Environmental Governance

Fisher, Dana R.; Jasny, Lorien; Redmond, Josh; Heaume, Frederic

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-77712-8_16

Dana R. Fisher⁸,
Lorien Jasny⁹,
Josh Redmond¹⁰ &
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Frederic Heaume¹¹

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Abstract

The role of the state and governance has been of central concern to sociology since its inception as a field of the social sciences. Environmental sociology specifically looks at the degree to which the state can successfully address environmental degradation and integrate effective environmental protection into its responsibilities. This chapter provides an overview of the ways that environmental sociologists have approached these questions, providing empirical examples from climate policy networks and urban environmental stewardship.

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Notes

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See https://www.wearestillin.com/ (accessed 12 October 2018).
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It is important to stress that this list is not meant to be exhaustive regarding the usage of social networks in environmental sociology, rather it focuses on using social networks to understand environmental governance. Scholars also focus their attention on understanding social movements (Diani, 1995; Fisher et al., 2018; Tindall, 2002), belief formation (Hoffman et al., 2014), media coverage of environmental issues (Häussler, 2018; Kukkonen et al., 2018), and scientific communication (Li & Yarime, 2017), among others.

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