Captured futures : rethinking the drama of environmental politics / Maarten A. Hajer, Jeroen Oomen.
| Author/creator | Hajer, Maarten A., 1962- author. |
| Other author | Oomen, Jeroen, author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | viii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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| Abstract | "Environmental politics 'as we know it' cannot deliver. Despite all efforts, politics is unable to bend the ecological trends. Maarten A. Hajer and Jeroen Oomen argue that this is because environmental politics is 'captured'. This capture doesn't just express itself in lobbying or a lack of political will, but in a capture of the imagination: we seem unable to imagine futures that are meaningfully different from the present. Examining environmental politics as drama reveals how all actors play their particular roles in this capture: scientists funnel narrow policy futures through their models; activists adopt politically expedient language; and policymakers look for safe, technologically-sound 'win-win' solutions. All are captured in a regime of ecological modernization that entertains too-narrow a solution space. For Hajer and Oomen, this is cause for concern: we have entered 'a radical age' in which persistent policy failure leads to increased suggestions to engage with speculative geoengineering technologies in a desperate attempt to safeguard the future. On the other hand, they point at the growing societal backlash against environmental policies." -- Publisher's website. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-316) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Hajer, Maarten A., 1962- Captured futures. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2025 9780198955382 |
| ISBN | 9780198942887 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0198942885 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (PDF) |
| ISBN | (ePub) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| Standard identifier# | CIPO000213735 |
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