Biophilia on Purpose: A Declaration to Become an Ecosocial Citizen

Biophilia on Purpose: A Declaration to Become an Ecosocial Citizen

“Ecosocial citizenship” requires civic participation informed by the interconnectedness of ecological and social worlds. It is not because the relevance of the nation-state or nation-state citizenship has expired (although globalization is challenging the nation-state as the dominant form of social...

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Main Author: Kimberly Ruffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Franklin University Switzerland 2015-12-01
Series:Intervalla : Platform for Intellectual Exchange
Subjects:
african-americans
biophilia
ecological citizenship
environmental justice;
global citizens
Online Access:https://www.fus.edu/intervalla-files/vol3/7-KR.pdf
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spelling doaj-d8722af972b2419a8952f97711b30f442020-11-25T00:11:16ZengFranklin University Switzerland Intervalla : Platform for Intellectual Exchange2296-34132296-34132015-12-0134448Biophilia on Purpose: A Declaration to Become an Ecosocial CitizenKimberly Ruffin0Roosevelt University“Ecosocial citizenship” requires civic participation informed by the interconnectedness of ecological and social worlds. It is not because the relevance of the nation-state or nation-state citizenship has expired (although globalization is challenging the nation-state as the dominant form of social organization). Instead, we are in an era in which our ability to meet our fundamental needs is not only driven by the health of nation-states but also the endangered health of interconnected global ecosystems which support the world’s web of social systems.https://www.fus.edu/intervalla-files/vol3/7-KR.pdfafrican-americansbiophiliaecological citizenshipenvironmental justice;global citizens
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Intervalla : Platform for Intellectual Exchange
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biophilia
ecological citizenship
environmental justice;
global citizens
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title Biophilia on Purpose: A Declaration to Become an Ecosocial Citizen
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title_full Biophilia on Purpose: A Declaration to Become an Ecosocial Citizen
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title_full_unstemmed Biophilia on Purpose: A Declaration to Become an Ecosocial Citizen
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publisher Franklin University Switzerland
series Intervalla : Platform for Intellectual Exchange
issn 2296-3413
2296-3413
publishDate 2015-12-01
description “Ecosocial citizenship” requires civic participation informed by the interconnectedness of ecological and social worlds. It is not because the relevance of the nation-state or nation-state citizenship has expired (although globalization is challenging the nation-state as the dominant form of social organization). Instead, we are in an era in which our ability to meet our fundamental needs is not only driven by the health of nation-states but also the endangered health of interconnected global ecosystems which support the world’s web of social systems.
topic african-americans
biophilia
ecological citizenship
environmental justice;
global citizens
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