Human rights and environmentalism are global topics. Similarly, the
development of this book has an inherent international dimension. It ties
together topics that I have worked on in the USA, at Stanford University
and Marshall University; in Australia, at Macquarie University; and in
Austria, at the University of Graz.
At all these places, I have received valuable feedback from various
scholars and friends. At Stanford University from members of the
Comparative Workshop and its organizer, John W. Meyer, at Marshall
University from Marty Laubach and Richard Garnett, at Macquarie
University from Shaun Wilson and Jonathan Symons, and at the
University of Graz from Max Haller, Franz H?llinger, and many others.
Work on this book and related research was also supported by different
countries. My initial research visit to Stanford University and the Austrian
2010 environment survey were funded by the Austrian Science Fund,
work on the final manuscript was funded by Macquarie University via
their outside study program, and research and conference visits were supported
by all of the aforementioned universities.