Ecopolitics Online Journal Volume 1 No. 1 Winter 2007
http://www.ecopoliticsonline.com
Utopias, Ecotopias and Green communities:
Exploring the Activism, Settlements and Living Patterns of Green Idealists
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Contents:
Articles:
1. Lucy Sargisson: ‘Imperfect Utopias: Green Intentional Communities’ …………………………………………………………………………………... 1 - 24
2. Marius De Geus: ‘Towards an Ecological Art of Living: On the Value of Ecological Utopias for our Future’…………………………………………… 25- 49
3. Peter North: ‘Alternative Currencies as Localised Utopias’………….…. 50- 64
4. Jon Anderson: ‘Elusive Escapes: Everyday Life and Ecotopias’ ………………………………….………………………………………….……. 64- 82
5. John Barry: ‘Towards a Concrete Utopian Model of Green Political Economy: From Economic Growth and Ecological Modernisation to Economic Security’ …………………………………………………………………………………. 83- 104
6. Liam Leonard: ‘Sustaining Ecotopias: Identity, Activism and Place’ ……………………………………………………………………………....... 105- 122
7. Laurence Cox: ‘Building Utopia Here and Now’ ……………………….123- 132
Conference Papers:
8. Mark Garavan: ‘Trying to make sense: Campaigns and the structure of discursive opportunities’. Paper from the 4th Ralahine Utopian Workshop, November 2 2007 …………………………………………………………….133- 137
Book Reviews:
10. Michael Ewing: Review: Power to the People? Assessing Democracy in Ireland TASC at New Island (2007) ………………………………………… 138
11. Liam Leonard: Review of Social Movements and Ireland by Linda Connolly and Niamh Hourigan (Eds) (2006) Manchester University Press………….. 139


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Prof Lucy Sargisson Univ of Nottingham: Lucy.Sargisson@nottingham.ac.uk
Prof Tom Moylan, UL: tom.moylan@ul.ie
Dr Laurence Cox, NUI Maynooth: Laurence.cox@nuim.ie
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