Ideology and Environmental Politics

Joshi and the contributors systematically examine the environmental implications of diverse ideologies spanning Western and Eastern traditions, secular and non-secular frameworks and offer a critical perspective on how ideational systems both drive and hinder environmental policy action. This book addresses a fundamental question: Do the old and new ideologies circulating today genuinely emphasize and prioritize green thinking, or do they primarily serve as convenient masks for eco-destruction and greenwashing? It explores this issue by analysing the environmental implications and contradictions within a diverse array of past, present, and emerging ideologies. It also investigates how competing and nested ideological frameworks shape different approaches to the natural and non-human world, revealing that while these ideologies can be compelling and contain seemingly coherent conceptual logics, they are often marked by serious contradictions and paradoxes. A valuable resource for researchers and scholars in ideology, environmental studies, environmental politics, and political thought as well as students and activists interested in understanding how consciousness and ideas can mobilize lifestyle changes and political action to protect the environment.