Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government Kennedy School
Research
Teaching
KSG Utilities
KSG Utilities
KSG Utilities
Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government

 Learning to Manage Global Environmental Risks

Volume 1:  A Comparative History of Social Responses to Climate Change, Ozone Depletion, and Acid Rain

The Social Learning Group
The MIT Press, 2001

Part II: Studies of Arenas

Chapter 14
Issue Attention, Framing, and Actors:
An Analysis of Patterns Across Arenas

Miranda A. Schreurs, William C. Clark, Nancy M. Dickson, and Jill Jäger

14.1 How Does the Timing of Changes in Social Attention to Global Environmental Risks Vary across Issues and Arenas?
14.1.1 Acid Rain
14.1.2 Ozone Depletion
14.1.3 Climate Change
14.1.4 Cross Issue Comparisons
14.2 How are Variations in Issue Framing Related to the Development of Global Environmental Risk Management?
14.2.1 Acid Rain
14.2.2 Ozone Depletion
14.2.3 Climate Change
14.2.4 Cross Issue Comparisons
14.3 What were the Similarities and Differences among Arenas in the Development of Global Environmental Risk Management?
14.3.1 The United States
14.3.2 Germany
14.3.3  Canada and the Netherlands
14.3.4  The United Kingdom and Japan
14.3.5 Hungary and Mexico
14.3.6 The Former Soviet Union
14.3.7 The European Community
14.3.8 Cross Arena Findings
14.4 What were the most Important Roles Played by Actors and Institutions in the Management of Global Environmental Risks?
14.4.1 Scientists
14.4.2 International Institutions
14.4.3 Governmental Bureaucracies
14.4.4 The Media
14.4.5 Industry
14.4.6 Non Governmental Organizations
14.4.7 Cross Actor Comparisons
Appendix 14A Acronyms
Notes
References
Figure 14.1 Country comparison of newspaper attention to acid rain
Figure 14.2 Country comparison of newspaper attention to ozone depletion
Figure 14.3 Country comparison of newspaper attention to climate change

Return to top


Previous ChapterFull Book Table of Contents | Next Chapter 

Return to Social Learning Book Home

Please email comments and suggestions regarding this web site to our Web Administrator.
Copyright ©2004 President and Fellows of Harvard College. Reporting copyright infringements