Environmentalism in the United States: Changing Conceptions of Activism

Environmentalism defined here as activism aimed at protecting the environment or improving its condition is undergoing significant change in the United States. Under attack from the current administration and direct questioning from its own ranks, environmentalism in the US is at a crossroads. This special issue will explore the changing patterns of and challenges to environmentalism in the contemporary US. More specifically, it will examine the following dynamics: · the re-conceptualisation of core ideas and strategies defining US environmentalism; · questions of identity and relations with other advocacy groups (including labour, global justice and women's groups); · institutional change (especially the shift away from regulatory policies and approaches); · the expanding arenas of activism, to both above and below the state; · environmentalists' response to Bush administration policies and priorities. This book was previously published as a special issue of Environmental Politics.