Political space of ecological citizenship

• Main Author: Vasiljević Jelena
• Format: Article
• Language: deu
• Published: Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade 2012-01-01
• Series: Filozofija i Društvo
• Subjects: citizenship; ecological citizenship; ecological footprint; political community; political space
• Online Access: http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-5738/2012/0353-57381201102V.pdf

This paper examines the concept of ecological citizenship by looking at two sets of arguments. Those justifying the concept itself, and those criticizing the need to devise a new concept of citizenship and political community in relation to ecological problems. The paper argues for a shift in focus: instead of searching for (or readily dismissing) a new concept of citizenship, we should adopt a different perspective capable of capturing the explanatory potentials of citizenship-related notions - especially citizenship action and political space in which it is constituted - in the context of contemporary global ecological problems. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 43007 i br. 41004]