The paper aims to take stock of the relationship between Political Ecology and social theory. Any social theory, it is observed, presupposes a point of observation. But where is it placed? Outside or inside the society under analysis? And in what sense can a theory be said to have a critical approach? Relevant questions for a field of study such as political ecology, which qualifies first and foremost for a questioning of apolitical approaches to the ecological crisis. With this in mind, the chapter examines some theoretical strands that assume salience in debates within political ecology: governmentality, Critical Theory, ecomarxism, ecofeminism, new materialisms, degrowth, and environmental justice.
Il saggio ha per obiettivo fare il punto sul rapporto tra Ecologia Politica e teoria sociale. Qualunque teoria sociale, si osserva, presuppone un punto di osservazione. Ma dov’è collocato? Fuori o dentro la società oggetto di analisi? E in che senso si può dire che una teoria abbia un approccio critico? Domande rilevanti per un campo di studi come l’ecologia politica, che si qualifica innanzitutto per una messa in discussione degli approcci apolitici alla crisi ecologica. In questa prospettiva il capitolo esamina alcuni filoni teorici che assumono salienza nei dibattiti interni all’ecologia politica: governamentalità, Teoria Critica, ecomarxismo, ecofemminismo, nuovi materialismi, decrescita e giustizia ambientale.
Ecologia politica e teoria sociale
Pellizzoni, Luigi
2023
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The paper aims to take stock of the relationship between Political Ecology and social theory. Any social theory, it is observed, presupposes a point of observation. But where is it placed? Outside or inside the society under analysis? And in what sense can a theory be said to have a critical approach? Relevant questions for a field of study such as political ecology, which qualifies first and foremost for a questioning of apolitical approaches to the ecological crisis. With this in mind, the chapter examines some theoretical strands that assume salience in debates within political ecology: governmentality, Critical Theory, ecomarxism, ecofeminism, new materialisms, degrowth, and environmental justice.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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