Political ecology is the study of the relationships between political, economic and social factors with environmental issues and changes.

Political ecology differs from apolitical ecological studies by politicizing environmental issues and phenomena.

Political ecology will often utilize the framework of political economy to analyze environmental issues.

Political activity had begun already in the early 1980s, when environmental activists, feminists and other active groups began to campaign on Green issues in Finland.

From his work in environmental ethics, Sylvan took an interest in anarchism, contributing an often-cited entry on the subject to A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy.

After articles were published on human rights and environmental issues by independent magazines and journals ( such as Z Magazine ), Edwards wrote his first book, Free to be Human, ( Green Books, 1995 ), which later appeared in the United States as Burning All Illusions: a Guide to Personal and Political Freedom ( South End Press, 1996 ).

* Political, moral, religious, ethical, or environmental disputes concerning proper farming and agricultural methods and regulations, free range poultry, organic food, sustainable agriculture, polyculture, vegetarianism, veganism, animal welfare and rights.

Political boundaries are based on environmental boundaries.

Some of the extracurricular activities offered at IA's central campus include FIRST Robotics ; buildOn ( formerly known as Building with Books ); Science Olympiad ; scuba diving classes and international dive trips ; Biology and Physics Olympiads ; Political Debate Club ; Model United Nations ; Quiz Bowl ; the Phoenix Theatre Company ; Forensics ; various ethnic organizations such as the Indian-American Student Association, the Asian Student Association, and the Black Student Association ; religious organizations such as the Christian Student Initiative and the Muslim Student Association ; a Gay-Straight-Whatever Alliance ; an active photography club ; DECA ; and various environmental groups.

Established in 1982, originally as the Political Economy Research Center, PERC is dedicated to original research on market approaches to resolving environmental problems.

PEST analysis stands for " Political, Economic, Social, and Technological analysis " and describes a framework of macro-environmental factors used in the environmental scanning component of strategic management.

Sociologist James Hughes mentions Walter Truett Anderson, author of To Govern Evolution: Further Adventures of the Political Animal, as an example of a technogaian political philosopher ; argues that technogaianism applied to environmental management is found in the reconciliation ecology writings such as Michael Rosenzweig's Win-Win Ecology: How The Earth's Species Can Survive In The Midst of Human Enterprise ; and considers Bruce Sterling's Viridian design movement to be an exemplary technogaian initiative.

Political topics addressed on The Simpsons include homophobia and gay marriage ( in the episodes " Homer's Phobia " and " There's Something About Marrying "), immigration and border control (“ Much Apu About Nothing ,” “ Midnight Rx ”, “ Coming to Homerica ”), drug and alcohol abuse (" Brother's Little Helper ", " Weekend at Burnsie's ", " Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment ", " Duffless ", " E-I-E-I -( Annoyed Grunt )", and " Days of Wine and D ' oh ' ses "), gun rights (" The Cartridge Family "), environmental issues (" The Old Man and the Lisa ", " Trash of the Titans ", " Lisa the Tree Hugger ", " The Wife Aquatic ", " The Squirt and the Whale ", in addition to being an important plot device in the feature-length film ), election campaigns (" Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish ", " Sideshow Bob Roberts ", " Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington ", " See Homer Run ", " E Pluribus Wiggum ", " Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson "), and corruption (" Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington ").

Although the school is best known for environmental studies programs like Agroecology, Conservation Biology, Earth Science, Ecological Design, Environmental Policy, Geography, Human Ecology, Marine Studies, Natural History and Ecology, and Environmental Education, there are also programs in Adventure Education, Outdoor Experiential Education, Wilderness Leadership, Adventure-Based Environmental Education, Outdoor Program Administration, Adventure-Based Tourism, Cultural and Regional Studies, Religion and Philosophy, Sustainability Education, Peace Studies, Political Economy, Latin American Studies, Spanish Language and Literature, International Studies, Women ’ s Studies, Human Development, Education, Elementary and Secondary Teacher Certification, School Counseling ( M. A.

SEPA alone cannot guarantee the full enforcement of environmental laws and regulations, observed Professor Wang Canfa, director of the centre to help environmental victims at China University of Political Science and Law.

Political considerations have now increased the number of standard time zones to 40.

Realpolitik ( see also Political realism ; from German: " realistic ", " practical " or " actual "; and " politics ", ) refers to politics or diplomacy based primarily on power and on practical and material factors and considerations, rather than ideological notions or moralistic or ethical premises.

Political considerations were thought sufficiently important that he was relieved by Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, who was in command at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Political considerations may be a sufficient explanation for the conciliatory attitude.

Political considerations then prevented the expulsion of the villagers.

Political and ideological considerations, including the dispute over Transylvania between Hungary and Romania, have also colored these scholarly discussions.

