Global Challenges to Social Theory
"The editors draw on a provocative and innovative strand of social theorizing and seek to adapt it to the study of environmental concerns. The resulting volume promises to build a far-reaching transdisciplinary agenda." John M. Meyer, Department of Government and Politics, Humboldt State University "This is an unusually interesting approach to a subject that receives too little attention and a notable account of a largely undisclosed history. It will be a very significant contribution to the field."--Michael Redclift, King's College London "Twelve authors from seven countries and four continents -- this is true international scholarship. Which is precisely the point: The concept of environmental flows challenges us to appreciate the fluidity of life on this planet, a fluidity that crisscrosses the boundaries we humans try to construct. A vital work."--Michael Bell, Department of Rural Sociology, University of Wisconsin-MadisonPlease note: This quote may be shortened by omitting everything before the colon and starting the quote: "The concept of environmental flows..."
Gert Spaargaren is Professor of Environmental Policy of Sustainable Lifestyles and Consumption in the Department of Social Sciences at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.