Sustainable Diplomacy

Ecology, Religion and Ethics in Muslim-Christian Relations

• Author(s): D. Wellman,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 250
• ISBN_10: 1403980977
  ISBN_13: 9781403980977
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy , Social Science / Sociology of Religion , Political Science / International Relations / General , Science / Earth Sciences / Geography , Religion / Psychology of Religion , Political Science / General , Religion / Philosophy , Religion / General , Psychology / General ,

Description:... Drawing on a variety of disciplines, Sustainable Diplomacy is a highly constructive work. Set in the context of modern Moroccan-Spanish relations, this text is a direct critique of realism as it is practiced in modern diplomacy. Proposing a new eco-centric approach to relations between nation-states and bioregions, Wellman presents the case for Ecological Realism, an undergirding philosophy for conducting a diplomacy which values the role of popular religions, ecological histories, and the consumption and waste patterns of national populations. Sustainable Diplomacy is thus a means of building relations not only between elites but also between people on the ground, as they together face the real possibility of global ecological destruction.