| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 141 pages). |
| Series |
Routledge research in global environmental governance |
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Routledge research in global environmental governance.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Freedom in the age of the Anthropocene -- The Earth is on fire -- Climate extremes as critical junctions -- The hunger for freedom -- The price of heating -- Divided by heat -- Will democracy endure climate change? |
| Summary |
"This book explores the challenges climate change poses to the endurance of democracy, situating this theme within the context of the decline in global freedom documented since the early 21st century. It discusses how disaster events have historically affected human reasoning and agency, and how the climate crisis is likely to influence democratic development in the future. Climate extreme events can provide opportunities for autocratic leaders to curtail rights and freedoms, but they can also create critical junctures where the social and political discourse within society is reshaped, and where incumbent regimes are contested. The book illustrates how climate change may generate food insecurity, economic recessions, and deepen socioeconomic inequalities. These effects may contribute to democratic backsliding but can also create new conditions for social mobilization. The democratic consequences of climate change are thus not primarily determined by the forces of nature, but by human responses and the social, economic, and political conditions of the affected country. In the long-term perspective, however, climate change will have several negative effects on democratic stability. The book concludes that for human freedom and democracy to endure, modern society needs to be brought into balance with nature. This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate governance, environmental politics, energy policy and global development"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 17, 2024). |
| Local Note |
Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis eBooks: Open Access |
| Subject |
Climatic changes -- Political aspects.
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Democracy and environmentalism.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lindvall, Daniel, 1974- Climate change and the endurance of democracy Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025 9781032737805 (DLC) 2024036873 |
| ISBN |
9781003465874 electronic book |
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1003465870 electronic book |
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9781040262979 electronic book |
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104026297X electronic book |
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9781032737805 hardcover |
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9781032728087 paperback |
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