Political Animals and Animal Politics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wissenburg, Marcel (Editor), Schlosberg, David (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
• Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Political science.; Political theory.; Political communication.; Political philosophy.; Social sciences > Philosophy.; Environmental policy.; Political Philosophy.; Political Theory.; Environmental Politics.; Political Science.; Social Philosophy.; Political Communication.

While much has been written on environmental politics on the one hand, and animal ethics and welfare on the other, animal politics is underexamined. There are key political implications in the increase of animal protection laws, the rights of nature, and political parties dedicated to animals.