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Spinning our way to sustainability?
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| Title: | Spinning our way to sustainability? |
| Authors: | Brulle, Robert Joseph
Jenkins, J. Craig |
| Keywords: | Environmental Movement
Social Movements
Resource Mobilization
Discourse Analysis
Cognitive Linguistics
Political Opportunity Structure
Death Of Environmentalism |
| Issue Date: | Mar-2006 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Citation: | Organization & Environment, 19(1): pp. 82-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1086026605285587 |
| Abstract: | In a widely read article, Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus critiqued the environmental
movement for focusing on piecemeal technocratic solutions and failing to articulate
a broader political vision, declaring it irrelevant if not already “dead.” To get off the defensive,
they argue, it needs to reframe its solutions to global warming and related environmental
problems by appealing to core progressive values and to reformulate itself as part of a
larger progressive movement. This repackaging, they say, will create a broader coalition
with a shared political vision and greater political power. There is much to be said for their
critique of traditional technocratic environmentalism, much of which we agree with. However,
we will argue, their focus on rhetorical reform without addressing other aspects of
environmental strategy is logically flawed and also undermines their commitment to
democratic values. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1860/1180 |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty Research and Publications (Culture & Communication)
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