Description
The global community’s ability to deal effectively with
environmental problems is contingent on the successful integration of
international relations theory with ecological thought. Yet, while most
scholars and policymakers recognize the connection between these two
interrelated branches of study, no substantial dialogue exists between
them. This volume seeks to fill the lacuna with an original synthesis.
By framing the environmental question within a historical and
philosophical context, it highlights problems inherent in economistic
and managerial approaches to sustainable development policy.
Emphasizing environmental consciousness as a cultural norm in an
evolving set of global relations, it tackles important debates on
naturalism, foundationalism, and radical ecology.