The readings on the abolition of the Atlantic Slave trade and the adoption of the Ottawa Treaty, as the Anti Personnel Mine
The Ban Convention is known to offer a variety of arguments about the condition under which (transnational) social movements and advocacy networks have been successful in shaping international politics. How can the “lessons learnt” from these cases help us understand the failure of similar transnational coalitions to bring about a global climate change treaty?
http://www.economist.com/news/international/21568355noprogresstodayslightlybetterchanceprogresstomorrowwhatdohadid.
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