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Constituting Sustainability

Constituting Sustainability Democratic Professionalism: Sharing Authority in Civic Life Constituting Sustainability Michael Saward Albert W. Dzur of future generations to the same, entrenched limits on carbon It is the year 2019, and the liberal democratic order in country production, provisions to prevent the long-distance transportaZ has been overthrown by a new radical movement with strong 1 tion of most foodstuffs, tough limitations on rights to private car popular support, led and largely defined by the Ecologists. ownership, and a description of Zedians as `responsible citizens The pressures in country Z had been building for some time. of the planet'. It begins with a ringing declaration--`We, the The governing and other major parties had paid lip-service to people, on behalf of our children and their children, and of the `the environment' but were not willing to take what growing land and all that live from it, declare this day a new republic built numbers of increasingly vocal citizens felt were the really on the timeless foundation of sustainability.' tough decisions on energy, nature conservation, transport In that scenario--or in a scenario that broadly resembles and waste disposal. Environmental pressure groups gained in it--is the problem of `' basically solved? membership, prominence, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Good Society Penn State University Press

Constituting Sustainability

The Good Society , Volume 17 (2) – Jan 18, 2008

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Penn State University Press
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Copyright © 2009 The Pennsylvania State University
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1538-9731
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Abstract

Democratic Professionalism: Sharing Authority in Civic Life Constituting Sustainability Michael Saward Albert W. Dzur of future generations to the same, entrenched limits on carbon It is the year 2019, and the liberal democratic order in country production, provisions to prevent the long-distance transportaZ has been overthrown by a new radical movement with strong 1 tion of most foodstuffs, tough limitations on rights to private car popular support, led and largely defined by the Ecologists. ownership, and a description of Zedians as `responsible citizens The pressures in country Z had been building for some time. of the planet'. It begins with a ringing declaration--`We, the The governing and other major parties had paid lip-service to people, on behalf of our children and their children, and of the `the environment' but were not willing to take what growing land and all that live from it, declare this day a new republic built numbers of increasingly vocal citizens felt were the really on the timeless foundation of sustainability.' tough decisions on energy, nature conservation, transport In that scenario--or in a scenario that broadly resembles and waste disposal. Environmental pressure groups gained in it--is the problem of `' basically solved? membership, prominence,

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The Good SocietyPenn State University Press

Published: Jan 18, 2008

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