Environmental Movements and Politics of the Asian Anthropocene

Paul Jobin is Associate Research Fellow and convener of the Asian Social Transformation Thematic Research Team at the Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Ming-sho Ho is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, National Taiwan University, and Director of the Research Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan). Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao is Chairman of the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, Chairman of the executive committee of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, National Cheng-Chi University, and Chair Professor of Hakka Studies, National Central University. He is also Adjunct Research Fellow at the Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica and Professor of Sociology at the National Sun Yat-Sen University.

This collection provides a powerful and sophisticated analysis of how environmental movements influence politics in Asia, and how politics influences movements." -John S. Dryzek, Centenary Professor, University of Canberra "This important book reflects the challenges and questions currently foremost in scholars', activists' and policy-makers' minds-the Anthropocene, environmental justice, China's Belt and Road Initiative, and post-politics-all addressed through the lens of environmental movements in Asia."-Jonathan Rigg, Professor at the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol "This book shows convincingly that the concept of Anthropocene is as relevant in Asia as anywhere." -Philip Hirsch, Emeritus Professor of Human Geography, University of Sydney