Politics Of Environmental Discourse Ecological Modernization And The Policy Process

Author : Maarten A. Hajer
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1995-12-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191521065

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The Politics of Environmental Discourse by Maarten A. Hajer Pdf

Dr Hajer's path-breaking study opens the way for a better understanding of the environmental conflict, showing how language can be seen to shape our view of what environmental politics is really about and how those perceptions can differ between countries. The author identifies the emergence and increasing political importance of 'ecological modernization' as a new concept in the language of environmental politics. This concept, which has come to replace the antagonistic debates of the 1970s, stresses the opportunities of environmental policy for modernizing the economy and stimulating the technological innovation. Combining abstract social theory with detailed empirical analysis, Martin Hajer illustrates the social and political dynamics of ecological modernization in a detailed analysis of the acid rain controversies in Great Britain and the Netherlands. He concludes by reflecting on the institutional challenge of the environmental politics in the years to come.

Author : Maarten A. Hajer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:848112407

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The Politics of Environmental Discourse by Maarten A. Hajer Pdf

Annotation. Martin A. Hajer's original study examines the nature of contemporary environmental politics, analysing the emergence and sustenance of institutional perceptions of environmental problems.-;Dr Hajer's path-breaking study opens the way for a better understanding of the environmental conflict, showing how language can be seen to shape our view of what environmental politics is really about and how those perceptions can differ between countries. The author identifies the emergence and increasing political importance of 'ecological modernization' as a new concept in the language of environmental politics. This concept, which has come to replace the antagonistic debates of the 1970s, stresses the opportunities of environmental policy for modernizing the economy and stimulating the technological innovation.Combining abstract social theory with detailed empirical analysis, Martin Hajer illustrates the social and political dynamics of ecological modernization in a detailed analysis of the acid rain controversies in Great Britain and the Netherlands. He concludes by reflecting on the institutional challenge of the environmental politics in the years to come.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:819134938

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Politics of Environmental Discourse: Ecological Modernization and the Policy Process by Anonim Pdf

Author : Arthur P.J. Mol,David A. Sonnenfeld
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317994800

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Ecological Modernisation Around the World by Arthur P.J. Mol,David A. Sonnenfeld Pdf

The idea of ecological modernisation originated in Western Europe in the 1980s, gaining attention around the world by the late 1990s. At the core of this social scientific and policy-oriented approach is the view that contemporary societies have the capability of dealing with their environmental crises. Experiences in some countries demonstrate that modern institutions can incorporate environmental interests into their daily routines. Elsewhere, economic and political interests dominate development trajectories and environmental deterioration continues, challenging the premises of ecological modernisation. This volume brings together research on ecological modernisation practices around the world. Studies on Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, the USA, and Southeast Asia examine the applicability of this approach to advanced industrial countries, transitional economies and developing countries respectively. Authors critically examine the premises of ecological modernisation theory, assess its value for understanding past and present environmental transformations, and outline paths for designing future sustainable development. Taken together, the studies in collected this volume offer significant refinements, extensions and critiques of ecological modernisation theory and suggest important directions for future research on social and policy dimensions of environmental change.

Author : Peter Glynn,Timothy Cadman,Tek Narayan Maraseni
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781786430120

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Business, Organized Labour and Climate Policy by Peter Glynn,Timothy Cadman,Tek Narayan Maraseni Pdf

This impartial study analyses the role of employer’s organisations and trade unions in climate change policy and its impacts on the labour market. The policies of government to manage greenhouse gas emissions will require business to change its product and service delivery arrangements, which in turn means labour requirements will also change. The book also considers whether labour market issues should be explicit in the theoretical framework of ecological modernisation as it guides the policy development process.

