Green politics / ecopolitics / environmentalism

The increasing awareness of the human impact on the environment is having a profound effect on the concept and content of citizenship - one of the fundamental institutions that structures human relations.

The increasing awareness of the human impact on the environment is having a profound effect on the concept and content of citizenship - one of the fundamental institutions that structures human relations.

John Gray is now established as one of the UK's leading political thinkers.

John Gray is now established as one of the UK's leading political thinkers.

The emergence of Green parties throughout Europe during the 1980s marked the arrival of a new form of political movement and a challenge to existing party models.

The emergence of Green parties throughout Europe during the 1980s marked the arrival of a new form of political movement and a challenge to existing party models.

This book, a unique examination of the activist striving to work for more holistic social change, creates a conceptual framework to give visibility to the complexity of activist practice that spans environmental and social justice concerns.

This book, a unique examination of the activist striving to work for more holistic social change, creates a conceptual framework to give visibility to the complexity of activist practice that spans environmental and social justice concerns.

What is the optimal political framework for environmental reform - reform on a scale commensurate with the global ecological crisis?

What is the optimal political framework for environmental reform - reform on a scale commensurate with the global ecological crisis?

By the late 1990s Green parties had entered national governments in five Western European countries - Finland, Italy, Germany, France and Belgium.

By the late 1990s Green parties had entered national governments in five Western European countries - Finland, Italy, Germany, France and Belgium.

First Published in 1993.

First Published in 1993.

Modern Environmentalism presents a comprehensive introduction to environmentalism, the origins of its main beliefs and ideas, and how these relate to modern environmental ideologies.

Modern Environmentalism presents a comprehensive introduction to environmentalism, the origins of its main beliefs and ideas, and how these relate to modern environmental ideologies.

One of the main features of the contemporary environmental crisis is that no one has a clear idea of what is going on.

One of the main features of the contemporary environmental crisis is that no one has a clear idea of what is going on.

The global ecological crisis is the greatest challenge humanity has ever had to confront, and humanity is failing.

First Published in 2004.

First Published in 2004.

The green movement has posed some tough questions for traditional justifications of democracy.

The green movement has posed some tough questions for traditional justifications of democracy.

The 'Western' green movement has grown rapidly in the last three decades: green ministers are in government in several European countries, Greenpeace has millions of paying supporters, and green direct action against roads, GM crops, the WTO and neo-liberalism, have become ubiquitous.

The 'Western' green movement has grown rapidly in the last three decades: green ministers are in government in several European countries, Greenpeace has millions of paying supporters, and green direct action against roads, GM crops, the WTO and neo-liberalism, have become ubiquitous.

In this much-needed account of what has gone wrong in our thinking about the environment, Val Plumwood digs at the roots of environmental degradation.

In this much-needed account of what has gone wrong in our thinking about the environment, Val Plumwood digs at the roots of environmental degradation.

Since the late 1980s, ecological thought and the European eco-movement have gone through a phase of fundamental transformation which has been widely acknowledged but not yet theorised in any satisfactory way.

Since the late 1980s, ecological thought and the European eco-movement have gone through a phase of fundamental transformation which has been widely acknowledged but not yet theorised in any satisfactory way.

An important comparative study of Japanese politics that reveals that green issues have yet to displace the traditional urban politics of post-industrial Japan.

An important comparative study of Japanese politics that reveals that green issues have yet to displace the traditional urban politics of post-industrial Japan.

What do we want?

What do we want?

Liberation Ecologies brings together some of the most exciting theorists in the field to explore the impact of political ecology in today's developing world.

Liberation Ecologies brings together some of the most exciting theorists in the field to explore the impact of political ecology in today's developing world.

This volume examines the reasons why some despair at the prospects for an ecological form of democracy, and challenges the recent 'deliberative turn' in environmental political thought.

This volume examines the reasons why some despair at the prospects for an ecological form of democracy, and challenges the recent 'deliberative turn' in environmental political thought.

In recent decades, environmental issues have increasingly been incorporated into liberal democratic thought and political practice.

In recent decades, environmental issues have increasingly been incorporated into liberal democratic thought and political practice.

This is an agenda-setting exploration of the relationship between green politics and liberal ideology.

This is an agenda-setting exploration of the relationship between green politics and liberal ideology.

Written in an engaging and accessible manner by one of the leading scholars in his field, Environment and Social Theory, completed revised and updated with two new chapters, is an indispensable guide to the way in which the environment and social theory relate to one another.

Written in an engaging and accessible manner by one of the leading scholars in his field, Environment and Social Theory, completed revised and updated with two new chapters, is an indispensable guide to the way in which the environment and social theory relate to one another.

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.

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.

This book examines the concept of liberty in relation to civilization's ability to live within ecological limits.

This book examines the concept of liberty in relation to civilization's ability to live within ecological limits.

The political and environmental crises of the twenty-first century require new approaches to the way we think and act politically.

The political and environmental crises of the twenty-first century require new approaches to the way we think and act politically.

Based on empirical studies of European energy and environmental policies, this book suggests that, in combination, these two policy fields form a consensus in the EU which might also become the basis for a new European ideology, namely European 'sustainabilism'.