?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4549%2F&rft.title=Regime%2C+the+State+and+Society%3A+Analyzing+the+Implementation+of+International+Environmental+Commitments&rft.creator=Andresen%2C+S.&rft.creator=Skjaerseth%2C+J.B.&rft.creator=Wettestad%2C+J.&rft.description=In+this+paper%2C+the+relationship+between+international+regimes%2C+states%2C+and+societies+is+examined.+The+interactions+between+these+levels+moderate+the+influence+of+international+agreements+and+rules+on+behavior%3A+they+help+determine+when+international+agreements+are+effective.+The+paper+offers+one+major+context+for+studying+the+domestic+implementation+of+international+agreements%2C+and+for+developing+theories+that+explain+how+international+agreements+influence+down+to+the+local+level.+The+authors+review+and+develop+numerous+hypotheses+about+the+factors+that+explain+successful+domestic+implementation%2C+and+the+balance+of+the+roles+of+the+state+and+non-state+actors+(e.g.+NGOs).+The+main+perspective+they+propose+is+one+that+concentrates+on+%22access%22+to+and+%22participation%22+in+the+policy-making+and+implementation+process+as+a+fruitful+way+to+unravel+the+main+factors+that+explain+effectiveness%2C+as+well+as+the+major+policy+tools+available+to+improve+effectiveness+of+international+environmental+agreements.+%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+authors+also+review+literature+in+important+fields%3A+domestic+public+policy+implementation%2C+international+regimes%2C+and+the+concept+of+%22compliance%22.&rft.publisher=WP-95-043&rft.date=1995-06&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4549%2F1%2FWP-95-043.pdf&rft.identifier=++Andresen%2C+S.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1124.html%3E%2C+Skjaerseth%2C+J.B.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1576.html%3E%2C+%26+Wettestad%2C+J.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1658.html%3E++(1995).++Regime%2C+the+State+and+Society%3A+Analyzing+the+Implementation+of+International+Environmental+Commitments.+++IIASA+Working+Paper.+IIASA%2C+Laxenburg%2C+Austria%3A+WP-95-043+++++