The Politics of the Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy

The continuous rise in the profile of the
environment in politics reflects growing concern that we may be facing a
large-scale ecological crisis. The new edition of this highly acclaimed
textbook surveys the politics of the environment, providing a
comprehensive and comparative introduction to its three components:
ideas, activism and policy. Part I explores environmental philosophy and
green political thought; Part II considers parties and environmental
movements; and Part III analyses policy-making and environmental issues
at international, national and local levels. This second edition has
been thoroughly updated with new and revised discussions of many topics
including the ecological state, ecological citizenship, ecological
modernisation and the Greens in government and also includes an
additional chapter on 'Globalisation, Trade and the Environment'. As
well as considering a wide variety of examples from around the world,
this textbook features a glossary, guides to further study, chapter
summaries and critical questions throughout.