Environmental Populism The Politics of Survival in the Anthropocene
“There are a lot of insights packed into this short book, which takes its bearings from looming climate catastrophe. Mark Beeson shows convincingly that political action need not end in despair, and that—surprisingly—populism may have a part to play in ef
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Environmental Populism
Mark Beeson
Environmental Populism The Politics of Survival in the Anthropocene
Mark Beeson School of Social Sciences University of Western Australia Perth, WA, Australia
ISBN 978-981-13-7476-0 ISBN 978-981-13-7477-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7477-7 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover Image: © Tobias Titz / Getty Images This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
For Greta Thunberg and her generation
Acknowledgments
A number of friends and colleagues have read, commented on or otherwise contributed to this book. Although none of them should be held responsible for the contents, I thank Bruce Campbell, Rob Cover, Ann Firth, Kanishka Jayasuriya, Matt McDonald and Ben Reilly for their help.
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Contents
1 The State of the World 1 What Do We Know About Climate Change? 3 The Social Construction of Reality 4 Just the Facts, Ma’am 8 The End of Civilization as We Know It? 10 Conclusion 14 2 The Paradoxes of Development 21 It’s Just Not Fair 22 Can We Cope with Capitalism? 24 A Planned Alternative? 28 Are Other Pathways Possible? 32 Conclusion 34 3 The Limits to International Cooperation 41 Making Sense of International Cooperation 42 States: Part of the Solution? 44 Why Is International Cooperation So Difficult? 46 Coming Up with a Common Agenda 48 Scaling Down? 50 Conclusion 54
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4 Debating Populism 63 The Death of Democracy? 64 Populism in Theory and Practice 67 We, the People 69 The Individual Versus the Collective
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