Format:
xvi, 260 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Diagramme
Edition:
First issued in paperback
ISBN:
9780367534950
Series Statement:
Routledge research in global environmental governance
Content:
Anthropocene has become an environmental buzzword. It denotes a new geological epoch that is human‐dominated. As mounting scientific evidence reveals, humankind has fundamentally altered atmospheric, geological, hydrological, biospheric, and other Earth system processes to an extent that the risk of an irreversible system change emerges. Human societies must therefore change direction and navigate away from critical tipping points in the various ecosystems of our planet. This hypothesis has kicked off a debate not only on the geoscientific definition of the Anthropocene era, but increasingly also in the social sciences. However, the specific contribution of the social sciences disciplines and in particular that of political science still needs to be fully established. This edited volume analyzes, from a political science perspective, the wider social dynamics underlying the ecological and geological changes, as well as their implications for governance and politics in the Anthropocene. The focus is on two questions: (1) What is the contribution of political science to the Anthropocene debate, e.g. in terms of identified problems, answers, and solutions? (2) What are the conceptual and practical implications of the Anthropocene debate for the discipline of political science?
Note:
"... conference "Global Environmental Politics in the Anthropocene" ... at the University of Potsdam in April 2017" (Acknowledgements)
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
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Political Science
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General works
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Sociology
Keywords:
Anthropozän
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Politische Wissenschaft
;
Anthropozän
;
Klimaänderung
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Politische Wissenschaft
;
Anthropozän
;
Politische Wissenschaft
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Konferenzschrift
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Aufsatzsammlung
Author information:
Hickmann, Thomas 1982-
Author information:
Pattberg, Philipp H. 1975-
Author information:
Partzsch, Lena 1978-
Author information:
Weiland, Sabine 1969-
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