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Challenging Diversity: Rethinking Equality and the Value of Difference Challenging Diversity: Rethinking Equality and the Value of Difference

Davina Cooper addresses major questions currently facing political and social theory, particularly in relation to debates about diversity. These questions...

 Gender, Politics, Sexuality, Social Justice, Sociology Author: Davina Cooper
The Politics of Climate Change The Politics of Climate Change
"A landmark study in the struggle...
 Climate, Enviroment, Nonfiction, Politics, Sociology Author: Anthony Giddens
Politics of Nature: How to Bring the Sciences into Democracy Politics of Nature: How to Bring the Sciences into Democracy

A major work by one of the more innovative thinkers of our time, Politics of Nature does nothing less than establish the...

 Enviroment, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology Author: Bruno Latour; Catherine Porter
Citizens, Experts, and the Environment: The Politics of Local Knowledge Citizens, Experts, and the Environment: The Politics of Local Knowledge

The tension between professional expertise and democratic governance has become increasingly significant in Western politics. Environmental politics in particular is...

 Enviroment, Nonfiction, Politics, Sociology Author: Frank Fischer
Living with Nature: Environmental Politics as Cultural Discourse Living with Nature: Environmental Politics as Cultural Discourse

Despite the optimism of 1992's "Earth Summit" the politics of environmental sustainable development have reached an impasse. Why do issues...

 Cultural, Enviroment, Politics, Sociology Author: Frank Fischer; Maarten A. Hajer
Oppositional Discourses and Democracies Oppositional Discourses and Democracies

When citizens take to the streets or pack assembly halls or share their ideas through the minority press, they often...

 Democracy, Human Rights, Politics, Sociology Author: Michael Huspek