Agency, Democracy, and Nature: The U.S. Environmental Movement from a Critical Theory Perspective

by Robert J. Brulle

Book Overview

In this book Robert Brulle draws on a broad range of empirical and theoretical research to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. environmental groups. Brulle shows how Critical Theory--in particular the work of J rgen Habermas--can expand our understanding of the social causes of environmental degradation and the political actions necessary to deal with it. He then develops both a pragmatic and a moral argument for broad-based democratization of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262522810
• ISBN13: 9780262522816
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher