Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: Thinking about Ecologism 1. Sustainable Societies 2. Reasons to Care for the Environment 3. Crisis and its Political-Strategic Consequences 4. Universality and Social Change 5. Lessons from Nature 6. Left and Right: Communism and Capitalism 7. Historical Specificity 8. Conclusion Part 2: Philosophical Foundations 9. Ethics: A Code of Conduct 10. Ethics: A State of Being 11. Anthropocentrism 12. Hybridity Part 3: The Sustainable Society 13. Limits to Growth 14. Possible Positions 15. More Problems with Growth 16. Questioning Consumption 17. Energy 18. Trade and Travel 19. Work 20. Bioregionalism 21. Agriculture 22. Diversity 23. Decentralization and its Limits Part 4: Strategies for Green Change 24. Democracy and Authoritarianism 25. Action Through and Around the Legislature 26. Lifestyle 27. Communities 28. Direct Action 29. Fiscal Incentives and Ecological Citizenship 30. Class 31. Conclusion Part 5: Ecologism and Other Ideologies 32. Liberalism 33. Conservatism 34. Socialism 35. Feminism 36. Conclusion

About the Author

Andrew Dobson is Professor of Environmental Political Theory at Keele University, UK

Reviews

Reviews from the second edition:

'This is the best text yet written on the subject.' - Times Educational Supplement

'Green Political Thoughtconfirms Andrew Dobson's status as a leading teacher and thinker of ecological thought.' - Environmental Politics

'If you thought you knew what green politics was all about, the arguments [this book] contains will probably come as a surprise.' - Talking Politics

'Green Political Thought remains the definitive text on the political ideology of ecologism. Indeed, it has now acquired the status of a classic in the field. In this fourth edition, the distinctive features of ecologism remain as sharply etched as they were in the first edition but Dobson has revised and updated the rich variety of internal debates among green political theorists and activists, including a shift in focus from ethics to politics, and from radical resistance to ‘visionary pragmatism’. - Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne, Australia'Andy Dobson first made his statement about a green ideology sixteen years ago, and it quickly became the book on environmental political thought, against which all others were compared. In this new edition, (Andy) Dobson's thorough and lucid account of "ecologism" once again sets the standard. It should be the first place to turn for a comprehensive picture of ecological thought and the arguments in the field.' - David Schlosberg, Northern Arizona University, USA