The international law and politics of climate change: Ratification of the United Nations framework convention and the Kyoto protocol

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-268

  Von Stein, Jana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; International environmental cooperation; Legalization and compliance; Nongovernmental organizations; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749111081     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002707313692     Document Type: Article

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