Environmentalism in the United States by Elizabeth Bomberg, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Environmentalism - defined here as activism aimed at protecting the environment or improving its condition - is undergoing significant change in the United States. Under attack from the current administration and direct questioning from its own ranks, environmentalism in the US is at a crossroads. This special issue will explore the changing patterns of and challenges to environmentalism in the contemporary US. More specifically, it will examine the following dynamics:- the re-conceptualisation of core ideas and strategies defining US environmentalism;- questions of identity and relations with other advocacy groups (including labour, global justice and women's groups);- institutional change (especially the shift away from regulatory policies and approaches);- the expanding arenas of activism, to both above and below the state;- environmentalists' response to Bush administration policies and priorities. This book was previously published as a special issue ofEnvironmental Politics. | Environmentalism in the United States by Elizabeth Bomberg, Paperback | Indigo Chapters