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- Creator:
- Meyer, John M.
- Description:
- This article examines the challenges and opportunities faced by US environmental movements, in light of contemporary efforts to address climate change. The author identifies and describes two discourses, which he terms paternalism and populism. These need not describe distinct movements, but reflect differing impulses and ways of engaging the public that are available to environmentalists of various stripes. Discourses are explored through their divergent notions of both environmentalist identity and the relation of environmental concern to the experiences of everyday life.
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Campus Tesim:
- Humboldt
- Department:
- Political Science
- Creator:
- Meyer, John M.
- Description:
- The shifting relationship between environmental political theorists and
liberalism is examined, moving from a total critique to an increasingly
nuanced engagement. The argument here is neither for nor against the
possibility of ‘greening’ liberalism per se. Instead, it is argued that the
preoccupation with ‘liberalism’ in this context is a category mistake based
upon the reification of liberalism as not just a political philosophy, but a
characterisation of citizen values and practices in contemporary liberal
democratic societies. A different way of thinking about the role and task of
environmental political theory and social criticism is proposed. The key is
to ask whether a theoretical argument resonates with citizens, not whether
it can be reconciled with liberalism.
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Campus Tesim:
- Humboldt
- Department:
- Political Science
- Creator:
- Emenhiser, JeDon
- Description:
- A slight modification of the Norris-Inglehart theory of secularity helps explain why Californians voted to ban same-sex marriage in November 2008. Despite overwhelmingly supporting Barack Obama and a majority of Democratic legislators, California voters amended the state's constitution to limit marriage to a union between a man and a woman. Many proponents of the measure perceived same-sex marriage as a threat to their identity, based on their faith, their moral values, their cherished institutions, and their way of life. Instead of fearing physical or economic insecurity, extreme fundamentalists felt assaulted psychologically. Over the years, throughout the country, many fundamentalists have come to believe they are victims of secularism. Further, this siege mentality may account for the growth of fundamentalists in the United States with a concurrent decline of mainline Christianity and provide the basis for some conjecture about the future of American politics.
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Campus Tesim:
- Humboldt
- Creator:
- Wrenn, George, Shellhase, Jeremy, and Mueller, Carolyn Jean
- Description:
- Humboldt State University (HSU), with 7,800 students (fall 2008), is one of the smaller campuses in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system. Our institutional repository, Humboldt Digital Scholar (HDS), originated as a pilot project during the Library’s August 2004 planning meeting and became a permanent Library service in April 2006. The repository functions “on a shoestring,” unfunded and reliant on contributions of time from librarians and library staff for its ongoing maintenance and development. In this article, the authors, three members of the HDS Steering Committee, describe the process of setting up and managing a digital repository: hardware and software selection; customizations; gaining campus support; developing collections; accepting submissions; and planning for the future, including participation in a system-wide effort to create a shared repository for the CSU.
- Resource Type:
- Article
- Campus Tesim:
- Humboldt
