Kenneth A. Loparo

Social Movements, Public Spheres and the European Politics of the Environment

Green Power Europe?

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyzes how the European environmental movement has influenced the problem definitions and solution strategies of European policy issues, examining biodiversity, GMOs, Trans-European Transport Networks, and climate change.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-31425-6
• 1st ed. 2010
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 303g
• ISBN-13: 9781349314256
• ISBN-10: 1349314250
• Artikelnr.: 45005820

Autorenporträt

HEIN-ANTON VAN DER HEIJDEN is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He has widely published on topics like environmental movements and political opportunity structures, European and global environmental politics, political discourse analysis, and on the interplay between social science and politics.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Social Movements, Civil Society and Public Spheres European Environmental Politics Environmental Groups in Brussels In Search of a Green 'Good Society' The Natura 2000 Discourse Framing Genetically Modified Organisms Ecological Modernization and the Trans-European Transport Network The European Politics of Climate Change Conclusion Bibliography

Rezensionen

- 'A timely publictation, looking closely at how effective social movements and social activism can be.' Barbara Richter, LSE blog, British Politics   - ' For each chapter, the author states clearly how it relates to his central research question and which conclusions he draws from the results. This proves very helpful in following his main arguement'. Barbara Richter, LSE blog, British Politics