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Environmental Governance through Partnerships. A Discourse Theoretical Study

Mert, Ayşem. 2015. Environmental Governance through Partnerships. A Discourse Theoretical Study. . Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract

Transnational partnerships have become mainstream across levels and issues of environmental governance, following their endorsement by the UN in 2002. Despite apparent success, their desirability as a way of governing human interactions with the planet’s ecosystems has not yet been properly investigated. In this revelatory book Aysem Mert combines post-structuralist discourse theory and ecocriticism to analyse three discourses that have been rooted into the logic of partnerships: privatisation of governance, sustainable development and democratic participation. Ultimately, Mert argues that these discourses help understand both the potential and structural limitations of sustainability partnerships.

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