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Handbook of Environmental Political Theory in the Anthropocene
This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the transforming landscape of environmental political theory. Embracing both classical and marginalised approaches in the field, it demonstrates the central role of political theory in rethinking the strategies, discourses and imaginaries of the Anthropocene epoch.
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This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the transforming landscape of environmental political theory. Embracing both classical and marginalised approaches in the field, it demonstrates the central role of political theory in rethinking the strategies, discourses and imaginaries of the Anthropocene epoch.
Expert contributing authors outline how the Anthropocene has triggered the reshaping of academic disciplines, the replacement of conventional categories, the emergence of novel ideas and the engagement with non-Western approaches. They interrogate and question the concept and diagnosis of the Anthropocene, critically evaluating its impact and presenting a range of different viewpoints on its role in socio-political analysis. The Handbook considers the future of the field and identifies challenging new research questions and topics. Ultimately, it examines how environmental political theory can provide hope and resources for political change in the face of a growing ecological crisis.
Presenting cutting-edge analyses, the Handbook of Environmental Political Theory in the Anthropocene is an essential resource for students and scholars of political science, sociology, environmental ethics, public policy and philosophy.
Expert contributing authors outline how the Anthropocene has triggered the reshaping of academic disciplines, the replacement of conventional categories, the emergence of novel ideas and the engagement with non-Western approaches. They interrogate and question the concept and diagnosis of the Anthropocene, critically evaluating its impact and presenting a range of different viewpoints on its role in socio-political analysis. The Handbook considers the future of the field and identifies challenging new research questions and topics. Ultimately, it examines how environmental political theory can provide hope and resources for political change in the face of a growing ecological crisis.
Presenting cutting-edge analyses, the Handbook of Environmental Political Theory in the Anthropocene is an essential resource for students and scholars of political science, sociology, environmental ethics, public policy and philosophy.
Critical Acclaim
‘An expansive, interdisciplinary collection exploring a broad range of critical approaches in Anthropocene studies. The diverse chapters offer both foundational and innovative interventions that span the humanities, social sciences, and the natural sciences (from political ecological theories of “nature” and “degrowth” to ecofeminist and eco-critical explorations and imaginaries of “posthumanism” and “decoloniality”). The Handbook of Environmental Political Theory in the Anthropocene, will be essential reading in multiple courses that aim to build productive conversations across the nature/culture disciplinary divides.’
– Giovanna Di Chiro, Swarthmore College, US
‘Machin and Wissenburg have brought together an impressive array of leading and rising scholars. The often-stellar individual chapters are organized thoughtfully to create a Handbook that is theoretically rich, nuanced, and reflexive about the insights and limitations of environmental political theory – and about the idea of the Anthropocene itself.’
– John M. Meyer, Cal Poly Humboldt, USA
‘This Handbook brings together some of the world’s leading and emerging environmental thinkers. The editors have done a difficult job well – in that they have ensured that the Handbook has a good representation of the growing number of topics, issues, and debates that exist and are emerging in the interdisciplinary field of environmental political theory. The Handbook of Environmental Political Theory in the Anthropocene is a field guide to thinking (and acting) on our increasingly turbulent planet, and the different perspectives on what are the roots causes of the crisis of climate and nature, how the costs of the crisis are unevenly and unjustly distributed, and what solutions or coping mechanisms can or should be mobilised. Essential reading.’
– John Barry, Ollscoil na Banríona Béal Feirste/Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland
– Giovanna Di Chiro, Swarthmore College, US
‘Machin and Wissenburg have brought together an impressive array of leading and rising scholars. The often-stellar individual chapters are organized thoughtfully to create a Handbook that is theoretically rich, nuanced, and reflexive about the insights and limitations of environmental political theory – and about the idea of the Anthropocene itself.’
– John M. Meyer, Cal Poly Humboldt, USA
‘This Handbook brings together some of the world’s leading and emerging environmental thinkers. The editors have done a difficult job well – in that they have ensured that the Handbook has a good representation of the growing number of topics, issues, and debates that exist and are emerging in the interdisciplinary field of environmental political theory. The Handbook of Environmental Political Theory in the Anthropocene is a field guide to thinking (and acting) on our increasingly turbulent planet, and the different perspectives on what are the roots causes of the crisis of climate and nature, how the costs of the crisis are unevenly and unjustly distributed, and what solutions or coping mechanisms can or should be mobilised. Essential reading.’
– John Barry, Ollscoil na Banríona Béal Feirste/Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland
