What would constitute a definitively "green" state? In this important new book, Robyn Eckersley explores what it might take to create a green democratic state a

This innovative book is one of the first to conduct a systematic comprehensive analysis of the ideals and practices of the evolving green state. It draws on ele

A provocative reassessment of the relationship between states and environmental politics in Africa From climate-related risks such as crop failure and famine to

Social movements take shape in relation to the kind of state they face, while over time states are transformed by the movements that they both incorporate and r

Explores the prospects for reinstating the state as the facilitator of environmental protection, through analyses and case studies of the green democratic poten