Climate Crisis and the Democratic Prospect

Climate Crisis and the Democratic Prospect
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 341
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ISBN-10 : 9780192525734
ISBN-13 : 0192525735
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Book Synopsis Climate Crisis and the Democratic Prospect by : Frank Fischer

Download or read book Climate Crisis and the Democratic Prospect written by Frank Fischer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-26 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can contemporary democratic governments tackle climate crisis? Some argue that democracy has to be a central part of a strategy to deal with climate change. Others argue that experience shows it not to be up to the challenge in the time frame available-that it will require a stronger hand, even a form of eco-authoritarianism. A question that does not lend itself to an easy assessment, this volume seeks to out and assess the competing answers. While the book supports the case for environmental democracy, it argues that establishing and sustaining democratic practices will be difficult during the global climate turmoil ahead, especially in the face of state of emergencies. This inquiry undertakes a search for an appropriate political-ecological strategy for preserving a measure of democratic governance during hard times. Without ignoring the global dimensions of the crisis, the analysis finds an alternative path in the theory and practices participatory environmental governance embodied in a growing relocalization movement, and global eco-localism generally. Although such movements largely operate under the radar of the social sciences, the media and the political realm generally, these vibrant socio-ecological movements not only speak to the crisis ahead, but are already well established and thriving on the ground, including ecovillages, eco-communes, eco-neighborhoods, and local transition initiatives. With the help of these ideas and projects, the task is to influence the discourse of environmental political theory in ways that can be of assistance to those who will face climate crisis in its full magnitude.


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