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The Influence of Global Ideas on Environmentalism and Human Rights

World Society and the Individual

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Authors:
  1. Markus Hadler

    1. Department of Sociology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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  • Addresses the gap in literature engaging with linking global ideas and individual actions within the World Society paradigm
  • Applies cross-country and longitudinal multi-level analysis to public opinion data collected by the International Social Survey Programme and World Values Survey
  • Suggests that a strong national institutionalisation is an effective means for shaping environmental behaviour

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Markus Hadler
    Pages 1-13

  3. World Society and Neo-institutionalism

    • Markus Hadler
    Pages 15-34

  4. World Society and the Individual

    • Markus Hadler
    Pages 35-59

  5. The International Level: IGOs and INGOs

    • Markus Hadler
    Pages 61-84

  6. Development in Selected Countries

    • Markus Hadler
    Pages 85-108

  7. Individual Environmentalism

    • Markus Hadler
    Pages 109-136

  8. Individual Attitudes Toward Human Rights

    • Markus Hadler
    Pages 137-170

  9. Conclusion

    • Markus Hadler
    Pages 171-180

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 181-211
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Sociology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Markus Hadler

About the author

Markus Hadler is Professor of Sociology at the University of Graz, Austria, and Honorary Professor at the Department of Sociology at Macquarie University, Australia. Hadler is also Austrian representative to the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP). His research interests lie in the areas of social inequality, political sociology, and environmental sociology.

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