Introduction
Environmental activism is primarily linked to studies in the fields of environmental political science, environmental sociology, and environmental psychology. However, in this entry, the focus is on the relationship between environmental activism, on the one hand, and learning and education, on the other. Roughly speaking there are two major approaches to addressing this relationship. One belongs to the studies of social movements within the research fields mentioned above. The other is within educational research with a focus on environmental and sustainability education (ESE). However, before discussing these further, the concepts of environment and activism are briefly introduced.
The Concepts of Environment and Activism
Neither environment nor activism are strictly defined concepts nor are...
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Læssøe, J. (2017). Environmental Activism. In: Peters, M.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-588-4_443
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