18 December 2017
EJ series, part 7: challenging the fossil state: ‘environmental justice’ as a strategic discursive bridge
When our politicians refuse to acknowledge the imminent deadlines for change demanded by climate science, what scope is there for researchers to challenge and go beyond deadlocked political institutions? This blog post reflects upon some of the answers provided by researchers presenting at the 2017 Environmental Justice (EJ) Conference. I consider EJ’s conceptual usefulness for integrating tractable political demands into an overarching rights-based discourse.
