Environmentalism in the United States

<p>Environmentalism – defined here as activism aimed at protecting the environment or improving its condition – is undergoing significant change in the United States. Under attack from the current administration and direct questioning from its own ranks environmentalism in the US is at a crossroads. This special issue will explore the changing patterns of and challenges to environmentalism in the contemporary US. More specifically it will examine the following dynamics: </p><p>· the re-conceptualisation of core ideas and strategies defining US environmentalism; </p><p>· questions of identity and relations with other advocacy groups (including labour global justice and women’s groups);</p><p>· institutional change (especially the shift away from regulatory policies and approaches);</p><p>· the expanding arenas of activism to both above and below the state;</p><p>· environmentalists’ response to Bush administration policies and priorities.</p><p>This book was previously published as a special issue of <em>Environmental Politics</em>.</p>