Politics and the environment : the Australian experience
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Politics and the environment : the Australian experience
Allen & Unwin, 1993
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  Fukushima
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  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
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  United Kingdom
  Germany
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-225) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The media formula for environmental reporting is to pit an environmentalist against a developer, sit back and watch the sparks fly. But is this really the whole story? In "Politics and the Environment", Elim Papadakis sets out to question a number of myths about green politics. Taking Australian environmentalism as his focus, he demonstrates how a social movement has been able to modify some of the most powerful forces in society. He argues that business and government have been remarkably flexible in coping with demands for change in environmental policy. He claims that their attempts to take on board the green agenda have been more than just token gestures. He also claims that the pursuit of economic growth and political power by business and government does not always mean failure for the environmentalists. Like the Germans Greens, the Australian environmental movement has been seen as a model for other countries. "Politics and the Environment" offers a balanced and comprehensive account of Australian environmentalism, setting it in its historical and comparative context.
Table of Contents
- Interpretations
- values and the novelty of contemporary social movements
- the ordinariness of new social movements
- claims about novelty
- the origins of environmentalism
- competing ideas, practical politics and public relations strategies
- transforming institutions
- environmental awareness and public opinion
- reshaping the political regime
- conclusion.
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