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Andrew Dobson

Andrew Dobson is professor of politics at Keele University. Among his books are Citizenship and the Environment (Oxford University Press, 2003), (as co-editor) Political Theory and the Ecological Challenge (Cambridge University Press, 2006) and Green Political Thought (Routledge, new edition, 2007). His website is here.

Recent articles


Climate change and the public sphere

A reinvigoration of the idea of the public realm is vital to mitigating climate change, says Andrew Dobson.

Was Bali a success?

The climate-change conference in Bali on 3-14 December 2007 ended in agreement, acclaim - and argument about the details. openDemocracy writers and environmental specialists offer a first draft of history on the Bali deal.

A climate of crisis: towards the eco-state

The worldwide environmental emergencies of late-summer 2007 highlight the need for new political agency, argues Andrew Dobson.

A politics of global warming: the social-science resource

What kind of politics does climate change need? New understandings of the real drivers of human social behaviour can help provide an answer, says Andrew Dobson