Research Article

Why is the Environmental Justice Movement so much Stronger in the USA than in Europe?

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Abstract

Although there is a vast amount of critically influential knowledge developed by a long history of strong US environmental justice movements (EJM) from which Europe and the rest of the world can learn, in a time of strong post-neoliberal tendencies in Europe it becomes important to understand the nature of this knowledge, its context and dynamics. This research note aims to contribute to the debate on international environmental justice by addressing the different relationships that the USA and Europe establish with the EJM and its influence on the relational configuration of their current societal contexts.

Keywords: political mobilisation, environmentalism

How to Cite:

Lobo, D., (2011) “Why is the Environmental Justice Movement so much Stronger in the USA than in Europe?”, Opticon1826 11(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.5334/opt.111105