{"product_id":"a-new-conservation-politics-9781405190145","title":"A New Conservation Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite many successes in the field of conservation, species extinction rates continue to climb and wild areas and habitats continue to be lost. Many look to more (or better) biology and ecology to solve the problem but the obstacles are not just scientific but political. To stop the 6th great extinction the conservation movement must become much stronger, more tenacious, and more effective. By learning from its own history and especially from the movements that abolished slavery, brought down apartheid, changed gender relations, and expanded democratic rights, conservationists can become more successful. \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThis book brings together in one place and in a highly usable format the lessons of those movements culled from practitioners and academic analysts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtecting Earth''s rich web of life, and our only known living companions in the universe, depends upon people caring enough to act. This book shows conservationists how to evoke the caring and action necessary to chan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: hard times ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 The Gauntlet: we have met the enemy and they are both us and them 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Us 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Them: inertia, inequality, and propaganda 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Them: power 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Why we act – from the double helix to world systems and sunspots 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Conservation as if life depended on it 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The role of vision 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2A Forging the hammer 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The centrality of mobilization to politics 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 From vision to goals 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 From goals to strategy: answering strategic questions 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Who will do the heavy lifting: targets of mobilization 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Understanding the targets of mobilization; and opponents 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Messengers and channels for mobilization 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Mobilization and messages 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Message as story and symbol 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Mobilization and action 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Overarching tactical concerns 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Monitoring and evaluation 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2B The care and maintenance of the hammer 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Organization and identity 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Organization, action, and ritual 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Organization, efficacy, and repression 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The life cycle of organizations 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The need for many organizations 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 A final question 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 373\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407922766167,"sku":"9781405190145","price":39.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-new-conservation-politics-9781405190145","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}