Democracy and Green Political Thought - Sustainability, Rights and Citizenship

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? But questions 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.

List of contents

Contributors, Series editor’s preface, Acknowledgements, INTRODUCTION, Part I The discourse of green movements, Part II Green politics and democratic theory, Part III The institutions of a green , emocracy, Index

About the author

Brian Doherty, Marius de Geus

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? But questions 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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Marius de Geus (Editor), Brian Doherty (Editor), Doherty Brian (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.05.1996
• EAN: 9780415144124
• ISBN: 978-0-415-14412-4
• No. of pages: 260
• Weight: 480 g
• Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Political structures: democracy, Environmentalist, Conservationist & Green Organizations, Environmentalist, conservationist and Green organizations