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.