Pragmatism, Pragtivism, and Private Environmental Governance

9 George Washington Journal of Energy & Environmental Law (Spring 2018)

U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-25

7 Pages Posted: 31 May 2017 Last revised: 13 Sep 2018

Date Written: March 3, 2017

Abstract

This essay is an edited version of a talk presented at the 2017 J.B. & Maurice C. Shapiro Environmental Law Symposium on Private Environmental Governance at the George Washington University. It is adapted from a longer article entitled Trust Me, I’m A Pragmatist: A Partially Pragmatic Critique of Pragmatic Activism, in 42 Colum. J. Envtl. L. 425 (2017), and available here: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2925311

Keywords: environmental law, environmentalism, pragmatism, pragtivism, NGOs, Endangered Species Act, wildlife, Environmental Defense Fund, Dunes Sagebrush Lizard

Suggested Citation

Galperin, Joshua, Pragmatism, Pragtivism, and Private Environmental Governance (March 3, 2017). 9 George Washington Journal of Energy & Environmental Law (Spring 2018), U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-25, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2977965

Joshua Galperin (Contact Author)

Pace University - School of Law ( email )

78 North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10603
United States

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