Political Ecology: A Critical Engagement with Global Environmental Issues

Political Ecology: A Critical Engagement with Global Environmental Issues
ISBN-10
303056035X
ISBN-13
9783030560355
Series
Political Ecology
Category
Political Science
Pages
249
Language
English
Published
2021-02-09
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Authors
Hanne Svarstad, Tor A. Benjaminsen

Description

This textbook introduces political ecology as an interdisciplinary approach to critically examine land and environmental issues. Drawing on discourse and narrative analysis, Marxist political economy and insights from natural science, the book points at similarities, differences and inter-connections between environmental governance in the global North and South. A wide range of carefully curated case studies are presented, with a particular focus on Africa and Norway. Key themes of power, justice and environmental sustainability run through all chapters. The authors challenge established views and leading discourses and present research findings that may surprise readers. Chapters cover topics including wildlife conservation, climate change and conflicts, land grabbing, the effects of population growth on the environment, jihadism in the African Sahel, bioprospecting, feminist political ecology, and struggles around carbon mitigation within a fossil fuel-based economy. This introductory text provides tools and examples for both undergraduate and postgraduate students to better understand on-going struggles about some of the world’s most urgent challenges.

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