Ecopolitics Online Journal Volume 1 No. 1 Winter 2007
http://www.ecopoliticsonline.com/
Utopias, Ecotopias and Green communities:
Exploring the Activism, Settlements and Living Patterns of Green Idealists
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Contents:
Articles:
1. Lucy Sargisson: ‘Imperfect Utopias: Green Intentional Communities’ …………………………………………………………………………………... 1 - 24
2. Marius De Geus: ‘Towards an Ecological Art of Living: On the Value of Ecological Utopias for our Future’…………………………………………… 25- 49
3. Peter North: ‘Alternative Currencies as Localised Utopias’………….…. 50- 64
4. Jon Anderson: ‘Elusive Escapes: Everyday Life and Ecotopias’ ………………………………….………………………………………….……. 64- 82
5. John Barry: ‘Towards a Concrete Utopian Model of Green Political Economy: From Economic Growth and Ecological Modernisation to Economic Security’ …………………………………………………………………………………. 83- 104
6. Liam Leonard: ‘Sustaining Ecotopias: Identity, Activism and Place’ ……………………………………………………………………………....... 105- 122
7. Laurence Cox: ‘Building Utopia Here and Now’ ……………………….123- 132
Conference Papers:
8. Mark Garavan: ‘Trying to make sense: Campaigns and the structure of discursive opportunities’. Paper from the 4th Ralahine Utopian Workshop, November 2 2007 …………………………………………………………….133- 137
Book Reviews:
10. Michael Ewing: Review: Power to the People? Assessing Democracy in Ireland TASC at New Island (2007) ………………………………………… 138
11. Liam Leonard: Review of Social Movements and Ireland by Linda Connolly and Niamh Hourigan (Eds) (2006) Manchester University Press………….. 139
Acknowledgements:
The editors of the Ecopolitics Online Journal would like to acknowledge the following: Marius DeGeus, Tom Moylan and the Rahaline Utopian Centre UL, Lucy Sargisson, Ollie Walsh and Micromarketing, Peter North, Jon Anderson, Laurence Cox, Ricca Edmondson, Mark Garavan, Michael Ewing, Henrike Rau, Peader Kirby, Joachim Fisher, Vincent Cunnane, Hilary Tovey, Anna Davies, Niamh Hourigan, Peter Doran, the Ecopolitics review panel, Fiona Bateman and the Social Science Research Centre NUIG, the Cloughjordan Ecovillage community, the Rossport community and all of the intentional communities, camps and ecotopias covered in this volume.
The Ecopolitics Online Journal is a double peer reviewed, indexed and abstracted journal. Editions are published bi-annually by Micromarketing in association with Greenhouse Press.
Liam Leonard & John Barry: Senior Editors. Copyright © 2007
http://www.ecopoliticsonline.com/
Utopias, Ecotopias and Green communities:
Exploring the Activism, Settlements and Living Patterns of Green Idealists
________________________________________
Contents:
Articles:
1. Lucy Sargisson: ‘Imperfect Utopias: Green Intentional Communities’ …………………………………………………………………………………... 1 - 24
2. Marius De Geus: ‘Towards an Ecological Art of Living: On the Value of Ecological Utopias for our Future’…………………………………………… 25- 49
3. Peter North: ‘Alternative Currencies as Localised Utopias’………….…. 50- 64
4. Jon Anderson: ‘Elusive Escapes: Everyday Life and Ecotopias’ ………………………………….………………………………………….……. 64- 82
5. John Barry: ‘Towards a Concrete Utopian Model of Green Political Economy: From Economic Growth and Ecological Modernisation to Economic Security’ …………………………………………………………………………………. 83- 104
6. Liam Leonard: ‘Sustaining Ecotopias: Identity, Activism and Place’ ……………………………………………………………………………....... 105- 122
7. Laurence Cox: ‘Building Utopia Here and Now’ ……………………….123- 132
Conference Papers:
8. Mark Garavan: ‘Trying to make sense: Campaigns and the structure of discursive opportunities’. Paper from the 4th Ralahine Utopian Workshop, November 2 2007 …………………………………………………………….133- 137
Book Reviews:
10. Michael Ewing: Review: Power to the People? Assessing Democracy in Ireland TASC at New Island (2007) ………………………………………… 138
11. Liam Leonard: Review of Social Movements and Ireland by Linda Connolly and Niamh Hourigan (Eds) (2006) Manchester University Press………….. 139
Acknowledgements:
The editors of the Ecopolitics Online Journal would like to acknowledge the following: Marius DeGeus, Tom Moylan and the Rahaline Utopian Centre UL, Lucy Sargisson, Ollie Walsh and Micromarketing, Peter North, Jon Anderson, Laurence Cox, Ricca Edmondson, Mark Garavan, Michael Ewing, Henrike Rau, Peader Kirby, Joachim Fisher, Vincent Cunnane, Hilary Tovey, Anna Davies, Niamh Hourigan, Peter Doran, the Ecopolitics review panel, Fiona Bateman and the Social Science Research Centre NUIG, the Cloughjordan Ecovillage community, the Rossport community and all of the intentional communities, camps and ecotopias covered in this volume.
The Ecopolitics Online Journal is a double peer reviewed, indexed and abstracted journal. Editions are published bi-annually by Micromarketing in association with Greenhouse Press.
Liam Leonard & John Barry: Senior Editors. Copyright © 2007
