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Should ecological citizenship advocates praise the green state?
Carme Melo-escrihuelasubject
business.industrymedia_common.quotation_subjectEnvironmental ethicsGreen statePublic relationsEcologiaPhilosophyPolitical sciencePraisebusinessCitizenshipGeneral Environmental Sciencemedia_commondescription
This article focuses on the relationship between ecological citizenship and the green state and asks whether it is a productive one. First, I examine the political system of an ideal ecological state to assess how it could encourage ecological citizenship. Then, I turn my attention to how eco-states might emerge and be sustained, and the obstacles they may encounter. I show that the green state has a strong potential to develop ecological citizenship, albeit with a rather narrow focus on its deliberative dimension. However, my main point is that this potential may not be fully realised because the green state is grounded on a postliberal ecological democracy and an ecologically modernised economy. Since the green state cannot avoid the problems arising from the nexus between liberal democracy and capitalism, I claim that it is not the most appropriate locus for the cultivation of ecological citizenship.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-01 |