Environmental Justice and the New Pluralism

Review from previous edition: Schlosberg's study displays a sensitivity and sophistication in its analysis and evaluation of the evolution of both pluralist theory and the environmental justice movement in the US ... This is one of the most impressive and thought-provoking of recent books within the field of environmental political thought.'Environmental PoliticsReview from previous edition ‘[this] is a serious, well-grounded, and original piece of work which makes a valuable contribution to both the normative and policy-related aspects of contemporary environmentalism.“Political Studies'[this] book is that rare thing - a combination of solid empirical social science research integrated with a critical theoretical framework .Schlosberg has produced an original, important and theoretically informed, critical book which deserves to read by all those interested in developing an understanding of grassroots environmental resistance .''Capitalism, Nature, SocialismCareful and tightly argued, but also eloquent and readable, Environmental Justice and the New Pluralism deserves a broad audience. While environmentalists have long understood that ecosystems thrive on diversity and require analytical and ethical frameworks to match, the metaphors have sometimes not been taken seriously enough in that other, stranger ecosystem - the social and political world. Schlosberg invites us to bridge the gap, to think politicallyabout problems and solutions that can only, ever be political. Unlike many books in political science, Environmental Justice and the New Pluralism will be as helpful to political activists as it will be to academics .This book is important because it is one of the first by a political theorist to examine the theoretical implications of the environmental justice movement carefully. “American Political Science Review`David Schlosberg raises the issues of diversity, pluralism, and environmental politics in ways that compel attention. Careful and tightly argued, but also eloquent and readable, Environmental Justice and the New Pluralism deserves a broad audience. While environmentalists have long understood that ecosystems thrive on diversity and require analytical and ethical frameworks to match, the metaphors have sometimes not been taken seriously enough in thatother, stranger ecosystem - the social and political world. Schlosberg invites us to bridge the gap, to think politically about problems and solutions that can only, ever be political.‘Bill Chaloupka, Professor of Environmental Studies, The University of Montana

David Scholsberg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Northern Arizona University.

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