The Influence of Global Ideas on Environmentalism and Human Rights : World Society and the Individual

This book explores whether individual attitudes and behaviors are swayed by global developments in a world increasingly populated by organizations, treaties, and other institutions that focus on environmentalism and human rights. It uses the sociological approach of World Society theory to investigate the effects of global ideas on individual environmentalism, xenophobia, and homophobia while drawing its data from a variety of international public opinion surveys.__The Influence of Global Ideas on Environmentalism and Human Rights__ questions the dominant narrative of World Society related research as a positive influence of global ideas on various outcomes. Hadler demonstrates the complexity of this issue through empirical analyses revealing mixed trends in attitudes and behaviors from around the world.This book will be of interest to academics seeking to critically engage with World Society theory through two of its core topics: human rights and environmentalism. "This book explores whether individual attitudes and behaviors are swayed by global developments in a world increasingly populated by organizations, treaties, and other institutions that focus on environmentalism and human rights. It uses the sociological approach of World Society theory to investigate the effects of global ideas on individual environmentalism, xenophobia, and homophobia while drawing its data from a variety of international public opinion surveys. The Influence of Global Ideas on Environmentalism and Human Rights questions the dominant narrative of World Society related research as a positive influence of global ideas on various outcomes. Hadler demonstrates the complexity of this issue through empirical analyses revealing mixed trends in attitudes and behaviors from around the world. This book will be of interest to academics seeking to critically engage with World Society theory through two of its core topics: human rights and environmentalism" (ed.) Annotation This text explores whether individual attitudes and behaviors are swayed by global developments in a world increasingly populated by organizations, treaties, and other institutions that focus on environmentalism and human rights. It uses the sociological approach of World Society theory to investigate the effects of global ideas on individual environmentalism, xenophobia, and homophobia while drawing its data from a variety of international public opinion surveys. The book questions the dominant narrative of World Society related research as a positive influence of global ideas on various outcomes. Hadler demonstrates the complexity of this issue through empirical analyses revealing mixed trends in attitudes and behaviours from around the world Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introduction (Markus Hadler)....Pages 1-13 World Society and Neo-institutionalism (Markus Hadler)....Pages 15-34 World Society and the Individual (Markus Hadler)....Pages 35-59 The International Level: IGOs and INGOs (Markus Hadler)....Pages 61-84 Development in Selected Countries (Markus Hadler)....Pages 85-108 Individual Environmentalism (Markus Hadler)....Pages 109-136 Individual Attitudes Toward Human Rights (Markus Hadler)....Pages 137-170 Conclusion (Markus Hadler)....Pages 171-180 Back Matter ....Pages 181-211 1 Introduction -- 2 World Society And Neo-institutionalism -- 3 World Society And The Individual -- 4 The International Level: Igos And Ingos -- 5 Development In Selected Countries -- 6 Individual Environmentalism -- 7 Individual Attitudes Toward Human Rights -- 8 Conclusion. Markus Hadler. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 181-202) And Index.