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This chapter begins by identifying the main elements of the most prominent groupings of environmental ideologies, drawing attention to the main differences between them as well as those ideas that some of them share. The influence of these ideologies is assessed within different of areas of global politics. This assessment is conducted by determining how well various developments in global politics reflect the positions advocated in each of these ideologies and by seeking evidence of deliberate efforts to promote them. What this survey indicates is that some of these environmental ideologies have had a much greater impact than others, although there has been some variance in each one’s influence over time and depending on the area of global politics one examines. Finally, consideration is given to the proposition that those ideologies whose influence has hitherto been rather limited may experience greater prominence as the nature of global politics evolves.
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Blair, D.J. (2020). Environmental Ideologies in Global Politics. In: Giesen, KG. (eds) Ideologies in World Politics. Staat – Souveränität – Nation. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-30512-3_5
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