İNGİLİZ OKULU KURAMI PERSPEKTİFİNDEN ULUSLARARASI ÇEVRE SORUNLARI
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FROM THE ENGLISH SCHOOL PERSPECTIVE

Summary/Abstract: This study discusses possible new perspectives and conclusions that can be drawn from the English School theory, which is among the mainstream International Relations theories, about the management and resolution of international environmental problems, which are often regarded as emerging problems in contemporary international relations. While the study acknowledges the tension between the state-centric approach of the English School theory, and the inherently supranational character of international environmental issues; it also argues that the English School and other state-centric theories can be useful analytical tools in understanding and explaining such problems, as well. The study, specifically, underlines the fact that environmental issues are significant parts of the international society. Particularly for this reason, the management of environmental issues could be explained through the work of international institutions that the English School conceptualizes. Another argument suggested by the study is that current debates within the English School are closely related to the frequently used concepts in relation to international environmental issues - such as sustainable development, human security and co-operation.

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