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Dear all, Please see below for a message from Hugh Compston; any replies directly to him at [log in to unmask] With apologies for cross-posting - Graeme -------------------------------------- Dear colleague This is to let you know that Turning Down the Heat: The Politics of Climate Policy in Affluent Democracies, ed. Hugh Compston and Ian Bailey (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) has just been published and is available on Amazon and elsewhere in both hardback and paperback forms. It gives an overview of the politics of climate policy in a number of affluent countries, but in particular is aimed at identifying political strategies that would make it easier for national governments to implement more radical climate policies without suffering significant political damage. It is designed to be of use to researchers, students and those involved in policymaking, and fills a big gap in the market. CONTENTS Introduction: Hugh Compston and Ian Bailey PART 1 CONTEXT 1. Climate Policy: Issues and Opportunities (Terry Barker) 2. Political Science Perspectives on Climate Policy (Gary Bryner) 3. The International Dimension of Climate Policy (Deborah Davenport) PART 2 ANALYSIS 4. The European Union and the Politics of Multi-Level Climate Governance (Chad Damro and Donald McKenzie) 5. Federal Climate Politics in the United States: Polarization and Paralysis (Paul Brewer and Andrew Pease) 6. Hot Air and Cold Feet: The UK Response to Climate Change (Nick Pidgeon, Irene Lorenzoni and Tim O'Riordan) 7. France: Towards an Alternative Climate Policy Template? (Joseph Szarka) 8. German Climate Policy Between Global Leadership and Muddling Through (Axel Michaelowa) 9. Conflict and Consensus: The Swedish Model of Climate Politics (Lars Friberg) 10. Prometheanism and the Greek Energy Zugzwang (Iosif Botetzagias) 11. Facing Up to the Greenhouse Challenge? Australian Climate Politics (Ian Bailey and Sam Maresh) 12. Explaining the Failure of Canadian Climate Policy (Douglas McDonald) 13. Climate Policy in the USA: State and Regional Leadership (Allison M. Chatrchyan and Pamela M. Doughman) PART 3 CONCLUSIONS 14. Political Strategy and Climate Policy (Hugh Compston and Ian Bailey) Ian and I are very pleased with the book, and would like to thank all the contributors for their efforts. If you are not a contributor and would be interested in reviewing this book, please let me know, with postal address, and I shall ask Palgrave to send you a copy. Finally, I would be interested in any comments you may have on the book. Regards, Hugh Compston Reader Department of Politics Cardiff School of European Studies Cardiff University