.

Societal and international struggles over the Kyoto Protocol will no doubt be the signature environmental conflict of fin du siècle global society. Dana Fisher is one of the few environmental sociologists to explore international environmental regime dynamics in the detail and breadth they deserve.

• Chapter 1 Explaining the Regulation of the Global Environment: Theoretical Perspectives and Alternative TheoriesChapter 2 The History of the Science and Policy of the Global Climate Change RegimeChapter 3 Postindustrialization and Global Climate Change: An Empirical Analysis of the Material Characteristics of the Environmental State and Moving toward Understanding the Political CharacteristicsChapter 4 State-Led Collaboration in JapanChapter 5 Market Innovation with Consumer Demand in the NetherlandsChapter 6 Debate and Discord in the United StatesChapter 7 ConclusionChapter 8 Appendix A: Interviewees in JapanChapter 9 Appendix B: Interviewees in the NetherlandsChapter 10 Appendix C: Interviewees in the United States