The Politics of the Earth

The Politics of the Earth provides an accessible and engaging introduction to thinking about the environment by looking at the way people use language on environmental issues. Leading scholar John S. Dryzek analyses the various approaches which have dominated environmental issues over the last three decades and which are likely to be influential in the future, including survivalism, environmental problem solving, sustainability, and green radicalism. This new edition includes more on global environmental politics, as well as updated and expanded examples including more material on China. Dryzek looks at the most modern discourses, including discussions surrounding climate change, and has reworked the material on justice and green radicalism to include more on climate justice and new developments such as transition towns and radical summits. An engaging writing style and helpful boxed material make this complex subject accessible to students.PART I INTRODUCTION ; 1. Making Sense of Earth's Politics: A Discourse Approach ; PART II GLOBAL LIMITS AND THEIR DENIAL ; 2. Looming Tragedy: Survivalism ; 3. Growth Forever: The Promethean Response ; PART III SOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ; 4. Leave it to the Experts: Administrative Rationalism ; 5. Leave it to the People: Democratic Pragmatism ; 6. Leave it to the Market: Economic Rationalism ; PART IV THE QUEST FOR SUSTAINABILITY ; 7. Environmentally Benign Growth: Sustainable Development ; 8. Industrial Society and Beyond: Ecological Modernization ; PART V GREEN RADICALISM ; 9. Changing People: Green Consciousness ; 10. Changing Society: Green Politics ; PART VI CONCLUSION ; 11. Ecological Democracy