Governance

Books- Recent

 

Barrett S. 2003. Environment and Statecraft: The Strategy of Environmental Treaty-Making. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

The theory developed in this book shows how to manipulate the incentives states have to cooperatively deal with environmental problems, and to make environmental treaties self-enforcing.

 

Allen WS. 1967. The Nazi Seizure of Power: The Experience of a Single German Town. Chicago, ILL: Quadrangle Books.

A frightening book on the fragility of democracy.

 

Johnson C. 2007. Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic. New York: Metropolitan Books.

One of his three important books on the end of the U.S. empire.

 

Geary PJ. 2003. The Myth of Nations: The Medieval Origins of Europe. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

On the fragility of nations, just as they are becoming obsolescent.

 

 

Article-Recent

 

21 Issues for  the 21st Century: Results of the UNEP Foresight Process on  Emerging Environmental Issues. UNEP. March 2012

 

Navigating the Anthropocene: Improving Earth System Governance. F. Biermann, et al. Science. March 16, 2012.

 

Civil Society Organizations: Time for Systemic Strategies. Great Transition Initiative. October 2011.

Myriad civil society organizations (CSOs) are addressing the full range of environmental and social problems, including climate change, food insecurity, droughts, resource scarcity and poverty. Despite many successes, these perilous problems (and more) constitute a sustainability crisis that calls into question the efficacy of current CSO strategies. More transformative approaches, drawing on cutting-edge theory and practice, are required for CSOs to fulfill their role of helping humanity meet contemporary challenges. The Great Transition scenario offers a holistic framework for changing course

 

 

News/ Op-Eds

 

The Greatest Challenge of Our Species . Thomas Lovejoy. New York Times. April 5, 2012.