Political considerations caused command to be passed to Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng.

Political considerations prevented the use of the AASF against Germany and it only saw action once the Germans attacked in the west in May 1940.

Political considerations may have played a role in Julia Livilla's fate, more than just moral or domestic preoccupations as inferred in the ancient sources.

Political considerations delayed the raid, conducted by 23 Delta Force operators and supported by the Night Stalkers, until the United States invaded Panama to arrest Noriega, in Operation Just Cause on December 20, 1989.

Political parties, however, tended to reflect the make up of the three main ethnic groups.

Political events, however, would eventually make English the lingua franca for the colonies at large as well as the literary language of choice.

Strauss's critique and clarifications of The Concept of the Political led Schmitt to make significant emendations in its second edition.

In his Political Testament, written the year before his death and published posthumously, he acknowledged that his regime had failed to make the changes in political distribution and corruption that were the basis for his presidency and the revolution.

His chief historical writings — The United Kingdom: a Political History ( 1899 ), and The United States: an Outline of Political History ( 1893 )— though based on thorough familiarity with their subject, make no claim to original research, but are remarkable examples of terse and brilliant narrative.

Bai told the Central Political Council of the Kuomintang Central Political Council of the Kuomintang that negotiating with the Communists would only make them more powerful.

Political pressures and the Center's charter would seem to make this inevitable ," said Kimball C. Atwood IV, M. D.

Political and logistical difficulties resulted in the organisers eventually realising that the festival would not make a profit and declaring it to be " a free festival ", although the majority of the audience had paid for tickets in advance, and the event was filmed contemporaneously.

In turn, Strauss's critique and clarifications of The Concept of the Political led Schmitt to make significant emendations in its second edition.

Political historian Ervand Abrahamian credits the victory of Abadgaran and other conservatives in the 2004 elections ( as well as the 2003 and 2005 elections ) to the conservatives ' retention of their core base of 25 % of the voting population ; their recruiting of war veteran candidates ; their wooing of independents using the issue of national security ; and most of all " because large numbers of women, college students, and other members of the salaried middle class " who make up the reformists ' base of support " stayed home ".

Political leaders have at their disposal a great deal of patronage, in the sense that they make decisions on the appointment of officials inside and outside government ( for example on quangos ).

The Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 ( c. 48 ), or An Act to make provision about the registration of political parties was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to set up a register of political parties in the United Kingdom.

The European Consortium for Political Research defines a regional power: " A state belonging to a geographically defined region, dominating this region in economic and military terms, able to exercise hegemonic influence in the region and considerable influence on the world scale, willing to make use of power resources and recognized or even accepted as the regional leader by its neighbours ".

In 1983, under the policy of Central People's Government to develop the college quickly and make it the center of politics and law education in China, BCPSL was renamed as the China University of Political Science and Law.

: The player who controls the most cities and temples ( the Political Leader ) chooses the order in which players may make purchases.

Political historian Ervand Abrahamian credits the victory of Abadgaran and other conservatives in the 2003, 2004, and 2005 elections to the conservatives ' retention of their core base of 25 % of the voting population, their recruiting of war veteran candidates, their wooing of independents using the issue of national security, and most of all " because large numbers of women, college students, and other members of the salaried middle class " who make up the reformists ' base of support " stayed home ".

In an interview with PR Week, Goddard described the site as " a place where you want to start your day and then return various times a day to find out what's going on in the world of politics ... the people who read Political Wire tend to be the political insiders and political junkies, the lawmakers and their staffs, journalists, and people who make a living in the world of public affairs.

Political figures also make appearances, such as Talleyrand, Godoy, and Metternich.

Whereas the British Government and the BBC are separate by law, and the British Government is forbidden from interfering in BBC output, the Italian Government is by law allowed to, and does, make Political appointments to Rai's board of directors.

From 1983 till 1985, GAN-PAC raised about $ 55, 000 in contributions, but, unlike other Political Action Committees, did not make any financial contributions until the late 1980s, when it began donating money to the election campaigns of conservative Republican candidates.

The group stands as a single issue lobby group and is a Registered Recognised Third Party, one of only 11 in the country, but this does not make it a Political Party.

In 2006, John Howard said in a speech to mark the 50th anniversary of Quadrant that " Political Correctness " was dead in Australia but: " we should not underestimate the degree to which the soft-left still holds sway, even dominance, especially in Australia's universities "; and in 2006, Sydney Morning Herald Political Editor Peter Hartcher reported that Opposition foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd was entering the philosophical debate by arguing in response that " John Howard, is guilty of perpetrating ' a fraud ' in his so-called culture wars ... designed not to make real change but to mask the damage inflicted by the Government's economic policies ".