Politics Inflamed
Subtitle: Galway for a Safe Environment & the campaign against incineration in Ireland
Series: Ecopolitics Series Volume 1
Publisher: Greenhouse Press & Choice Publishing
Published: October 2005
Place of publication: Drogheda, Ireland
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9781905451029
Subjects: Waste management; Ireland
Genres: Social & environmental movements
First sentence: In the years between 1999 and 2005, when community groups began to oppose the waste management policies of the state, Galway for a Safe Environment (GSE) led a campaign of protest against the inclusion of incineration in the Connacht Waste Plan.
Description: Politics Inflamed describes the campaign against incineration in Galway, Ireland by a social movement which mobilised through a series of frames including health risks, embracing wider agendas (going beyond the single issue of incineration to extend their political movement), and tackling democratic deficit in local and ultimately national politics.