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The 'glass ceiling' of the environmental state and the social denial of mortality.
- Source :
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Environmental Politics . Jan2020, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p58-75. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Despite the development of the environmental state, climate change is accelerating. The concept of the 'glass ceiling' – denoting an unexplained barrier, impeding the state from using its powers effectively to mitigate threats that it acknowledges should be addressed – has been put forward to account for this. Here, a structural account of this phenomenon is advanced, which suggests that environmental policies are generally outcompeted among government priorities wherever they threaten the capitalist growth imperative. In addition, social/cultural factors, based on the psychology of denial, provide a necessary contribution to our understanding. A three-fold denialism is at work: of climate change itself, the measures required to tackle it (where these contradict a modern faith in material progress), and the potential incapacity of the state to protect society (discouraging close attention to the effectiveness of its climate policies). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09644016
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Environmental Politics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 140087752
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2019.1685218