Description
Book SynopsisApplies social and political theory to an in-depth study of environmental politics in Ireland. -- .
Table of ContentsIntroduction - Patrick O’Mahony
1. The communicative turn and cosmopolitan ecological consciousness in the global risk society: an assessment of the discourse- Piet Strydom
2. Discourses of transition to sustainability in Ireland: outlines of a green republican strategy- John Barry
3. Communications practices and Irish environmental politics: oral hearings, tribunals and planning & sustainable development- Kieran Keohane
4. Social positions and dynamics within the cognitive order of Irish environmental discourse- Patrick O’Mahony
5. Nurturing dissent in the Irish political imagination: the contribution of environmental law to a new civic cosmopolitanism- Tracey Skillington
6. Conventions of quality and governance of artisan food: revealing the tyranny of ‘sound science’ in the regulation of Irish raw milk cheese- Colin Sage
7. Wasting Ireland and consuming sustainability: the ‘Celtic Tiger’ years and beyond- G. Honor Fagan
8. Promoting participatory planning: a West of Ireland case study- Catherine Corcoran and Ciaran Lynch
9. Irish environmental discourse: towards an ecological ethic?- Pat O’Mahony
