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Sustainability hijacked by the sociological wall of self‐evidence
Author(s) -
Cerin Pontus
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
corporate social responsibility and environmental management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.519
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1535-3966
pISSN - 1535-3958
DOI - 10.1002/csr.44
Subject(s) - sustainability , structuring , environmentalism , sociological theory , power (physics) , sociology , environmental sociology , economic system , business , economics , neoclassical economics , political science , social science , politics , law , ecology , physics , biology , quantum mechanics
The nowadays commonly applied structuring of sociological theories – the four‐fielder of Burrell and Morgan (1979) – in the environmental and sustainability agenda may, unfortunately, serve as a platform for the advocators of leaving business alone to realize win–win solutions by itself – that is obstructing change by encouraging business as usual. The reason for this hijacking of environmentalism is a dichotomization of regulation and radical change along an axis describing the nature of society. By instead focusing on power along the society continuum, the tool describing sociological theory enables policy thought that promotes a societal change towards increased sustainability. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.