The essays in this volume provide a multi-disciplinary analysis of the ways in which our loyalties to democracy and the environment confront and mutually reinforce one another in theory and practice.

In Democracy and the Claims of Nature, the leading thinkers in the fields of environmental, political, and social theory come together to discuss the tensions and sympathies of democratic ideals and environmental values. The prominent contributors reflect upon where we stand in our understanding of the relationship between democracy and the claims of nature. Democracy and the Claims of Nature bridges the gap between the often competing ideals of the two fields, leading to a greater understanding of each for the other.

Introduction Bob Pepperman Taylor and Ben A. Minteer Democracy and Environmental Values - Democracy and Environmentalism Bryan G. Norton - Deweyan Democracy and Environmental Ethics Ben A. Minteer - Environmental Pragmatism, Ecocentrism and Deliberative Democracy Robyn Eckersley - The Legitimacy Crisis in Environmental Ethics and Politics Joe Bowersox - Science, Value, and Ethics J. Baird Callicott - Environmentalism and Democratic Citizenship - Opinionated Natures Catriona Sandilands - Vulnerability and Virtue John Barry - Urban Ecological Citizenship Andrew Light - Aldo Leopold's Civic Education Bob Pepperman Taylor - Environmentalism and the Boundaries of Democratic Discourse - Justice, Democracy, and Global Warming Peter S. Wenz - Environmentalism, Democracy and the Cultural Politics of Nature in Monte Verde, Costa Rica Luis A Vivanco - Environmental Rights as Democratic Rights Tim Hayward - Deliberative Democracy and Environmental Policy John O'Neill - Democracy and Environmental Movements Cycles of Closure in Environmental Politics and Policy Robert Paehlke - The People, Politics, and the Planet Timothy W. Luke - Linking Movements and Constructing a New Vision Robert Gottlieb -Civic Environmentalism Charles T. Rubin