Environmental Politics in Southern Europe

Actors, Institutions and Discourses in a Europeanizing Society

• Author(s): K. Eder, M. Kousis,
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
• Pages: 410
• ISBN_10: 9401008965
  ISBN_13: 9789401008969
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General , Social Science / Sociology / General , Business & Economics / Economics / General , Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection , Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy , Nature / Natural Resources , Nature / Reference , Business & Economics / Environmental Economics ,

Description:... `Europe is sometimes credited with a `polis,' but not a `demos'. Political integration and economic globalisation cannot diminish local identity and social memories. This fascinating collection of national case studies shows why there will always be a local `demos' located in ecology, economy, and society. But there will never be a transnational `demos', precisely because locality is the basis for meaningful sustainability. Long may it triumph.' Tim O'Riordan, CSERGE, University of East Anglia
'The book offers a refreshing perspective on the diversity of Europe and at the same time, on the interdependence of the policies, economies, and societies of European countries. Going beyond the dichotomies of `good and bad' and `leaders and laggards' in environmental matters, the authors contribute to a different understanding of the North-South divide in the process of European integration.' Angela Liberatore, European Commission, Directorate General for Research
`This is a self-consciously revisionist volume, whose findings are theoretically significant, policy-relevant, and timely. Its insistence on `bringing society back in,' its debunking of the notion of a `Mediterranean syndrome,' its emphasis on developmental `leapfrogging' capacity of late-comers to emerge as leaders in contexts of late modernity, and its systematic attempt to reconceptualize the politics of Europeanization should be carefully listed to students and policy-makers concerned with collective action, Southern Europe, European integration, and environmental politics.' P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, University of Athens