Table of Contents
PART I. THE NATURE OF EXTREME SUSTAINABILITY RHETORIC *
1. Sustainability Rhetoric *
Abstract *
Introduction *
Rhetoric *
Sustainability Rhetoric *
The Sustainability Part of Sustainability Rhetoric: Lessons from Management Literature *
The Sustainability Cause *
Pro-sustainability Rhetoric *
Anti-Sustainability Rhetoric *
Reference list *
2. Sustainability and Dialogue *
Abstract *
Introduction *
Small Talk, Apocalypse, and Other Forms of Environmental Dialogue *
Impossible Dialogues *
Reference list *
3. Right Thinking, Left Thinking *
Abstract *
Philosophical, Political, and Economic Traditions *
The Problem with Ideologies *
Dissemination of Right and Left Ideas *
Resentment as Lefts Origins *
Selfishness as Rights Origins *
Personal Effort *
Risk Taking *
Corruption of Free Market Mechanisms *
Reference list *
4. The Sustainability Spectrum *
Abstract *
Spectrums *
The Political-economic Spectrum *
The Carnivorous Left (Extreme Left) *
Trotskyism *
Leninism *
Stalinism *
The Herbivorous Left (Centre-Left) *
The Centre *
The Herbivorous Right (Centre-Right) *
The Carnivorous Right (Extreme Right) *
The Sustainability Spectrum *
Eco-Revolutionaries *
Social / Environmental Warriors *
Eco-Moderates *
Eco-Skepticals *
Eco-Refractory *
Final Considerations *
Reference list *
5. Skeptical Views of Sustainability *
Abstract *
Skepticism and Denial *
Skepticism and Practice: Impacts on the Sustainability Debate *
Reference list *
6. Apocalyptic Views of Sustainability *
Abstract *
Apocalypticism *
Apocalyptic Environmentalism *
Reference list *
7. Moderate Views of Sustainability *
Abstract *
Introduction and Definition *
Causes *
Unfamiliarity with Issues *
Disinterest *
Fear of Reprisals *
Conviviality Issues *
On the Usefulness of Moderate Views *
Reference list *
PART II. THE CAUSES OF EXTREME SUSTAINABILITY RHETORIC *
8. The Psychology of Extremism *
Abstract *
Initial Thoughts *
General Thoughts *
Final Thoughts *
Reference list *
9. Sustainability, Politics, and Money *
Abstract *
Sustainability and Politics *
Sustainability Pyramid *
Sustainability and Money *
Reference list *
10. Panic, Sustainability, and Marketing *
Abstract *
Consumer Behaviour *
Sustainability and Panic Marketing *
Reference list *
PART III. THE CONSEQUENCES OF EXTREME SUSTAINABILITY RHETORIC *
11. Science and the Erosion of Credibility Capital *
Abstract *
Credibility Capital *
Scientific Credibility *
Science, Politics, and Economics *
Reference list *
12. Eco-anxiety and Other Psychological Outcomes *
Abstract *
Extremism and Emotions *
Fear *
Envy and Frustration *
Denial and Emotions *
Eco-anxiety *
New Forms of Authoritarism *
Reference list *
13. Dialogue and Collaboration *
Abstract *
Segregation and Polarization *
On Healthy Dialogues *
Reference list *
14. Economic Development and Innovation *
Abstract *
Green Products, Innovation, and Inequality *
Sustainability, Performance, and Protecionism *
Reference list *
PART IV. LESSONS AND PRACTICE *
15. Extreme Sustainability Rhetoric: Lessons Learned *
Abstract *
References *
16. Reconnecting Dialogue in Sustainability: Prescriptive Measures *
Abstract *
Introduction *
The Bursting of Cognitive Bubbles (Clusters) *
Dissociation of the Sustainability Debate from Economic and Political Ideologies *
Spotting Hypocrisy *
Reinforcement of Objectivism *
Reopening of the Academic Debate *
Enough with Celebrities *
Greater Skepticism towards Political Correctness *
Humility: The Topics are Complex *
Development of the Triple Bottom Line *
Less Protectionism *
No More Labelling: "Enemies" *
Reference list *