Response to Jane Bennett's review of Treading Softly: Paths to Ecological Order

First, I offer a big thank you to Jane Bennett for an insightful and kind review. As authors know, it is hard looking back at one's work as a mere reader, let alone in a constructively critical vein. Often as not, my reaction is: I wrote that? Bennett helped me see this work with fresh eyes. An...

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Published in:Perspectives on politics 2011-03, Vol.9 (1), p.117-118
Main Author: Princen, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Critical Dialogue
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Political science
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Summary:First, I offer a big thank you to Jane Bennett for an insightful and kind review. As authors know, it is hard looking back at one's work as a mere reader, let alone in a constructively critical vein. Often as not, my reaction is: I wrote that? Bennett helped me see this work with fresh eyes. And, having read and reviewed Vibrant Matter (kudos to editor Jeff Isaac), I can see my work through an entirely different lens—vibrant materiality. In this reply, I'd like to flag two points of convergence in our work and take up the notion of “common sense.”
ISSN:1537-5927
1541-0986
DOI:10.1017/S1537592710003452