Author : John S. Dryzek
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199696000

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The Politics of the Earth by John S. Dryzek Pdf

The Politics of the Earth: Environmental Discourses, Third Edition, provides an accessible introduction to environmental politics by examining the ways in which people use language to discuss environmental issues. Leading scholar John S. Dryzek analyzes the various approaches that have dominated the field over the last three decades--approaches that are also likely to be influential in the future--including survivalism, environmental problem- solving, sustainability, and green radicalism. Dryzek examines and assesses the history, interplay, and impact of these perspectives, concluding with a plea for ecological democracy. An engaging writing style and helpful boxed material make this complex subject more understandable to students. NEW TO THIS EDITION * Coverage of the most modern discourses, including discussions surrounding climate change * More material on global environmental politics * Updated and expanded examples, including more material on China * Further discussion of environmental justice, with a particular focus on climate justice * Reworked material on green radicalism, including coverage of new developments like transition towns and radical summits

Author : NA NA
Publisher : Springer
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137083579

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Greening Environmental Policy by NA NA Pdf

Author : Arthur P.J. Mol,David A. Sonnenfeld,Gert Spaargaren
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000155044

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The Ecological Modernisation Reader by Arthur P.J. Mol,David A. Sonnenfeld,Gert Spaargaren Pdf

Structural environmental reform by firms and industries, governmental and intergovernmental agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and others is a worldwide phenomenon and the focus of this definitive collection. Includes a comprehensive introduction to and overview of Ecological Modernisation Theory; original, state-of-the-art review essays by distinguished international scholars; a selection of the best published works and debates from a quarter-century of related social science scholarship; an emphasis on environmental issues in Asian and other emerging economies; and an agenda for continued scholarship, policymaking, and practice. Accessible to students, policymakers, professionals, executives, and others interested in deeply understanding contemporary environmental issues and taking effective action for environmental solutions. Rigorous and sophisticated for use in graduate and advanced studies. Appropriate for courses in Sociology, Political Science, Policy Studies, Geography, Environmental Studies, Environmental Planning, Business, Economics, Asian Studies, Development Studies, and other fields.

Author : Gert Spaargaren,Arthur P J Mol,Frederick H Buttel
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2000-06-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446264904

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Environment and Global Modernity by Gert Spaargaren,Arthur P J Mol,Frederick H Buttel Pdf

This accomplished book argues that we can only make sense of environmental issues if we consider them as part of a more encompassing process of social transformation. It asks whether there is an emerging consensus between social scientists on the central issues in the debate on environmental change, and if concerns about the environment constitute a major prop to the process of globalization? The book provides a thorough discussion of the central themes in environmental sociology, identifying two traditions: ecological modernization theory and risk society theory.

Author : John S. Dryzek
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015061428911

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The Politics of the Earth by John S. Dryzek Pdf

John Dryzek provides an accessible introduction to thinking about the environment by looking at the way people use language on environmental issues. He analyses the main discourses from the last 30 years and those likely to be influential in future.

Author : D. Howarth,J. Torfing
Publisher : Springer
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230523364

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Discourse Theory in European Politics by D. Howarth,J. Torfing Pdf

This volume of essays employs discourse theory to analyze mainstream topics in contemporary European politics. Inspired by developments in post-structuralist, psychoanalytic and post-Marxist theory, each contributor problematizes a central issue in European governance, including European security, Third Way politics, constitutional and administrative reform, new forms of nationalism and populism, the shift from welfare to workfare, environmental politics and local government. Alongside these substantive issues, the book tackles questions raised by the difficulties of applying discourse theory to empirical cases.

Author : Michael E. Zimmerman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780520919228

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Contesting Earth's Future by Michael E. Zimmerman Pdf

Radical ecology typically brings to mind media images of ecological activists standing before loggers' saws, staging anti-nuclear marches, and confronting polluters on the high seas. Yet for more than twenty years, the activities of organizations such as the Greens and Earth First! have been influenced by a diverse, less-publicized group of radical ecological philosophers. It is their work—the philosophical underpinnings of the radical ecological movement—that is the subject of Contesting Earth's Future. The book offers a much-needed, balanced appraisal of radical ecology's principles, goals, and limitations. Michael Zimmerman critically examines the movement's three major branches—deep ecology, social ecology, and ecofeminism. He also situates radical ecology within the complex cultural and political terrain of the late twentieth century, showing its relation to Martin Heidegger's anti-technological thought, 1960s counterculturalism, and contemporary theories of poststructuralism and postmodernity. An early and influential ecological thinker, Zimmerman is uniquely qualified to provide a broad overview of radical environmentalism and delineate its various schools of thought. He clearly describes their defining arguments and internecine disputes, among them the charge that deep ecology is an anti-modern, proto-fascist ideology. Reflecting both the movement's promise and its dangers, this book is essential reading for all those concerned with the worldwide ecological crisis.

