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Full Idea
More localised politics helps to generate the disposition of care for the land which is a core feature of environmental politics.
Gist of Idea
The environment needs localised politics, with its care for the land
Source
Andrew Dobson (Environmental Politics: very short intro [2016], 4)
Book Ref
Dobson,Andrew: 'Environmental Politics: Very Short Intro' [OUP 2016], p.102
A Reaction
I currently live in a time when localised politics is hugely devalued, because centralisation and privatisation are cheaper. It seems obvious that many human needs require a commitment to a particular locality.
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