Democracy in a Hotter Time: Climate Change and Democratic Transformation

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Like New: A book that has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust ...
Release Year
2023
ISBN
9780262048590
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262048590
ISBN-13
9780262048590
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21058809763

Product Key Features

Book Title
Democracy in a Hotter Time : Climate Change and Democratic Transformation
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Topic
General, Global Warming & Climate Change, Political Ideologies / Democracy, Public Policy / Environmental Policy
Genre
Political Science, Science
Author
David W. Orr
Format
Uk-Trade Paper

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
12.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-059067
Afterword by
Robinson, Kim Stanley
Table Of Content
Foreword ix Bill McKibben Introduction 1 David W. Orr The Challenge 13 Michael Oppenheimer Part I: Democracy? 1 Democracy: It's Who We Are and What the Earth Needs 27 Frances Moore Lappe 2 No Decarbonization Without Democratization: To Save the Climate, Open Democracy 37 Helene Landemore 3 Can Democracy Safeguard the Rights of Future Generations? Climate Change and Intergenerational Injustice 51 Daniel Lindvall Part II: Roadblocks 4 Our Urgency of Now: Converging Global Crises in a Time of Political Evolution 69 William J. Barber III, JD 5 Governing Science, Technology, and Innovation in Hotter Times 83 David H. Guston 6 Confronting Climate Change in Extremely Online Times 101 Holly Jean Buck 7 Could a Global Climate Revolution Save the Planet (and Democracy)? 117 Part III: Policy and Law 8 Breaking Policy Gridlocks 133 William S. Becker 9 Democratic Governance for the Long Emergency 151 Ann Florini, Gordon LaForge, and Anne-Marie Slaughter 10 Can the Constitution Save the Planet? 167 Katrina Kuh and James R. May 11 What We Don't Expect, What We Know but Ignore, What We Shouldn't Assume, and What We Can Do 185 Stan Cox Part IV: Education for Uncommon Sense 12 Academic Culture, Democracy, and Climate Change 201 Michael M. Crow and William B. Dabars 13 New America and the Landscape of Democracy 219 Wellington Reiter 14 Watering the Roots of Democracy 229 Richard Louv Afterword 239 Acknowledgments 245 Notes 247 Contributors 271 Index 277
Synopsis
Democracy in a Hotter Time calls for reforming democratic institutions as a prerequisite for avoiding climate chaos and adapting governance to how Earth works as a physical system. To survive in the "long emergency" ahead, we must reform and strengthen democratic institutions, making them assets rather than liabilities. Edited by David W. Orr, this vital collection of essays proposes a new political order that will not only help humanity survive but also enable us to thrive in the transition to a post-fossil fuel world., The first major book to deal with the dual crises of democracy and climate change as one interrelated threat to the human future and to identify a path forward. Democracy in a Hotter Time calls for reforming democratic institutions as a prerequisite for avoiding climate chaos and adapting governance to how Earth works as a physical system. To survive in the "long emergency" ahead, we must reform and strengthen democratic institutions, making them assets rather than liabilities. Edited by David W. Orr, this vital collection of essays proposes a new political order that will not only help humanity survive but also enable us to thrive in the transition to a post-fossil fuel world. Orr gathers leading scholars, public intellectuals, and political leaders to address the many problems confronting our current political systems. Few other books have taken a systems view of the effects of a rapidly destabilizing climate on our laws and governance or offered such a diversity of solutions. These thoughtful and incisive essays cover subjects from Constitutional reform to participatory urban design to education; together, they aim to invigorate the conversation about the human future in practical ways that will improve the effectiveness of democratic institutions and lay the foundation for a more durable and just democracy. Contributors William J. Barber III, JD, William S. Becker, Holly Jean Buck, Stan Cox, Michael M. Crow, William B. Dabars, Ann Florini, David H. Guston, Katrina Kuh, Gordon LaForge, Hélène Landemore, Frances Moore Lappé, Daniel Lindvall, Richard Louv, James R. May, Frederick W. Mayer, Bill McKibben, Michael Oppenheimer, David W. Orr, Wellington Reiter, Kim Stanley Robinson, Anne-Marie Slaughter
LC Classification Number
JC423.D439867 2023

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    Shipped promptly and packed up securely. All books are in great condition. The box part of the box set looks like it may have come apart and was taped up on one of the upper corners. Not a big deal to me and the box still fits all the books securely, but the taping was not mentioned in the description. Would have been disappointing if I was looking for a box set that looked like it was in mint or near mint condition.