Critical Political Ecology : The Politics of Environmental Science

ISBN-13: 9780415185622 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 336 str.

Tim Forsyth; Timothy Forsyth; Timothy Forsyth

Opis

This study links political debate with the science of ecology. It is based on the belief that apparently neutral laws of science are themselves constructed from political processes. Consequently, the debate about environmental politics needs to include the formulation of science in that process, rather than applying existing scientific laws to current social dilemmas. The book focuses on three main themes: it summarizes recent thinking about the relationship between natural and social science, and the difficulties of making statements about the natural world that do not reflect social agendas; it looks at the processes by which political activism and social change may give rise to scientific laws and approaches that influence environmental policy in both industrialized and industrializing countries; and it discusses the implications of such relationships for current environmental debates and global policy, using international case studies.

Spis treści

1. Political ecology and the politics of environmental science 2. Environmental science and myths 3. Environmental 'laws' and generalizations 4. Social framings of environmental science 5. The co-production of environmental science and political activism 6. Enforcing and contesting boundaries: Boundary organizations and social movements 7. The globalization of environmental risk 8. Democratizing environmental explanations 9. Democratizing environmental science and networks 10. Conclusion: 'Critical' Political ecology and environmental science

O autorze

Tim Forsyth is a lecturer in Environment and Development at the London School of Economics