Environment, Society and International Relations Towards more effective international environmental agreements -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Part I Distinguishing between institutional and environmental effectiveness -- 1 Introduction -- 2 International environmental cooperation and IR: what is missing? -- 3 IR theory and effectiveness -- 4 The four determinants of environmental effectiveness -- Part II Empirical studies -- 5 The consequences of ignoring environmental effectiveness (I): the Mediterranean Action Plan -- 6 The consequences of ignoring environmental effectiveness (II): the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution -- Part III Environment, society and international relations -- 7 Social and structural origins of environmental degradation -- 8 The social origins and context of acid rain and pollution of the Mediterranean Sea -- 9 Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.