Green States and Social Movements - Environmentalism in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Norway (Paperback, New)

Social movements take shape in relation to the kind of state they face, while over time states are transformed by the movements that they both incorporate and resist. Green States and Social Movements is a comparative study of the environmental movement's successes and failures in four very different states: the USA, UK, Germany and Norway. The history covers the entire sweep of the modern environmental era that begins in 1970. The end in view is a green transformation of the state and society on a par with earlier transformations that gave us first the liberal capitalist state and then the welfare state. The authors explain why such a transformation is now most likely in Germany, and why it is least likely in the United States, which has lost the status of environmental pioneer that it gained in the early 1970s. Their comparative analysis also explains the role played by social movements in making modern societies more deeply democratic, and yields insights into the strategic choices of environmental movements as they decide on what terms to engage, enter or resist the state. Sometimes it makes sense for a movement to act conventionally, as a green party or set of interest groups. But sometimes inclusion can mean co-optation, in which case a movement can instead emphasize action in and through civil society.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2003
First published:	April 2003
Authors:	John S. Dryzek • David Downes • Christian Hunold • David Schlosberg • Hans-Kristian Hernes
Dimensions:	233 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	238
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-924903-9
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist thought & ideology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist, conservationist & Green organizations Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Pressure groups & lobbying Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Demonstrations & protest movements Promotions
LSN:	0-19-924903-2
Barcode:	9780199249039

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