GOV 251 ENVIRON ACTIVISM/POL IMPACT

The emergence and development of environmental activism in industrialized societies and its impact on the policy-process. Brief review of the major environmental philosophies that have shaped environmental movements and politics around the globe; focus on comparing the characteristics and impact of popular environmental movements in advanced industrialized democracies and communist/post-communist societies. Comparison of experiences of the United States, Western Europe, and Japan with those of the former Soviet Union, East-Central Europe, and China.