Ecology and Society

This book introduces green ideas to students of the social sciences, showing how society affects and is affected by nature and assessing the future of the green movement.

Auteur
Luke Martell is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Sussex. He has written on socialism and neo-liberalism in the journal Economy and Society and is the author of a forthcoming book on socialism and associational democracy.

Texte du rabat
Ecology and Society is an introduction to 'green ideas' for students in the social sciences. It goes beyond traditional sociological boundaries to show how society interacts with nature but suggests that there are flaws in the philosophy and politics of the green movement. The book analyses ecological limits on, and effects of, industrialism and economic growth. Martell assesses forms of society and politics appropriate to sustainability. He evaluates proposals for frugality and argues for global and interventionist solutions over the decentralized and capitalist proposals of greens and economic liberals.

The volume analyses the philosophy of environmentalism and assesses explanations for the development of the green movement in recent years. Martell shows how ecology both revolutionizes and relies on traditions in political thought such as conservatism, liberalism, socialism and feminism. In an assessment of ways of rethinking relations between society and nature he proposes a realistic perspective over approaches popular in sociology and the green movement.

The book concludes with an assessment of the future of the green movement, arguing for a focus on politics and alliances, rather than social agents or lifestyle politics, in green politics.

Contenu
Introduction.

1. Ecology and Industrialism.

2. The Sustainable Society.

3. Green Philosophy.

4. The Green Movement.

5. Ecology and Political Theory.

6. Rethinking Relations Between Society and Nature.

7. The Future of Environmentalism.

Notes.

References.

Index.