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Eco(in)movilismo. Movilidad urbana e inmovilismo cultural.

Ante la catástrofe ecológica es necesario dar vida a un cambio cultural profundo a través del decrecimiento. A nivel de movilidad urbana el vehículo eléctrico representa la defensa del dogma del crecimiento económico ilimitado. André Gorz ya lo escribió en 1974: «La ecología es como el sufragio universal y el descanso dominical: en un primer … Read more Eco(in)movilismo. Movilidad urbana e inmovilismo cultural.

Why no change? Sustainable development, extractivism and the environment in Bolivia

Reblogged from the Open University Today’s blog comes from Dr Jessica Hope, Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow at the University of Bristol and Chair of the Developing Areas Research Group (DARG) of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS). Her research spans human geography, development studies and political ecology and addresses questions of socio-environmental change in response to climate change. … Read more Why no change? Sustainable development, extractivism and the environment in Bolivia

POLLEN newsletter: June

Dear POLLEN members and friends (with apologies for X-posting), Greetings and welcome to our monthly POLLEN update. We are happy to have received a number of interesting new publications and opportunities, and to once again welcome new nodes! Our teaching resources page is still expanding. If you have anything that you would like to add, please let … Read more POLLEN newsletter: June

Political Ecology Network (POLLEN) Third Biennial Conference – Contested Natures: Power, Possibility, Prefiguration

Brighton, United Kingdom June 24-26, 2020 #POLLEN20 We are happy to announce that the Political Ecology Network (POLLEN) Third Biennial Conference will be held in Brighton, United Kingdom, June 24-26, 2020 on the theme of Contested Natures: Power, Possibility, Prefiguration. POLLEN20 will be organized by the ESRC STEPS Centre (IDS/SPRU, University of Sussex) and co-hosted … Read more Political Ecology Network (POLLEN) Third Biennial Conference – Contested Natures: Power, Possibility, Prefiguration

DEEP SEA MINING AT THE THRESHOLD: THE POLITICS OF THE SEABED?

John Childs This article originally appeared on Discover Society Plenty of virtual ink has been spilled predicting the advent of commercial deep-sea mining (DSM). Successful extraction of zinc, gold and copper has already taken place in Japan in late 2017. Several other countries who have identified deep-sea mineral deposits in their territorial waters are considering whether … Read more DEEP SEA MINING AT THE THRESHOLD: THE POLITICS OF THE SEABED?

Welcome

Welcome to the POLLEN website! POLLEN is a global network, consisting of a large variety of political ecologists. As individuals or small groups, these political ecologists have formed so-called ‘nodes’ and interact through POLLEN. The aim of POLLEN is to facilitate interaction and creativity through ‘cross-fertilization’ and to promote the important field of political ecology … Read more Welcome

About POLLEN

POLLEN is an umbrella organization of political ecology researchers, groups, projects, networks and ‘nodes’ across the globe. As the name suggests, POLLEN seeks to provide a platform for the ‘cross fertilization’ of ideas and where the world’s many rich, diverse traditions can come together, discuss, and debate the latest developments in the field. Historically, the … Read more About POLLEN

POLLEN Nodes

As you can see from the map, at this stage POLLEN is still very Eurocentric. However, we want everyone to be aware that we welcome nodes from all over the world! To start your own POLLEN node, please fill in your details on our open Google Sheets membership database, and email the POLLEN secretariat (currently … Read more POLLEN Nodes

Start your own POLLEN node!

To start your own POLLEN node, please fill in your details on our open Google Sheets membership database, and email the POLLEN secretariat (currently hosted by the Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University) at politicalecologynetwork@gmail.com to request that your node is added to the website.

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