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Paul Clifford Royce Norton - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a critique of generative class theories of environmentalism and of the labour Environmentalist relationship
Environmental Politics, 2003Co-Authors: Paul Clifford Royce NortonAbstract:Relations between the labour and environmental movements are believed to be prone to conflict stemming from the different class bases of the two movements. The generative class theories of the environmental movement and the labour–Environmentalist relationship (LER) implicit in this belief are examined against research on the sociology of new social movements and cases of labour–Environmentalist interaction, and rejected. Nonetheless, class in a dimensional sense remains important in terms of circumscribing social actors' abilities to shape, and respond to, environmental and economic change; rejection of generative class theories of the LER should not entail espousal of an ‘environmentalism without class’.
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A critique of generative class theories of environmentalism and of the labour–Environmentalist relationship
Environmental Politics, 2003Co-Authors: Paul Clifford Royce NortonAbstract:Relations between the labour and environmental movements are believed to be prone to conflict stemming from the different class bases of the two movements. The generative class theories of the environmental movement and the labour–Environmentalist relationship (LER) implicit in this belief are examined against research on the sociology of new social movements and cases of labour–Environmentalist interaction, and rejected. Nonetheless, class in a dimensional sense remains important in terms of circumscribing social actors' abilities to shape, and respond to, environmental and economic change; rejection of generative class theories of the LER should not entail espousal of an ‘environmentalism without class’.
Karen Bakker - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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neoliberalizing nature market environmentalism in water supply in england and wales
Annals of The Association of American Geographers, 2005Co-Authors: Karen BakkerAbstract:Abstract The 1989 privatization of the water supply sector in England and Wales is a much-cited model of market environmentalism—the introduction of market institutions to natural resource management as a means of reconciling goals of efficiency and environmental conservation. Yet, more than a decade after privatization, the application of market mechanisms to water supply management is much more limited than had been expected. Drawing on recent geographical research on commodities, this article analyzes the reasons for this retrenchment of the market Environmentalist project. I make three related claims: resource commodification is a contested, partial, and transient process; commodification is distinct from privatization; and fresh water is a particularly uncooperative commodity. To illustrate these claims, I explore how water's geography underpinned the failure of commodification initiatives in England and Wales. I focus specifically on contradictions faced by industry regulators, water companies, and ...
William Chaloupka - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Environmentalist: ‘what is to be done?’
Environmental Politics, 2008Co-Authors: William ChaloupkaAbstract:Contemporary American environmentalism emerged at a point in political history when indeterminacy, arguably, was on the rise after a long period of enforced consensus – in short, during the era of modernism's exhaustion. Environmentalists are awkward modernists. On one hand, most of them would surely resist the modernist label altogether. But in other ways, Environmentalists doubled back, sometimes even epitomising the modernism they otherwise criticise. This awkward Environmentalist relationship to modernism complicates the problem of determining a course of political action. This paper focuses on central political problems raised by scientism, resentment, and legalism. It concludes that, despite the urgency of environmental concerns, it is imperative to develop a discussion about environmental politics.
L.s. Ganesh - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Environmentalists and their conflicts with Energy Justice – Concept of “Power-Environ” in the Athirappilly HEPP in Kerala
Energy Policy, 2019Co-Authors: C. Jayapalan, L.s. GaneshAbstract:Abstract This paper describes how a green energy surplus region changed over the years to a thermal energy-mix, driven by Environmentalist forces’ strong opposition to Hydro-Electric Power Projects (HEPPs) in Kerala, India. The specific instance of the proposed Athirappilly HEPP is discussed against the background of the opposition of Environmentalists and other sympathetic associations. The strong opposition to HEPPs in specific local contexts has led to increased emissions in other places. The tenets of Energy Justice – distributional, procedural, recognition and cosmopolitan – have been challenged by the Environmentalists’ movement against the Athirappilly HEPP. The inherent conflicts between Environment Law and Climate Law on the one hand and the principles of Energy Justice and Law on the other are pointed out. The concept of “Power-Environ” is introduced and characterized, and its relation to Energy Justice and Law is explored in the policy context. The concept proposed here serves as a foundation for realizing parsimonious and effective representation of the opposition to HEPPs, and ushering Energy Justice and Law. The use of this concept, as an integrated whole founded on the principles of Energy Justice and Law, should facilitate balanced policy-making in the Energy sector, especially in India and hopefully across the world too.
Michelle Berner - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The greening of the press: A case study of stakeholder accountability and the corporate management of Environmentalist publics
Business Strategy and the Environment, 1992Co-Authors: Lawrence Pinfield, Michelle BernerAbstract:The concept of stakeholder accountability and management is increasingly an integral facet of business strategy. This is particularly evident for companies which have a significant environmental impact, be it real or perceived, where public scrutiny of environmental performance is facilitated through heightened press coverage. Effective stakeholder management therefore necessitates an active response to the media's attention in order to manage the public perception of business activities. This article presents data on the exponential growth in both the total number and the proportion of news articles over the past fifteen years which have associated a large forestry company in Western Canada with Environmentalist issues. More detailed analyses of these articles illustrate how Environmentalist sub-issues can be identified and whether the voice is either that of the corporation or the Environmentalist movement. Implications of these findings for the management of Environmentalist publics is discussed.
