Content Index

John Simons explores the cultural studies discipline from the perspective of animal rights.

Roger Scruton discusses totemism and its ecological function.

Marthe Kiley-Worthington discusses integration of wildlife conservation, food production and development in relation to ecological agriculture and elephant conservation in Africa.

Hub Zwart reflects on the possibility of a moral relationship with animals.

Chris Miller discusses the ecocentric approach on habitats in Britain.

Clare Palmer discusses the concept of the domesticated animal contract.

Gill Aitken discusses conservation in relation to individual worth.

Keekok Lee discusses why posing the question “what is an animal?” is neither irrelevant nor futile.

Clark A. Miller proposes four models of societal processes by which framing occurs, concluding with ideas for further research.

This article argues that in a risky world and a risk-averse society even under the assumptions of weak sustainability the circumstances under which different forms of capital may be substituted are limited.