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Sustaining Liberal Democracy

Ecological Challenges and Opportunities

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Editors:
  1. John Barry

    1. School of Politics, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland

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  2. Marcel Wissenburg

    1. Nijmegen Centre for Business, Environment and Government, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • John Barry, Marcel Wissenburg
      Pages 1-15

  3. Liberalism and Sustainability

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Sustainability, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism

      • Marius de Geus
      Pages 19-36

    3. Ecological Sustainability: a Private Case of Social Justice?

      • Gayil Talshir
      Pages 37-56

  6. Duties

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
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    2. The Duties of Being and Association

      • Mike Mills
      Pages 163-178

    3. Virtue, Sustainability and Liberal Values

      • Ludvig Beckman
      Pages 179-191

    4. Sustainability and the Limits of Liberalism

      • Marcel Wissenburg
      Pages 192-204

    5. Conclusion

      • John Barry, Marcel Wissenburg, Marius de Geus
      Pages 205-212

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 213-229
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Assuming that liberalism, liberal democracy and the free market are here to stay, this book asks how sustainability can be interpreted in ways that respect liberal democratic values and institutions. Among the problems addressed are the compatibility of liberal proceduralism with substansive 'green' ideals, the existence and potential of eco-friendly principles and ideas in classical liberal political theory, the role of rights and duties and of democracy and deliberation, and the 'greening' potential of modern environmental-focused practices in liberal democracies.

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"...a well-written book on a subject of considerable importance." - Perspectives on Political Science

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Politics, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland

    John Barry

  • Nijmegen Centre for Business, Environment and Government, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Marcel Wissenburg

About the editors

WOUTER ACHTERBERG Senior Lecturer, Environmental Philosophy, University of Amsterdam ROBIN ATTFIELD Professor of Philosophy, Cardiff University, Wales LUDVIG BECKHAM Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden MARIUS DE GEUS Lecturer in Political Theory, University of Leiden, The Netherlands TIM HAYWARD Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of Edinburgh NICOS LABARAS Department of Politics, University of Edinburgh MIKE MILLS Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, London Guildhall University, London MARKKU OKSANEN Research Fellow, Academy of Finland, University of Turku, Finland ANGEL RIVERO Lecturer, Department of Politics, Autonomous University, Madrid, Spain GAYIL TALSHIR Lecturer, Department of Politics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

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