Unique Environmentalism: A Comparative Perspectivetheir 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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Unique Environmentalism: A Comparative Perspective Gunnar Grendstad,Per Selle,Kristin Stromsnes,Oystein Bortne No preview available - 2010 |
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active analysis animal rights anomalies anthropocentrism attitudes Bellona Foundation Bortne Chapter civil society community perspective conflict cooperation core organizations countries democracy democratic differences dimension Dryzek study ecocentrism ecofeminism ecological environmental behavior environmental field environmental organizations environmental problems governmental bodies green party Greenpeace Grendstad groups humans ideological important institutions interest issues left-right less local community perspective members of old membership mentalists Norway Norwegian environmental movement Norwegian Green Party Norwegian politics Norwegian Society old core old noncore organizations organization’s organizational types organized environmentalism organized environmentalists orientation Oslo political behavior political culture political parties population and organized postmaterial postmaterialist protection relationship ronmental scale Scandinavian score Sivesind social social capital Socialist Left Party state-friendly society Strømsnes strong structure talists tion tradition Tranvik & Selle trust types of environmental types of organization understanding urban voluntary organizations voluntary sector whaling whereas Wollebæk & Selle