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Dehierarchization and Sustainable Development in Liberal and Non-liberal Societies

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Modern societies appear to be going through a phase of dehierarchization, that is, a change in the way of governance of nation states, from direction of, to cooperation with, civil society; and in more general terms political pluralization, the emergence of "polities" other than the nation state. The paper argues that one of the most stressing problems of political pluralization is the co-existence of mutually effacing or contradictory systems of political norms. To tackle this problem of incompossibility, it has been suggested that policy teloi, shared conceptions giving direction to cooperative political ventures, in particular sustainable development, could be helpful. This article investigates whether sustainable development as a policy telos can tackle incompossibility, both in liberal (democratic) and non-liberal (democratic) societies. The paper concludes that its best chances of being temporarily successful lie in understanding it in the broadest sense possible-particularly if one values moral pluralism. Copyright (c) 2001 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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  • Marcel Wissenburg, 2001. "Dehierarchization and Sustainable Development in Liberal and Non-liberal Societies," Global Environmental Politics, MIT Press, vol. 1(2), pages 95-111, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:glenvp:v:1:y:2001:i:2:p:95-111
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    1. Eero Palmujoki, 2009. "Global principles for sustainable biofuel production and trade," International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 9(2), pages 135-151, May.
    2. Peter Stoett, 2002. "The International Regulation of Trade in Wildlife: Institutional and Normative Considerations," International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 2(2), pages 193-208, June.
    3. Yoram Levy & Marcel Wissenburg, 2004. "Sustainable Development as a Policy Telos: A New Approach to Political Problem‐Solving," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 52(4), pages 785-801, December.
    4. Glover, J.L. & Champion, D. & Daniels, K.J. & Dainty, A.J.D., 2014. "An Institutional Theory perspective on sustainable practices across the dairy supply chain," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 152(C), pages 102-111.

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