{"product_id":"beyond-the-green-transformation-on-the-way-to-a-postliberal-modernity-hardback-9781509571031","title":"Beyond the Green Transformation; On the Way to a Postliberal Modernity (Hardback) 9781509571031","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeyond the Green Transformation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOn the Way to a Postliberal Modernity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIngolfur Bluhdorn (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509571031, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 July 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2.6 cm, 0.482 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We live in turbulent times of trauma and trepidation. Predominant political narratives, based on commitments to progress, prosperity, autonomy, and a modicum of sustainability, have unraveled and become, as Blühdorn argues, untenable. Prefiguring a way forward to a just and humane future is the challenge we must embrace.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaurie J. Cohen, New Jersey Institute of Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For three decades, Ingolfur Blühdorn's coolheaded analyses have punctured the bubble of progressive environmentalist aspirations. \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Green Transformation\u003c\/i\u003e is no different. Blühdorn shows how self-assured claims that 'we have history on our side' play directly into the hands of far-right eco-denialists and obstructionists and offers signposts for those working to refound environmentalism on wider popular appeal.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew J Scerri, Virginia Tech University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Is the eco-emancipatory project dead, and its basic presumptions untenable? This is the key question this book exquisitely excavates. In the process, it asks uncomfortable questions that require urgent attention if we really want to take our present socio-ecological predicament seriously.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErik Swyngedouw, University of Manchester\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil very recently, the climate crisis was considered the most serious and urgent challenge facing contemporary societies. There was widespread agreement that a comprehensive green transformation is necessary to address the planetary emergency, secure the survival of humanity and facilitate a good life for all. Yet, suddenly, ecological issues have slipped down the political agenda. Conservatives welcome 'the end of the green hegemony', the far-right rallies against eco-emancipatory policies, and an authoritarian turn that once again champions fossil fuels is gaining momentum across the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines the causes of this dramatic change of course. It reminds us that in environmental politics, social norms and cultural values ​​are as important as biophysical facts. Even if the scientific evidence on climate change and the collapse of biophysical systems is clear, the supposedly categorical imperatives presented by ecologists ultimately express a particular worldview.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIngolfur Blühdorn argues that the emancipatory logic itself is a key driver of the current collapse of the green project. He shows how this counter-cultural project was fraught with inherent contradictions. Eco-emancipatory movements themselves contributed to mainstreaming values, lifestyles and notions of self-determination that ultimately blocked the green transformation and propelled a postliberal turn. To many, eco-political ideals today appear more like a threat than a promise. A renaissance of fossil fuels, autocratic leadership, and strict policies of exclusion seem to offer a better future, beyond eco-emancipatory values and the scenarios of ecological collapse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the transition to a postliberal modernity will benefit very few and make life brutish, nasty and short for many.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUntenability\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction to the English Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. After the End of Humanity\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e1.1 The eco-emancipatory project\u003cbr\u003e1.2 Guiding questions and lines of continuity\u003cbr\u003e1.3 The unthinkable\u003cbr\u003e1.4 Roadmap\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. On the Brink of Disaster\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e2.1 The abyss\u003cbr\u003e2.2 Crises as opportunities?\u003cbr\u003e2.3 Transformation entrapped\u003cbr\u003e2.4 Shattered illusions\u003cbr\u003e2.5 Beyond the critical orthodoxies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Great Transformations\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e3.1 Capitalism in crisis?\u003cbr\u003e3.2 Planetary boundaries and the Anthropocene\u003cbr\u003e3.3 The autocratic-authoritarian turn\u003cbr\u003e3.4 Digitalization and artificial intelligence\u003cbr\u003e3.5 China and the new geopolitical conflict\u003cbr\u003e3. Interim results: The metamorphosis of modernity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Reflexive Modernization\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e4.1 The return of modernisation theory\u003cbr\u003e4.2 Why Ulrich Beck?\u003cbr\u003e4.3 Second modernity\u003cbr\u003e4.4 Ecologization, democratization, cosmopolitan society\u003cbr\u003e4.5 A providential gift\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Deconstructing the 'Legend'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e5.1 No automatism\u003cbr\u003e5.2 Reflexivity and destabilisation?\u003cbr\u003e5.3 The ecological paradox\u003cbr\u003e5.4 Metamorphosis to third modernity\u003cbr\u003e5.5 Interim results II: Three phases of modernity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Emancipatory Catastrophe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e6.1 Reflexivity and dialectic\u003cbr\u003e6.2 The dialectic of sustainability\u003cbr\u003e6.3 The dialectic of emancipation\u003cbr\u003e6.4 The dialectic of democracy\u003cbr\u003e6.5 Emancipation from the EEP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Interregnum\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e7.1 Pessimistic, deterministic, reactionary?\u003cbr\u003e7.2 What is the benefit?\u003cbr\u003e7.3 Coping with the trauma\u003cbr\u003e7.4 Beyond dystopia\u003cbr\u003e7.5 Critical sociology, transformative sustainability research and (eco-)political education\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20environment%20%5BRN%5D%22\"\u003eRN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441816563992,"sku":"9781509571031","price":48.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509571031.jpg?v=1785027124","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/beyond-the-green-transformation-on-the-way-to-a-postliberal-modernity-hardback-9781509571031","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}