Green Inside Activism for Sustainable Development Political Agency a
This book considers how public sector institutions can be transformed to better support sustainable development by exploring the concept of green inside activism and its importance for institutional change. The phenomenon of inside activism has been shown
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Green Inside Activism for Sustainable Development
Erik Hysing · Jan Olsson
Green Inside Activism for Sustainable Development Political Agency and Institutional Change
Erik Hysing School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences Örebro University Örebro, Sweden
Jan Olsson School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences Örebro University Örebro, Sweden
ISBN 978-3-319-56722-8 ISBN 978-3-319-56723-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-56723-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017940205 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 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 illustration: © Ted Horowitz/Getty Images Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
This book deals with the daily work of activist-oriented public officials trying to change public policies and institutions in a more sustainable direction. We denote these officials green inside activists; that is, public officials committed to environmental agendas and acting from a formal position within public organizations to induce policy and institutional change. To increase our understanding of this phenomenon, we contribute to micro-level theorizing within new institutionalism, theorizing on how green inside activists can expand their political agency and exploit institutional ambiguities for the sake of green institutional change. Their green political activism is characterized by both social adaptive behavior and combative action on the light and dark side of political agency. This book expands and elaborates on our previous work, both individually written and co-authored texts, which we referee to throughout the book. This book is co-aut
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