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In Democracy and the Claims of Nature, the leading thinkers in the fields of environmental, political, and social theory come together to discuss the tensions and sympathies of democratic ideals and environmental values. The prominent contributors reflect upon where we stand in our understanding of the relationship between democracy and the claims of nature. Democracy and the Claims of Nature bridges the gap between the often competing ideals of the two fields, leading to a greater understanding of each for the other.

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This collection will become the definitive text to consult to understand the interplay of democratic norms and environmental values. In this benchmark study, the leading philosophers in the field integrate past research and lay out the intellectual agenda for the future.--Sagoff, Mark

This collection will become the definitive text to consult to understand the interplay of democratic norms and environmental values. In this benchmark study, the leading philosophers in the field integrate past research and lay out the intellectual agenda for the future. -- Mark Sagoff, Institute of Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Maryland It is a testament to the innovation shown by the contributors that this volume exhibits such a high degree of originality. The book successfully traverses environmental ethics, democratic theory and environmental movements. It is a valuable contribution to an important area of green political theory. Political Studies Review There is no more necessary debate within environmental studies than that defining the 'proper' role for responsive democratic politics in making collective choices regarding nature. Should anticipatory institutions, within a republic, regulate humanity's use of the environment on the basis of prior principle, or should collective choices only be made when communities perceive the need for them and give their active consent? This important book sets out the moral, political, and social parameters of this debate in stark relief and challenges the reader to consider all its ramifications. -- John Martin Gillroy, director of the Environmental Studies Program, Bucknell University

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Ben A. Minteer is assistant professor of environmental studies at Bucknell. Bob Pepperman Taylor is associate professor of political science at the University of Vermont.

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