Environmentalism in the United States: Changing Conceptions of Activism

Environmentalism in the United States: Changing Conceptions of Activism
ISBN-10
1317996151
ISBN-13
9781317996156
Category
Political Science
Pages
169
Language
English
Published
2013-09-13
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
David Schlosberg, Elizabeth Bomberg

Description

Environmentalism – defined here as activism aimed at protecting the environment or improving its condition – is undergoing significant change in the United States. Under attack from the current administration and direct questioning from its own ranks, environmentalism in the US is at a crossroads. This special issue will explore the changing patterns of and challenges to environmentalism in the contemporary US. More specifically, it will examine the following dynamics: · the re-conceptualisation of core ideas and strategies defining US environmentalism; · questions of identity and relations with other advocacy groups (including labour, global justice and women’s groups); · institutional change (especially the shift away from regulatory policies and approaches); · the expanding arenas of activism, to both above and below the state; · environmentalists’ response to Bush administration policies and priorities. This book was previously published as a special issue of Environmental Politics.

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