"Transformation" as a new critical orthodoxy: The strategic use of the term "transformation" does not prevent multiple crises

GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 23-27

  Brand, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Critical social theory; Policy change; Social ecological transformation; Sustainable development; Transformation research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962709762     PISSN: 09405550     EISSN: 26255413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14512/gaia.25.1.7     Document Type: Review

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