This book uniquely weaves together contributions about the intellectual and institutional history of environmental sociology as an academic discipline with contributions about the role of environmental sociology in society, as a field of expertise, and the environmental sociologist as an engaged researcher. Contributors are well-known researchers in the field of environmental sociology that focus on the intellectual roots of environmental sociology across four continents.

Linda Soneryd, School of Social Sciences and Media Studies,Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.

Monika Berg, School of Social Sciences and Media Studies,Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.

Magnus Boström, School of Social Sciences and Media Studies,Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.

Karin Gustafsson, School of Social Sciences and Media Studies,Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.