This path-breaking study open the way for a better understanding of the environmental conflict, showing how language can be seen to shape our view of what environmental politics is really about and how those perceptions can differ between countries. The book identifies the emergence and increasing political importance of 'ecological modernization' as a new concept in the language of environmental politics. This concept, which has come to replace the antagonistic debates of the 1970s, stresses the opportunities of environmental policy for modernizing the economy and stimulating the technological innovation. Combining abstract social theory with detailed empirical analysis, the author illustrates the social and political dynamics of ecological modernization in a detailed analysis of the acid rain controversies in Great Britain and the Netherlands. The book concludes by reflecting on the institutional challenge of the environmental politics in the years to come.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13
9780198279693
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96306990
Product Key Features
Author
Maarten A. Hajer
Publication Name
The Politics of Environmental Discourse: Ecological Modernization and the Policy Process
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Geography & Geosciences, Government
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
225mm
Item Width
146mm
Item Weight
570g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Maarten A. Hajer
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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