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Paradigmenwechesel in der politischen Ökologie? Zur deutschen Diskussion über die Lokale Agenda 21

Has there been a paradigmatic shift in political ecology? A look at the German discussion of Local Agenda 21
[working paper]

Pettenkofer, Andreas

Corporate Editor
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH

Abstract

"Der Text berichtet über die in Deutschland geführte sozialwissenschaftliche Diskussion über das umweltpolitische Programm 'Lokale Agenda 21'. Er versucht eine vorläufige Rekonstruktion der spezifischen Gestalt der Agenda-Prozesse und ihrer Abweichungen von der westdeutschen Tradition der Politische... view more

"Der Text berichtet über die in Deutschland geführte sozialwissenschaftliche Diskussion über das umweltpolitische Programm 'Lokale Agenda 21'. Er versucht eine vorläufige Rekonstruktion der spezifischen Gestalt der Agenda-Prozesse und ihrer Abweichungen von der westdeutschen Tradition der Politischen Ökologie, und diskutiert die theoretischen Fragen, die sich angesichts dieser neuartigen Phänomene stellen. Dabei geht es vor allem um die Angemessenheit der modernisierungstheoretischen Perspektive, mit der Beteiligte und Beobachter auf die LA 21 blicken. Entgegen deren Prämissen scheinen die Erfolge der LA 21 nicht darauf zurückzuführen, daß die problematischen Folgen von Differenzierungsprozessen durch einen vernünftigen Konsens auf der Grundlage universalistischer Normen aufgefangen werden. Vielmehr scheinen hier partikularistische Momente eine entscheidende Rolle zu spielen - nicht nur in Form einer kalkulierenden Verfolgung des je selektiven Nutzens, sondern auch durch Auswirkungen lokaler Identitäten, die besser durch 'kommunitaristische' Konzepte zu erfassen sind. Gerade was dieses Nutzbarmachen partikularistischer Orientierungen betrifft, scheint die LA 21 eine grundlegende Veränderung in der deutschen Politischen Ökologie darzustellen." (Autorenreferat)... view less


"This paper reports on the social science debate in Germany over the environmental policy program, 'Local Agenda 21' (LA 21). It attempts a preliminary reconstruction of the specific form the LA 21 processes have taken, and it tries to show how they deviate from the traditional West German notion of... view more

"This paper reports on the social science debate in Germany over the environmental policy program, 'Local Agenda 21' (LA 21). It attempts a preliminary reconstruction of the specific form the LA 21 processes have taken, and it tries to show how they deviate from the traditional West German notion of political ecology. The paper examines theoretical issues and questions that present themselves in light of this new phenomenonin particular, it considers the appropriateness of the modernization-theoretical perspective with which participants and observers have scrutinized LA 21. Contrary to their suppositions, the success LA 21 has enjoyed does not appear to have stemmed from fact that problems generated by differentiation processes has been resolved through a reasonable consensus based upon universal norms. It is more likely that particularistic instances have played a decisive roll in LA 21's success - not only in terms of calculated pursuit of selective benefits, but also in terms of the impacts of local identities, which can be more accurately described by using 'communitarian' concepts. Precisely because of this particularistic orientation, it appears that LA 21 represents a fundamental shift within German political ecology." (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
political agenda; discourse; Federal Republic of Germany; large city; social actor; tertiary sector; environmental policy; sustainable development; paradigm; mass media; local factors; social science; administration; identity; participation; politics; conception; ecology; local politics

Classification
Ecology, Environment
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture

Method
empirical

Document language
German

Publication Year
2001

City
Berlin

Page/Pages
59 p.

Series
Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Technik - Arbeit - Umwelt, Abteilung Normbildung und Umwelt, 01-303

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications

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