Title & Author:

Democracy and green political thought : sustainability, rights, and citizenship / edited by Brian Doherty and Marius de Geus.

Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Description:

x, 246 pages ; 24 cm

Series:

European political science series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Brian Doherty and Marius de Geus -- Part I. The discourse of green movements -- Paradoxes of community / Michael Kenny -- Green parties, nonviolence and political obligation / Brian Doherty -- Worker co-operatives and green political theory / Neil Carter -- Part II. Green politics and democratic theory -- Must democrats be environmentalists? / Michael Saward -- Green democracy : The search for an ethical solution / Mike Mills -- Sustainability, political judgement and citizenship : Connecting green politics and democracy / John Barry -- Democratising green theory : Preconditions and principles / Andrew Dobson -- Part III. The institutions of a green democracy -- Ecological citizens and ecologically guided democracy / Peter Christoff -- Sustainability, community and democracy / Wouter Acherberg -- The ecological restructuring of the state / Marius de Geus -- Greening liberal democracy : The rights discourse revisited / Robyn Eckersley.

Summary:

The green movement has posed some tough questions for traditional justifications of democracy. Should the natural world have rights? Can we take account of the interests of future generations? Do we need to replace existing institutions to deal with the ecological crisis? But question have also been asked of the greens. Could their idealism undermine democracy? Can greens be effective democrats? In this book some of the leading writers on green political thought analyze these questions, examining the discourse of green movements concerning democracy, the status of democracy within green political thought and the political institutions that might be necessary to ensure democracy in a sustainable society. The debates are not simply about the compatability of democracy with green ideas but also about how best to define democracy itself. As the first book to focus on whether there is a distinctive green form of democracy, this book poses challenges to both committed greens and democratic theorists alike. Michael Kenny, Brian Doherty, Neil Carter, Andrew Dobson, Michael Saward, Robyn Eckersley, Mike Mills, John Barry, Wouter Achterberg, Marius de Geus, Peter Christoff.

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ISBN:

0415144116 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780415144117 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0415144124 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780415144124 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780203449554
020344955X

Subject:

Green movement.
Democracy.
Écologisme.
89.29 political ideologies: other.
Demokratie
Grüne Partei
Groenen.
Politieke ideeën.
Democratie.
Ecologische beweging.
Green movement Congresses.
Environmentalism Congresses.
Democracy Congresses.
Environment Conservation Politics
Southern Africa 20th century.
Southern Africa 19th century.

Form/genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.

Added entries:

Doherty, Brian, 1964-
Geus, Marius de, 1954-
European political science series.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 293193
Call No.: BIB 237943
Status: Available