Power, Justice, and the Environment: A Critical Appraisal of the Environmental Justice Movement

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David Naguib Pellow (Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara) Robert J. Brulle (Drexel University)

Power, Justice, and the Environment

A Critical Appraisal of the Environmental Justice Movement

David Naguib Pellow (Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara), Robert J. Brulle (Drexel University)

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MIT Press
02 September 2005

The environment

Series: Urban and Industrial Environments

For almost 30 years, the environmental justice movement (EJM) has challenged the environmental and health inequities that are often linked with social inequities, calling attention to the disproportionate burden of pollution borne by low-income and minority communities. The successes of the movement have been celebrated, and the EJM's impact on the direction of environmental policy, research, and activism is widely acknowledged. But the literature on environmental justice lacks a real assessment of the movement's effectiveness. This book provides just such a critical appraisal, examining the EJM's tactics, strategies, rhetoric, organizational structure, and resource base. With chapters by both scholars and activists, the book links theory and practice with the aim of contributing to a more effective movement. Power, Justice, and the Environment looks first at the progress, failures, and successes of the EJM over the years. A comparison with the Civil Rights movement draws some provocative conclusions. The book next focuses on the development of new strategies and cultural perspectives, considering, among other topics, alternative models for community mobilization and alternative organizational structure. Finally, the book examines the effect of globalization on environmental inequality and how the EJM can address transnational environmental injustices.

Edited by: David Naguib Pellow (Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology University of California Santa Barbara), Robert J. Brulle (Drexel University)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9780262661935
ISBN 10: 0262661934
Series: Urban and Industrial Environments
Pages: 349
Publication Date: 02 September 2005
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Inactive

David Naguib Pellow is Don A. Martindale Endowed Chair in Sociology at the University of Minnesota. Among his books are the award-winning Garbage Wars- The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Chicago (MIT Press, 2002) and Power, Justice, and the Environment- A Critical Appraisal of the Environmental Justice Movement (coedited with Robert Brulle; MIT Press, 2005.) Robert J. Brulle is Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science in the Department of Culture and Communications at Drexel University. He is the author of Agency, Democracy, and Nature- The US Environmental Movement from a Critical Theory Perspective (MIT Press, 2000).

Reviews for Power, Justice, and the Environment: A Critical Appraisal of the Environmental Justice Movement

Power, Justice, and the Environment is a noteworthy addition to the environmental justice discourse. Pellow and Brulle provide telling insights into the causes and persistence of environmental inequality in the U.S. and abroad and chart a course for the environmental justice movement in the new century. --Robert D. Bullard, Clark Atlanta University, author of The Quest for Environmental Justice The environmental justice movement today is at a crossroads. This book's analysis of the movement's problems and potentials should make it into a stronger and more influential force for environmental change. --J. Craig Jenkins, Professor of Sociology and Political Science, Ohio State University, and Faculty Associate, Mershon Center for International Security Pellow and Brulle offer a multisocket 'tool kit for an ecologically sustainable and socially just future.' The book's scope is impressive, analyzing the internal tensions of EJ movements as well as the coercions and seductions of them by national and global institutions. --Allan Schnaiberg, Professor of Sociology and Faculty Associate, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University