Climate change is provoking a pragmatic turn in our approach to sustainability, resulting more pluralistic debate about both the desirable sustainable society and means by which it be achieved. The traditional green approach, founded on moral view of socio-natural relationship inclined radical transformation current social system, now seems misguided. In this regard, sustainability should considered as an inherently open principle for guiding action that also serves framework discussing kind...

Así como la configuración predominantemente estatal de política tuvo en su centro a movilización colectiva nacional, emergencia los movimientos sociales transnacionales está contribuyendo decisivamente redefinición contemporánea posnacional. De hecho, no puede afirmarse simplemente que mundialización haya producido formas acción colectiva; propia es, parte, consecuencia una temprana transformación social. Sea fuere, parece teoría respondido todavía adecuadamente al tránsito unos nacionales,...

As part of the recent rethinking green politics, construction a democracy has been subjected to increasing scrutiny. There is growing consensus around deliberative as preferred model for realisation programme. result several arguments emerge when principles and procedures are be justified from standpoint. This paper offers critical assessment case democracy, showing that deliberation being asked deliver more than it able to. However, suggested connection between sustainability, understood...

This article deals with the impact of new communications technologies on democracy. It does so by analysing processes which public opinion is being partly digitalized - account decisive importance that quality possesses for The focus effects citizens' usage social media and other digital platforms. Citizens themselves are mainly considered as affective subjects influenced their own emotions preconscious sensations. Social networks turn out to be intrinsically technologies, whose strong...

So long as sustainability represents the attempt to pacify relationship between societies and their natural environments, concept must remain attentive any findings about character of such relation. In this regard, rise Anthropocene cannot be ignored by environmental sociologists if a realistic understanding is produced. The scientific notion, grounded on geology Earth-system science, that plausibly suggests human beings have colonized nature in degree has irreversibly altered functioning...

On the face of it, COVID-19 pandemic seems to fit into risk society framework as a danger that is produced by modernization process in its global stage. However, coronaviruses are very particular kind which theory does not properly explain. In fact, there no single perspective on offers fully satisfactory account SARS-CoV-2, despite all them having something valuable contribute task. This paper attempts categorize adequately explained with reference or new epoch Anthropocene. contrary, it...

More than 50 years have passed since the eco-emancipatory project (EEP) was launched in wake of silent revolution triggered by new social movements. A response to side-effects first (industrial) modernity, EEP helped shape a second (reflexive) modernity that supposed democratise society and liberate nature. But seems failed on account – hence post-apocalyptic turn within environmentalism. However, fate is more nuanced it seems. In this paper, I argue latter has been large successfully...

"Greening through IT. Information technology for environmental sustainability." Environmental Politics, 20(4), pp. 604–605

This paper provides epistemic and conceptual tools for a better understanding of fake news. It begins by looking definition news that distinguishes between fabricated stories biased claims, showing "stricto sensu" is less frequent influential than expected. Then multicausal account provided identifies six main drivers the multiplication spread news: erosion truth, digitization, changes in journalism, digital illiteracy, emotional biases, rise populism. Finally, implications democracy are...

The pursuit of environmental sustainability has been affected by two significant developments in the last years. On one hand, Anthropocene hypothesis suggests that human impact on environment increased to such a degree, natural systems are now disrupted at planetary level. most dangerous manifestation is climate change, where there need for greater urgency face insufficient action. There number scientists who currently warn possibility failing reduce concentration greenhouse gases atmosphere...

The ideal of emancipation has been traditionally grounded on the premise that human activity is not restrained by external boundaries. Thus realisation values such as autonomy or recognition facilitated economic growth and material expansion. Yet there mounting evidence impact natural systems at planetary level, a novelty captured concept Anthropocene, endangers Earth’s habitability. If development to be limited for sake global sustainability, can kept mobilising ideal? As opposed...

Uno de los rasgos más destacados del populismo es su empleo las emociones. Sin embargo, análisis la dimensión emocional suelen adolecer cierta superficialidad. Este trabajo persigue, justamente, arrojar luz sobre bases afectivas populismo. A tal fin, presenta un distintos aspectos afectividad populista, a partir hallazgos resultantes giro afectivo experimentado por ciencias sociales. Asimismo, se ocupa notables efectos que sentimentalidad populista tiene reconfiguración digital espacio público.

I. Introduction Since it first appeared a few years ago, the notion of Anthropocene has been gaining ground in field environmental studies and seems now to be everywhere. Admittedly, label is appealing, news communicates dramatic. The success, then, justified. However, there something else. might just what we were waiting for, namely, able encompass express number shared intuitions about human place world state socionatural relations. In that regard, provides framework for discussing…

It is often argued that the two main principles of green politics are achievement sustainability and democratisation democracy. The question arises how democracy can be combined in search for a new democratic model, namely Distinguishing between models depending on way which they related to offers very useful tool thinking about relationship them. Open necessarily linked democracy, while closed contingently it. Despite difficulties associated with combining these features normative model...

By reminding human beings that they are earthly creatures who depend on the habitability of their planet, Anthropocene is changing our relation with time. On one hand, looking backward, it confronts us abyss deep time; other future itself acquires a threatening quality as possibility 'hothouse Earth' becomes increasingly plausible. I focus impact such perceptive disruption has green utopian thinking. The effect paradoxical. Those cling to an alarming account can offer only renewed version...

After the viral outbreak that hit populations across planet in first half of 2020, it has been argued coronavirus pandemic can be described as a quintessential phenomenon Anthropocene, i.e. result particular stage socionatural relations which wild habitats are invaded and anthropogenic climate change creates conditions for emergence more frequent pathogens. Likewise, also is an event shares structural features with itself and, consequently, offers some lessons about how best to fight latter....

How to make sense of post-truth? As the erosion truth seems be on rise in contemporary societies, apparently threatening deliberative function assigned their public spheres and health democratic systems, it has become a necessity deal with this controversial phenomenon. This paper provides genealogy for post-truth, shedding light its roots. It focus three different dimensions “post-truthfulness:” philosophical dimension, which relates long theoretical debate about possibility truth,...