Traditional views of global environmental politics take the structures
and relations of international politics as a given. Solutions to
environmental problems, then, must be products of concession,
negotiation, and inevitable compromise—a world of top-down planetary
management. Lipschutz challenges students to question these
conventional approaches. He argues that much light can be shed on
global environmental degradation if we look beyond the politics of
conflict and cooperation and explore environmental problems from their
very "roots." Using a framework that accounts for the ontologies,
material conditions, and power relations that structure global
environmental problems, Lipschutz is able to more effectively question
attempts to clean up the globe and sustain the world′s natural
resources. Throughout the text, the author uses compelling cases to
illustrate the effects of globalization and capitalism, yet is careful
to make the link between the local and the global to show how we, as
individuals, are both consumers of goods and producers of pollution. A
powerful new approach How is the financing of a water system in
Bolivia linked to long-standing forestation practices in India? Taking
nothing for granted, the root causes of major global environmental
problems are exposed and subjected to rigorous analysis. Lipschutz
shows, for instance, how privatization operates in different global
contexts with strikingly similar consequences. In what ways are
liberalism and realism actually two sides of the same coin? Both make
self-interest—of the individual and of the state—key operating
terms. In a revealing comparison, Lipschutz explores the limits of
these dominant political models to effectively frame and solve
environmental problems. What kinds of political, social, and
environmental practices bring about meaningful change? By emphasizing
the global impacts of local actions, the text shows how attempts to
control environmental problems may actually reproduce the very systems
they are meant to ameliorate. Combined with practical pedagogy Rich
historical background helps contextualize contemporary issues.
Extensive suggested reading lists at the end of each chapter guide
students to further research, while tables and figures elegantly show
data and concepts. The emphasis on assessing the root causes of global
environmental problems and models encourages critical thinking.
Students are also encouraged to rethink their own role in the global
environmental system and to get involved in effective forms of social
change.
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ISBN
9781483370903
Publisert
2015
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CQ Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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