The contentious politics of expertise : experts, activism and grassroots environmentalism / Riccardo Emilio Chesta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chesta, Riccardo Emilio, 1986- author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Series:

Routledge studies in political sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social movements--Italy.

Social movements.

Citizens' associations.

Environmentalism.

Italy.

Environmentalism--Italy.

Citizens' associations--Italy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 230 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Riccardo Emilio Chesta is Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at the Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence, Italy.

Contents:

1 Grassroots expertise and local environmental mobilizations p. 23

2 The Venetian lagoon between prophecies and interests: expertise and civil society mobilizations against the MOSE project p. 36

3 Experts and activists in the "Florentine Node": citizens expertise in the conflict over the Tunnel-TAV in Florence p. 70

4 Experts, citizens and activists in the "No Cruise ships" movement in Venice p. 96

5 Expertise and activism in the "Stalingrad of incinerators": the mobilization against the waste incinerator in Florence p. 134

6 Conclusions: the contentious politics by other means - grassroots environmentalism and the politics of expertise p. 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 27, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Chesta, Riccardo Emilio, 1986- The contentious politics of expertise

ISBN:

9781003033356

1003033350

9781000334913

1000334910

9781000334791

1000334791

9781000334852

1000334856

Publisher Number:

40030324359

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.