“[The Promise of Green Politics contains] interesting discussions of green politics as comedy and of the impact of environmental discourse on the language of policy makers and policy analysts.” — R. M. Rakoff , Choice
“[A] valuable addition to the literature on environmental thought. Douglas Torgerson’s erudite engagement with various schools of political philosophy and their implications for the theory and practice of environmentalism is valuable for students and environmental activists who are concerned with understanding and articulating the place of environmental movements within the public sphere.” — Daanish Mustafa , Environment
“Douglas Torgerson makes a significant contribution to the . . . blossoming of literature that explores the relationship between environmentalism and political thought. . . . There is much to admire in this book.” — John M. Meyer , American Political Science Review
“Torgerson does advance thinking with regard to the ramifications of pluralism within environmental discourse. . . .” — Wyatt Galusky , Environmental Ethics
“A clear and major advance. . . . The Promise of Green Politics represents a new generation of green political thought that moves beyond earlier texts, which were mostly concerned with staking out the territory. Torgerson tackles many—perhaps most—of the key issues and questions left hanging by others and does so in sophisticated and convincing fashion.” — John Dryzek, author of The Politics of the Earth: Environmental Discourses
“A detailed and penetrating exploration of the relationship between the means and the ends in green politics. Torgerson offers a fresh synthesis of, and new angle on, many of the ongoing environmental debates, from sustainable development and ecological modernization to questions of political strategy and lifestyle.” — Robyn Eckersley, author of Environmentalism and Political Theory: Toward an Ecocentric Approach