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Unique Environmentalism

A Comparative Perspective

Authors:

  1. Gunnar Grendstad

    1. Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen, 5007, Norway

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  2. Per Selle

    1. Stein Rokkan Centre, University of Bergen, Norway

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  3. Kristin Strømsnes

    1. Stein Rokkan Centre, University of Bergen, Norway

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  4. Øystein Bortne

    1. University of Stavanger, 4021, Norway

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  • A comparative outlook on Norwegian environmentalism
  • Argues for the need for comprehensive case-studies to get a deeper understanding of environmentalism
  • It’s more than just environmentalism, it is also a book about Norwegian and Scandinavian politics
  • An interesting perspective eon the "internationality" of social movements
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies (NCSS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Perspectives on Unique Environmentalism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 8-8
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    3. The Two Anomalies

      Pages 9-30

  3. The Environmentalists

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 54-54
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  4. The Local Community Perspective in the State-Friendly Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 102-102
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    4. Withering Uniqueness?

      Pages 154-169

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 170-190
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their collective action. The more unique the case, the more we need to study it not only to understand the case itself but also to understand the structure and limits of environmentalism in general. We hope that we have been able to show the value of this research strategy. The way we have organized our study is different from the Rootes study (2003). This study emphasizes the importance of different environmental cultures and of political conjunctures in a single country of which different environm- tal groups take advantage. We are not arguing against the fact that branches of environmentalism have features in common across countries (e.g., animal rights and antinuclear movements). However, we would not go as far as the Rootes study. We argue that looking at political conjunctures, even if important, does not tell the whole story. Researchers need to understand the broader context in which political conjunctures and environmental culture operate.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen, 5007, Norway

    Gunnar Grendstad

  • Stein Rokkan Centre, University of Bergen, Norway

    Per Selle, Kristin Strømsnes

  • University of Stavanger, 4021, Norway

    Øystein Bortne

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