As outlined in Chapter 1 in this book, theories of democracy have taken a strong deliberative
turn in recent decades (Baber and Bartlett, 2005; Smith, 2003; Dryzek, 2000; Elster, 1998; …

Theorists of ecological democracy rely heavily upon the deliberative democracy framework
for their understanding of what democracy is and what an ecological democracy should be …

In this book we have combined theoretical inquiry with empirical investigations in order to
answer the question: can new modes of governance ensure effective environmental policy …

Contemporary democracies are frequently criticized for failing to respond adequately to
environmental problems and our political institutions are often charged with misrepresenting …

Deliberative democracy appears to be having a profound influence on contemporary green
political theory. This article initially explores the growing fascination with democratic …

The administrative state is not what it used to be, in environmental affairs no less than
elsewhere. There is still plenty of administration around, even if we think of it in classic …

Can democracy secure environmental sustainability? This article proposes a basic, yet
substantial organising principle–the 'dilemma of green democracy'–which maps out the …

At the heart of the green debate are a set of basic contradictions concerning beliefs and
actions. This book reveals the problems associated with these contradictions, including …

Politics today is dominated by business news and the stock market. But those in support of
green politics ask whether human profit should continue to be the bottom line of political …

Green politics has been understood as a radical challenge to the status quo of western
liberal-democratic political practice, contesting what has been seen as an overarching …