Environmental Politics and Institutional Change (Paperback)

Part I. Introduction: 1. Innovation and tradition; 2. Stimulus and response: the rise of environmentalism; 3. Framing the analysis; Part II. Political Institutions, Innovation and Social Change: 4. The 'centrality' of political institutions; 5. The circularity of political communication and dialogue; 6. Disrupting the circularity of political communication: the role of social movements; 7. Design, evolution and the environmental movement; Part III: Political Organisations and Adaptation: 8. Inertia and innovation; 9. Missed opportunities: the Liberal and National parties; 10. Leading the charge for the green vote: The Australian Labor Party; 11. Fundamentally green: the Australian Democrats; 12. Overcoming institutional inertia; Part IV. The Media, Agenda Setting and Public Opinion: 13. The articulation of environmental issues by the media; 14. Media stereotypes and adaptation; 15. Public opinion and survey research; 16. Mass opinion on environmental issues; Part V. Conclusion: 17. Possibilities for constructive dialogue.