Agency, Democracy, and Nature: The U.S. Environmental Movement from a Critical Theory Perspective - Couverture souple

Brulle, Robert J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0262522810 ISBN 13 : 9780262522816

Editeur : MIT Press, 2000

Synopsis

In this book Robert Brulle draws on a broad range of empirical and theoretical research to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. environmental groups. Brulle shows how Critical Theory--in particular the work of Jürgen Habermas--can expand our understanding of the social causes of environmental degradation and the political actions necessary to deal with it. He then develops both a pragmatic and a moral argument for broad-based democratization of society as a prerequisite to the achievement of ecological sustainability. From the perspectives of frame analysis, resource mobilization, and historical sociology, using data on more than one hundred environmental groups, Brulle examines the core beliefs, structures, funding, and political practices of a wide variety of environmental organizations. He identifies the social processes that foster the development of a democratic environmental movement and those that hinder it. He concludes with suggestions for how environmental groups can make their organizational practices more democratic and politically effective.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert J. Brulle is Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science in the Department of Culture and Communications at Drexel University. He is the author of Agency, Democracy, and Nature: The US Environmental Movement from a Critical Theory Perspective (MIT Press, 2000).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: MIT Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0262522810
• ISBN 13: 9780262522816
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 360
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• Personne responsable: non disponible