1. Introduction : actor configurations and global environmental governance / Peter M. Haas, Steinar Andresen and Norichika Kanie -- 2. Agenda setting at sea and in the air / Stacy D. VanDeveer -- 3. Lessons learned in multilateral environmental negotiations / Pamela S. Chasek -- 4. Actor...

Governments rely extensively on expertise, and arguably many of the major accomplishments over the last 50 years reflect the ideas and involvement of experts. Yet expertise in world politics is increasingly contested. What are the factors which influence the future of state to defer to expertise...