Author : K. Eder,M. Kousis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401008969

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Environmental Politics in Southern Europe by K. Eder,M. Kousis Pdf

`Europe is sometimes credited with a `polis,' but not a `demos'. Political integration and economic globalisation cannot diminish local identity and social memories. This fascinating collection of national case studies shows why there will always be a local `demos' located in ecology, economy, and society. But there will never be a transnational `demos', precisely because locality is the basis for meaningful sustainability. Long may it triumph.' Tim O'Riordan, CSERGE, University of East Anglia 'The book offers a refreshing perspective on the diversity of Europe and at the same time, on the interdependence of the policies, economies, and societies of European countries. Going beyond the dichotomies of `good and bad' and `leaders and laggards' in environmental matters, the authors contribute to a different understanding of the North-South divide in the process of European integration.' Angela Liberatore, European Commission, Directorate General for Research `This is a self-consciously revisionist volume, whose findings are theoretically significant, policy-relevant, and timely. Its insistence on `bringing society back in,' its debunking of the notion of a `Mediterranean syndrome,' its emphasis on developmental `leapfrogging' capacity of late-comers to emerge as leaders in contexts of late modernity, and its systematic attempt to reconceptualize the politics of Europeanization should be carefully listed to students and policy-makers concerned with collective action, Southern Europe, European integration, and environmental politics.' P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, University of Athens

Author : Gene Desfor,Roger Keil
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780816551125

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Nature and the City by Gene Desfor,Roger Keil Pdf

Pollution of air, soil, and waterways has become a primary concern of urban environmental policy making, and over the past two decades there has emerged a new era of urban policy that links development with ecological issues, based on the notion that both nature and the economy can be enhanced through technological changes to production and consumption systems. This book takes a new look at this application of "ecological modernization" to contemporary urban political-ecological struggles. Considering policy processes around land-use in urban watersheds and pollution of air and soil in two disparate North American "global cities," it criticizes the dominant belief in the power of markets and experts to regulate environments to everyone’s benefit, arguing instead that civil political action by local constituencies can influence the establishment of beneficial policies. The book emphasizes ‘subaltern’ environmental justice concerns as instrumental in shaping the policy process. Looking back to the 1990s—when ecological modernization began to emerge as a dominant approach to environmental policy and theory—Desfor and Keil examine four case studies: restoration of the Don River in Toronto, cleanup of contaminated soil in Toronto, regeneration of the Los Angeles River, and air pollution reduction in Los Angeles. In each case, they show that local constituencies can develop political strategies that create alternatives to ecological modernization. When environmental policies appear to have been produced through solely technical exercises, they warn, one must be suspicious about the removal of contention from the process. In the face of economic and environmental processes that have been increasingly influenced by neo-liberalism and globalization, Desfor and Keil’s analysis posits that continuing modernization of industrial capitalist societies entails a measure of deliberate change to societal relationships with nature in cities. Their book shows that environmental policies are about much more than green capitalism or the technical mastery of problems; they are about how future urban generations live their lives with sustainability and justice.

Author : J. van Tatenhove,B. Arts,P. Leroy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401595247

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Political Modernisation and the Environment by J. van Tatenhove,B. Arts,P. Leroy Pdf

Recent years have witnessed a substantial change in both the organisation and substance of environmental policy, both national and international. Western societies have seen a change in the relationships between the state, the market, and civil society, leading to new conceptions of governance, a process here called political modernisation that gives rise to the institutionalisation of new policy arrangements. An environmental policy arrangement refers to the organisation and substance of a policy domain in terms of policy coalitions, policy discourses, rules of the game, and resources. The book uses these theoretical notions to analyze changes in organisation, substance and governance in several environmental policy domains, such as infrastructure policies, global policies on climate change and biodiversity, green planning, and agriculture policy. Changing relationships between the state, the market and civil society, caused by processes of globalization, privatisation and individualisation, have resulted in a plurality of policy arrangements in different domains. Despite the fact that environmental politics has been substantially renewed, there is a delicate balance between traditional and new policy arrangements. One of the main themes of the book is the explanation of this balance.