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Major changes in citizenship and democracy have taken place in Scandinavia within the last two decades. Participation in conventional forms of politics has declined markedly, and political parties and trade unions are being questioned. Instead, Scandinavians are turning towards single issue participation and "small democracy" in the workplace or in public sector service institutions. This book deals with the details of these processes and in particular how they have affected political participation, identity, and social polarization.
This book argues that there is no way to make progress in building
a sustainable future without extensive participation of non-state
actors. The volume explores the contribution of non-state actors to
a sustainable transition, starting with citizens and communities of
different kinds and ending with cities and city-networks. The
authors analyse social, cultural, political and economic drivers
and barriers for this transition, from individual behaviour to
structural restraints, and investigate interplay between the two.
Through a series of wide-ranging case studies from the UK,
Australia, Germany, Italy and Denmark, and a number of comparative
case studies, the volume provides an empirically and theoretically
robust argument that highlights the need to develop, widen and
scale up collective action and community-based engagement if the
transition to sustainability is to be successful. This book will be
of great interest to students and scholars of climate change,
sustainability and environmental policy.
One of the most heartening developments in climate change
mitigation in recent years has been the increasing attention paid
to the principle of 'thinking globally and acting locally'. The
failure of the international community to reach significant global
agreements on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions has led
local governments, environmental organisations and citizens
themselves to focus increasingly on the local possibilities for
action on climate change. This book analyses the strengths and
weaknesses of the co-production of climate policies that take place
where citizen engagement and local initiatives converge with public
agencies. Case studies from Northern Europe, Australia/New Zealand
and the USA reveal that traditional individualist approaches to
promoting environmental behaviour epitomised by information
campaigns and economic incentives cannot trigger the deep
behavioural changes required to materially improve our response to
climate change. Only by marshalling the forces of thousands, and
eventually millions of citizens, can we manage to reach
environmental sceptics, reinforce political action and create the
new social norms that are sorely needed in our local, and global,
response to climate change. This book will be of great relevance to
scholars and policy makers with an interest in climate change
politics and governance, community engagement and sustainable
development.
Drawing on case studies from Denmark, The Netherlands and the UK,
this book discusses new Information and Communication Technologies
(ICTs). Contributors argue that ICTs play an important role in the
process of restructuring and redefining basic relations within the
political systems of Western democracies.
This book argues that there is no way to make progress in building
a sustainable future without extensive participation of non-state
actors. The volume explores the contribution of non-state actors to
a sustainable transition, starting with citizens and communities of
different kinds and ending with cities and city-networks. The
authors analyse social, cultural, political and economic drivers
and barriers for this transition, from individual behaviour to
structural restraints, and investigate interplay between the two.
Through a series of wide-ranging case studies from the UK,
Australia, Germany, Italy and Denmark, and a number of comparative
case studies, the volume provides an empirically and theoretically
robust argument that highlights the need to develop, widen and
scale up collective action and community-based engagement if the
transition to sustainability is to be successful. This book will be
of great interest to students and scholars of climate change,
sustainability and environmental policy.
Major changes in citizenship and democracy have taken place in
Scandinavia within the last two decades. Participation in
conventional forms of politics has declined markedly, and the
ability of institutions such as political parties and trade unions
to deliver social mobility is being eroded. Instead, Scandinavians
are turning towards single issue participation and 'small
democracy' in the workplace or in public sector service
institutions. The scenario is that of a 'spectator democracy' with
engaged and conscious spectators who lack the long-term political
commitment to engage actively in 'big democracy'. Also,
Scandinavian citizenship is challenged by structural unemployment,
EU membership, and immigration. This book deals with the details of
these processes and in particular how they have affected political
participation, identity and social polarization.
One of the most heartening developments in climate change
mitigation in recent years has been the increasing attention paid
to the principle of 'thinking globally and acting locally'. The
failure of the international community to reach significant global
agreements on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions has led
local governments, environmental organisations and citizens
themselves to focus increasingly on the local possibilities for
action on climate change. This book analyses the strengths and
weaknesses of the co-production of climate policies that take place
where citizen engagement and local initiatives converge with public
agencies. Case studies from Northern Europe, Australia/New Zealand
and the USA reveal that traditional individualist approaches to
promoting environmental behaviour epitomised by information
campaigns and economic incentives cannot trigger the deep
behavioural changes required to materially improve our response to
climate change. Only by marshalling the forces of thousands, and
eventually millions of citizens, can we manage to reach
environmental sceptics, reinforce political action and create the
new social norms that are sorely needed in our local, and global,
response to climate change. This book will be of great relevance to
scholars and policy makers with an interest in climate change
politics and governance, community engagement and sustainable
development.
This volume explores the role of the Internet in the creation and
reconfiguration of political authority, community and identity in a
globalising world. A string of case studies demonstrates how the
Internet and connectivity facilitate the creation of political
authorities 'within' and 'beyond' the nation state, and how it lies
at the core of the formation of automated forms of power and the
emergence of a plethora of communities with global reach and
outlook, affecting identity formation processes and social
dynamics. These developments have important repercussions for
politics and democracy. Politics in the Information Age becomes a
'politics of presence' and a 'politics of becoming', as expressed
through multiple practices, connections and organisational forms,
as well as the complex formation of political identities. In such a
set-up, democracy comes to depend more on ethics and less on
procedures. This volume lays the foundation for further work on
politics and democracy in the Information Age.
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