Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2002
Abstract
The article examines how political ideas of environmentalists support as well as impede relations between the environmental movement and other progressive movements. This requires examination of the role and meaning of social justice and democracy in the discourse of environmentalism. Ibis study focuses such an examination on a sample of environmental activists in British Columbia. Q methodology is used to discern patterns of association between particular sets of environmental ideas, and beliefs and values related to democracy and social justice. The authors identify four environmental/political perspectives: alienated ecocentrism, civic communitarianism, insider preservationism and green egalitarianism. These perspectives share a perception of justice focused on fair democratic procedures. Fairness is linked to inclusion and equal treatment.
Publication Title
Canadian Journal of Political Science
Volume
35
Issue
3
First Page
527
Last Page
566
Required Publisher's Statement
Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique / Volume 35 / Issue 03 / September 2002, pp 527-566
Copyright © The Canadian Political Science Association (l'Association canadienne de science politique) and/et la Société québécoise de science politique
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0008423902778347 (About DOI), Published online: 01 September 2002
Recommended Citation
Alper, Donald K. and Salazar, Debra J., "Reconciling Environmentalism and the Left: Perspectives on Democracy and Social Justice in British Columbia's Environmental Movement" (2002). Political Science Faculty Publications. 4.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/politicalscience_facpubs/4
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Social justice--British Columbia; Environmentalism--British Columbia; Political ecology--British Columbia
Geographic Coverage
British Columbia
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
