Lawrence Susskind

"Environmental policy studies commissioned by government agencies or other stakeholders can play a vital role in environmental decision making, they provide much needed insight into policy options and specific recommendations for action. But the results of even the most rigorous studies are frequently misappropriated or misunderstood and are as likely to confuse an issue as they are to clarify it.". "Better Environmental Policy Studies explores this problem as it considers the shortcomings of current approaches to policy studies and presents a pragmatic new approach to the subject. Reviewing five cases that are widely regarded as the most effective policy studies to have been conducted in the United States in the past few decades, the authors present a comprehensive guide to the concepts and methods required for conducting effective policy studies.". "Better Environmental Policy Studies presents a practical battle-tested approach to overcoming the obstacles to formulating effective environmental policy. It is an invaluable resource for students and faculty in departments of environmental studies, public policy and administration, and planning, as well as for professional policy analysts and others involved with making decisions and mediating disputes over environmental issues."--BOOK JACKET.

This book aims to help business and government leaders negotiate, rather than fight, with their critics. It shows how to identify who the public is, whose concerns to address first, which people and organisations must be convinced of the legitimacy of action taken and how to assess and respond to different types of anger effectively. Acknowledging the crucial role played by the media in shaping public perception and understanding, the authors suggest a way to develop media interaction which is consistent with mutual gain, and also discuss the type of leadership that corporate and government managers must provide.--From publisher's description.

"International environmental agreements have increased exponentially within the last five decades. However, decisions on policies to address key issues such as biodiversity loss, climate change, ozone depletion, hazardous waste transport, and numerous other planetary challenges require individual countries to adhere to international norms. Environmental Diplomacy: Negotiating More Effective Global Agreements provides an accessible narrative on understanding the geopolitics of negotiating international environmental agreements and clear guidance on improving the current system. Authors Lawrence Susskind and Saleem Ali expertly observe international environmental negotiations to effectively inform the reader on the geopolitics of protecting our planet. This second edition offers an additional perspective from the Global South as well as providing a broader analysis of the role of science in environmental treaty-making. It provides a unique contribution as a panoramic analysis of the process of environmental treaty-making"--Unedited summary from book cover.

"Prepared for the United States Environmental Protection Agency."

"Most negotiation theory assumes direct interaction between two principals. Negotiating on Behalf of Others challenges this view and suggests that because most people negotiate on behalf of others, a radical shift is required in the way we think about (and conduct) negotiations. It offers a framework for understanding the complexity and effects of negotiating on behalf of others and explores how current negotiation theory can be modified to account for negotiation agents. Negotiation agents are broadly defined to include legislators, diplomats, salespersons, sports agents, attorneys and committee chairs - anyone who represents others in a negotiation."--BOOK JACKET.

The 96 previously published articles and chapters collected in this 4-volume reference offer a thorough overview of the state of research in a valuable field. Each volume is devoted to a separate overall topic: introduction to theory and practice, theory and practice of public dispute resolution, complex litigation and legal transactions, and organizational and international negotiation. These topics are subdivided into sections, including a section on cases, so that readers are provided with an overview of the theory and examples of the key works that contributed to its practice today, with attention to the variety of applications possible. Published in association with the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, of which Susskind was the first director, the work makes an argument for the validity of multiparty negotiation as a unique area of study and features lengthy introductions by the editors to each of the volumes. Susskind, a leader in the field, has included many of his own articles or co-authored works. Crump is with Griffith U. in Queensland, Australia. The work is not indexed. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Multiparty negotiation is a rapidly developing but complex field whose literature is scattered across a broad range of disciplines and sources. This four-volume collection consolidates this knowledge by bringing together classic works and cutting-edge papers from law, international politics, organization studies and public administration. Multiparty Negotiation: An Introduction to Theory and Practice Public Dispute Resolution Organisational and Group Negotiations Complex Legal Transactions International Negotiations. --