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The Politics of nature : explorations in green political theory

Author: Andrew Dobson; Paul Lucardie
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Does green political theory provide plausible answers to the central problems of political theory - problems of justice and democracy, of individual rights and freedom, and of human nature and gender? The contributors to this book, who come from a range of disciplines - philosophy, political science, sociology and economics - and a range of political backgrounds, explore this question from a variety of perspectives.  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Aufsatzsammlung
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Andrew Dobson; Paul Lucardie
ISBN: 0415085934 9780415085939
OCLC Number: 27266629
Description: xv, 240 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: The idea of nature and the nature of distributive justice / Marcel Wissenburg --
Why would egocentrists become ecocentrists? On individualism and holism in green political theory / Paul Lucardie --
Towards a green political theory / Alan Carter --
Green democracy? / Michael Saward --
Can liberal democracy survive the environmental crisis? Sustainability, liberal neutrality and overlapping consensus / Wouter Achterberg --
To de-industrialize--is it so irrational? / Keekok Lee --
Economic theories and the necessary integration of ecological insights / Frank J. Dietz and Jan van der Straaten --
Ecological versus social rationality : can there be green social policies? / John Ferris --
Animal rights and social relations / Ted Benton --
Ecofeminism and the politics of the gendered self / Judy Evans --
Critical theory and green politics / Andrew Dobson --
Green beliefs and religion / Michael Watson and David Sharpe.
Responsibility: edited by Andrew Dobson and Paul Lucardie.

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Does green political theory provide plausible answers to the central problems of political theory - problems of justice and democracy, of individual rights and freedom, and of human nature and gender? The contributors to this book, who come from a range of disciplines - philosophy, political science, sociology and economics - and a range of political backgrounds, explore this question from a variety of perspectives. They look at the relationship between green political ideas and liberalism, anarchism, feminism, social democracy, individualism, critical theory and christianity. Green political theory shares some basic ideas with anarchism, feminism and German critical theory. Yet it can and should be reconciled, according to some authors, with liberalism or social democracy. Christianity, which is often perceived by greens as part of the problem rather than part of the solution, is also shown to have some affinity with green thought. Additionally, some chapters focus on issues which seem peculiar to green thought; the critique of industrialization and economic growth; holism and ecocentrism. Not all chapters are purely theoretical; one chapter deals with social policies, another with forms of direct democracy. The Politics of Nature presents a uniquely comprehensive and balanced survey of current green political ideas. It is directed to those with academic interests in the environment, but the chapters that deal with practical issues will be of equal relevance to those with professional interests in the area.

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