Title: The Oxford handbook of environmental political theory /
Authors: Gabrielson, Teena,; Hall, Cheryl Ann,; Meyer, John M.,; Schlosberg, David,
Date: 2016
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Physical description: xvii, 662 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: J
Abstract: "Set at the intersection of political theory and environmental politics, yet with broad engagement across the environmental social sciences and humanities, 'The Oxford handbook of environmental political theory', defines, illustrates, and challenges the field of environmental political theory (EPT). Featuring contributions from distinguished political scientists working in this field, this volume addresses canonical theorists and contemporary environmental problems with a diversity of theoretical approaches. The initial section focuses on EPT as a field of inquiry, engaging both traditions of political thought and the academy. In the second section, the handbook explores conceptualizations of nature and the environment, as well as the nature of political subjects, communities, and boundaries within our environments. A third section addresses the values that motivate environmental theorists - including justice, responsibility, rights, limits, and flourishing - and the potential conflicts that can emerge within, between, and against these ideals. The final section examines the primary structures that constrain or enable the achievement of environmental ends, as well as theorizations of environmental movements, citizenship, and the potential for on-going environmental action and change."--
Contents: Environmental political theory and the history of Western political theory / Harlan Wilson -- Culture and difference: non-Western approaches to defining environmental Issues / Farah Godrej -- Environmental political theory and the liberal tradition / Piers H.G. Stephens -- Environmental political theory and republicanism / Peter Cannavò -- Human nature, non-human nature, and needs: environmental political theory and critical theory / Andrew Biro -- Environmental political theory, environmental ethics, and political science: bridging the gap / Kimberly K. Smith -- Environmental political theory's contribution to sustainability studies / Seaton Patrick Tarrant and Leslie Paul Thiele -- Environmental political theory and environmental action research teams / Romand Coles -- "Nature" and the (built) environment / Steven Vogel -- Theorizing the nonhuman through spatial and environmental thought / Justin Williams -- Challenging the human X environment framework / Samantha Frost --^ Environmental management in the anthropocene / David Schlosberg -- Interspecies / Rafi Youatt -- Floral sensations: plant biopolitics / Catriona A.H. Sandilands -- Cosmopolitanism and the environment / Simon Caney -- Sustainability, post-sustainability, unsustainability / Ingolfur Blühdorn -- Population, environmental discourse, and sustainability / Diana Coole -- Are there limits to limits? / Andrew Dobson -- Green political economy: beyond orthodox undifferentiated economic growth as a permanent feature of the economy / John Barry -- Environmental and climate justice / Steve Vanderheiden -- Environmental human rights / Kerri Woods -- Responsibility for climate change as a structural injustice / Robyn Eckersley -- Environmental justice and the anthropocene meme / Giovanna Di Chiro -- The limits of freedom and the freedom of limits / Jason Lambacher -- Bodies, environment, and agency / Teena Gabrielson --^ Cultivating human and non-human capabilities for mutual flourishing / Breena Holland and Amy Linch -- Consumption and well-being / Paul Knights and John O'Neill -- Capital, environmental degradation, and economic externalization / Adrian Parr -- Environmental governmentality / Timothy W. Luke -- Political economy of the greening of the state / Matthew Paterson -- Environmental science and politics / Mark B. Brown -- Democracy as constraint and possibility for environmental action / Elisabeth Ellis -- Environmental authoritarianism and China / Mark Beeson -- Global environmental governance / John Dryzek -- Global environmental justice and the environmentalisms of the poor / Joan Martinez-Alier -- Indigenous environmental movements and the function of governance institutions / Kyle Whyte -- Reimagining radical environmentalism / Emily Howard and Sean Parson -- Framing and nudging for a greener future / Cheryl Hall -- Citizenship: radical, feminist, and green / Sherilyn Macgregor --^ Ecological democracy and the co-participation of things / Lisa Disch.
Subject headings (LCSH): Environmentalism--Political aspects.; Political ecology.; Sustainable development--Political aspects.