Deep Environmental Politics: The Role of Radical Environmentalism in Crafting American Environmental Policy

by Phillip F. Cramer

Overview

Cramer provides a window into the world of radical environmentalism and the political process. He examines how deep ecology evolved, how its ideas influence our lives, and how it impacts our laws.

The book begins with an overview of deep ecology and traces its history in American political thought. Cramer then looks at the tactics employed by radical environmentalists and the relationship formed between activists and their political counterparts. He explains the difference between what deep ecology ultimately wants and what it strives for on a daily basis. Federal environmental legislation and congressional testimony are analyzed for trends, and media coverage of radical environmentalism is also examined. Cramer provides the first comprehensive look at the impact of deep ecology and radical environmentalism on American environmental politics and law. This book will be invaluable to scholars and researchers of contemporary American politics and law, environmental studies, and the media.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275960513
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/23/1998
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

PHILLIP F. CRAMER is a John W. Wade Scholar at Vanderbilt Law School. He has held internships with the U.S. Department of State, where he served as the Country Desk Officer for Bahrain, and with the Students for an Energy Efficient Environment (SEEE), where he worked with the EPA on the Greenlights program. He is currently working on a research project on environmentalism, international relations, and the American legal system.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Preface
Background on Deep Ecology
Tenets of Deep Ecology
Roots of Deep Ecology
Rhetoric and Tactics of Deep Ecology
Deep Ecology and the Law
Introduction
Environmental Legislation
Congressional Testimony: Politics of Words
Congressional Testimony: Politics of Perspectives
Deep Ecology and the Legal System
Deep Ecology and the Media
Media and Politics
Media Coverage of Deep Ecology
The Media and Deep Ecology: A Closer Look
Conclusion: Avoiding the Mine by Trying to Stop the Tanker
Selected Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Provides a detailed examination of the role of deep ecology in American environmental politics, beginning with a substantial introduction to deep ecology, which is followed by an examination of the degree of influence that deep ecological philosophy has had on environmental politics through analysis of past legislation and current congressional testimony. The final section explores the relationship between deep ecology and both the mainstream and alternative medias in the US and abroad. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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