Environmentalism among nation-states |
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Authors: | Thomas Dietz Linda Kalof |
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Institution: | 1. Human Ecology Research Group Department of Sociology and Anthropology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA 2. Department of Sociology, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 12901, Plattsburgh, NY, USA
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Abstract: | This article attempts to offer a better understanding of international environmental cooperation by measuring state environmentalism. We examine whether there is a structural response by nation-states to various international agreements on the environment. Using alpha and theta reliability scaling, we create an environmental scale that measures the propensity of a nation-state to take political action in support of the environment, as indicated by the ratification of key international treaties. Our work suggests that environmentalism is, in fact, a structural characteristic of nation-states that leads them to respond in a patterned way to environmental policies. |
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