Editorial: Natur, Gesellschaft, Materialität: aktuelle Herausforderungen der Politischen Ökologie
This editorial introduces different theoretical strands in political ecology both in English and German speaking contexts. Comparing Marxist with more relational and "new materialist" approaches, it is argued that the various theoretical approaches chosen induce different ways of how the r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Geographica Helvetica |
| Online Access: | http://www.geogr-helv.net/71/221/2016/gh-71-221-2016.pdf |
| Summary: | This editorial introduces different theoretical strands
in political ecology both in English and German speaking contexts. Comparing
Marxist with more relational and "new materialist" approaches, it is argued
that the various theoretical approaches chosen induce different ways of how
the relationship between society and nature, between material and culture is
conceptualized. The dialectical perspective derived from Marxism is thereby
contrasted with the more emergent, and relativist understandings of actor
network theory and assemblage thinking. Besides, the six single
contributions in this Special Issue are introduced and five areas for
further research are laid out: (1) the multiplicity of materiality, (2) the
opposition between dialectic and relativist thinking, (3) the tension between
elements and entire socio-material configurations, (4) materiality in the
production of space and (5) issues of materiality and power. |
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| ISSN: | 0016-7312 2194-8798 |