{"product_id":"environmental-politics-norman-miller-9780415961059","title":"Environmental Politics: Stakeholders, Interests, and Policymaking","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second edition of \u003cem\u003eEnvironmental Politics: Stakeholders, Interests, and Policymaking \u003c\/em\u003eshows students that environmental politics is fundamentally a clash of competing stakeholders' interests, and environmental policy the result of their reconciliation. But developments in environmental policymaking over the past several years have been little short of earthshaking. The text not only marks changes in the formal lawmaking process itself, but covers recent elements reshaping environmental politics, such as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e the new environmentally activist posture of business\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dramatic shift of policymaking influence from the federal to state and local levels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe participation of new actors on the environmental policy stage, most notably the faith community\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe U-turn of organized labor, from opponent of environmentalists to their collaborator\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe consolidation of the varying missions of environmental advocacy groups to fight global warming\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe emergence of science from its historic political neutrality to open advocacy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ethe increasing role of both the media and the judiciary \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by an expert with more than 25 years of \"smoke-filled room\" experience in environmental policymaking, \u003cem\u003eEnvironmental Politics: Stakeholders, Interests, and Policymaking\u003c\/em\u003e gives students an insider's view of how policies are forged. By examining current environmental issues through a stakeholder lens, this book not only provides a unique perspective into how policies are adopted, but also illuminates the transformative power of global warming as a political force. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041596105X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415961059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Norman Miller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621735739647,"sku":"9780415961059","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/environmental-politics-norman-miller-9780415961059","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}