Environmentalism in the United States: Changing Patterns of Activism and Advocacy

Elizabeth Bomberg (Curatore)

David Schlosberg (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2008

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.

• Curatore: Elizabeth Bomberg, David Schlosberg
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Anno: 2008
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 170 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 320 gr.
• EAN: 9780415483940

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