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Not Waiting For Washington: Climate Policy Adoption In California And New York, Roger Karapin
Not Waiting For Washington: Climate Policy Adoption In California And New York, Roger Karapin
Publications and Research
In the absence of strong U.S. national climate change policy, California and New York, among other states, adopted relatively comprehensive and ambitious policies to cut greenhouse gas emissions during the 2000s. They adopted these policies despite political-institutional and other structural barriers similar to those found nationally, which shows that political actors have significant scope for taking effective action even under structural constraints. This article explains the adoption of climate policies in these two leading states by using a windows of opportunity approach, which analyzes how the convergence of problem and political events produces policy windows and hence opportunities for advocacy …
The Pros And Cons Of Fearing Fear: Examples From Venezuela And New York State, Ibpp Editor
The Pros And Cons Of Fearing Fear: Examples From Venezuela And New York State, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes consequences of fear for security-related public policy.