Ecosovereignty - A Political Principle for the Environmental Crisis

List of contents

Introduction. Part 1: The Social Movements 1. Food Sovereignty and Ecological Distribution Conflicts 2. Indigenous and Place-Based Rights Part 2: Territorial Rights 3. The New Importance of Land and Territory 4. An Ecosystem-Based Right to Territory Part 3: Sovereignty Claims 5. The Revival of Political Sovereignty 6. From Self-Determination to Ecosovereignty Part 4: The Political Struggle 7. Extractivism and Environmental Justice 8. Environmental Governance and Ecosovereignty. Conclusion

About the author

Omar Dahbour is Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College and Graduate School, City University of New York, and author of Illusion of the Peoples (2003), Self-Determination without Nationalism (2013), and other writings on global ethics, environmental philosophy, and critical theory.

Summary

In this book, Omar Dahbour develops the idea of ecosystem sovereignty, calling for a reinterpretation of essential concepts in political philosophy in order to protect peoples’ rights. Connecting political and environmental philosophy, this book will keep scholars and students informed about an increasingly important topic.

Product details

• Authors: Omar Dahbour, Dahbour Omar
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032939025
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3293902-5
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; NATURE / Natural Resources, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, NATURE / Ecology, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Applied ecology, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Environmental Management, Social impact of environmental issues, Political science and theory, Environmentalist thought and ideology, PHILOSOPHY / Environmental