{"product_id":"ozone-discourses-karen-litfin-9780231081375","title":"Ozone Discourses: Science and Politics in Global Environmental Cooperation","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow can scientific knowledge be translated into political change? \u003ci\u003eOzone Discourse\u003c\/i\u003e examines the first global environment treaty, the Montreal Protocol and its subsequent revisions, which was a highly effective collaboration among scientists, policymakers and activists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe treaties were the work of a small group of experts who, without conventional political or economic resources, were able to persuade most of the world's nations to agree to reduce and then eliminate chlorofluorocarbons. These experts used their understanding of atmospheric science to supplement the policymakers' short-term perspective with a wider, intergenerational timeframe characteristic of global environmental problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLitfin argues that the discipline of international relations requires a broader conception of power in order to accomodate the knowledge-based problems such as environmental degradation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Litfin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231081375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231081375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Karen Litfin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443306705151,"sku":"9780231081375","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea14cdf2-714d-4f2f-b319-7b4d86cc15e1.jpg?v=1777204623","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ozone-discourses-karen-litfin-9780231081375","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}