1st Edition
The Politics of Sustainability Philosophical perspectives
Introduction Part 1: Determinants of non-sustainable behavior 1. Climate change and motivation: The obstacle from conflicting perspectives Karsten Klint Jensen 2. The liberal tragedy of the commons: The deficiency of democracy in changing climate Ivo Wallimann-Helmer 3. Limitations to democratic governance of natural resources May Thorseth 4. Bernward Gesang: Is democracy an obstacle to ecological change? 2 Aspects of transition 5. Climate justice in the straitjacket of feasibility Dominic Roser 6. Climate justice, motivation and harm Kerri Woods 7. First things first: fight moral corruption! Roland Mees 8. Ideology and practice of the 'Green Economy' – world views shaping science and politics Joachim H. Spangenberg Part 3 Pathways to sustainability 9. Dieter Birnbacher: Some moral pragmatics of climate change 10. Libertarian Paternalism, sustainable self-binding and bounded freedom Ludger Heidbrink 11. The 'missing link'. Polarization and the need for 'trial by jury' procedures Adrian-Paul Iliescu 12. Parliaments and future generations – the Four-Power-Model Jörg Tremmel
Biography
Dieter Birnbacher is Professor of Philosophy at University of Düsseldorf, Germany
May Thorseth is Professor of Philosophy at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
"‘The Politics of Sustainability: Philosophical Perspectives’, edited by Dieter Birnhacher and May Thorseth, brings a new angle into the discussion of the politics of sustainable development: ethical considerations." – Jose Goldemberg, Electrotechnical and Energy Institute (IEE), University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil
