The aim of this book is to review central concepts in the study of
environmental politics and to open up new questions, problems, and
research agendas in the field. The volume does so by drawing on a
wide range of approaches from critical theory to poststructuralism,
and spanning disciplines including international relations,
geography, sociology, history, philosophy, anthropology, and
political science. The 28 chapters cover a range of global and
local studies, illustrations and cases. These range from the
Cochabamba conference in Bolivia to climate camps in the UK; UN
summits in Rio de Janeiro and Johannesburg to climate migrants from
Pacific islands; forests in Indonesia to Dutch energy governance
reform; indigenous communities in Namibia to oil extraction in the
Niger Delta; survivalist militias in the USA to Maasai tribesmen in
Kenya. Rather than following a regional or issue-based (e.g. water,
forests, pollution, etc) structure, the volume is organised in
terms of key concepts in the field, including those which have been
central to the social sciences for a long time (such as
citizenship, commodification, consumption, feminism, justice,
movements, science, security, the state, summits, and technology);
those which have been at the heart of environmental politics for
many years (including biodiversity, climate change, conservation,
eco-centrism, limits, localism, resources, sacrifice, and
sustainability); and many which have been introduced to these
literatures and debates more recently (biopolitics, governance,
governmentality, hybridity, posthumanism, risk, and vulnerability).
Features and benefits of the book: Explains the most important
concepts and theories in environmental politics. Reviews the core
ideas behind crucial debates in environmental politics. Highlights
the key thinkers - both classic and contemporary - for studying
environmental politics. Provides original perspectives on the
critical potential of the concepts for future research agendas as
well as for the practice of environmental politics. Each chapter is
written by leading international authors in their field. This
exciting new volume will be essential textbook reading for all
students of environmental politics, as well as provocatively
presenting the field in a different light for more established
researchers.
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