Green Political Thought
Publisher: Routledge
Published: January 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9780203964620
Subjects: Public Policy - Environmental Policy
First sentence: In the Introduction I began to establish three points: first, that ecologism is not the same as environmentalism; second, that environmentalism is not a political ideology; and third, that while environmentalism is sufficiently non-specific for it to be hybridized with most ideologies, it is at its most uncomfortable with ecologism.
Description: "This highly acclaimed introduction to green political thought is now available in a new edition, having been fully revised and updated to take into account the areas which have grown in importance since the third edition was published." "The author describes and assesses the political ideology of 'ecologism', and compares this radical view of remedies for the environmental crisis with the 'environmentalism' of mainstream politics. Dobson examines the philosophical basis of ecological thinking, the potential shape of a sustainable society and the means at hand for achieving it. The relationship between ecologism and other political ideologies is also discussed."--BOOK JACKET.