Experimental and speculative political ecologies for an age of crisis, hope, and action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22261069 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Rusca (0000-0003-4513-3213, University of Manchester, corresponding author), Dylan M Harris (0000-0002-8922-0063, University of Colorado Colorado Springs), Dan Santos (0000-0002-6413-4150, Australian National University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 375-394 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Progress in Environmental Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2753-9687 • E-ISSN: 2753-9687 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/27539687241298719 |
| OpenAlex | W4405084021 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 103 |
This review highlights the potential of a political ecology that approaches socionatures more experimentally and speculatively. We first consider theoretical frameworks which can help elucidate a conceptual and methodological pathway for more experimental and speculative political ecology scholarship. Next, we bring together and systematize multiple threads of political ecology scholarship that already lean into experimentation and speculation. We highlight what we see as their potential, particularly focusing on ongoing struggles for climate and environmental justice. First, we conclude that experimental and speculative approaches are critical for laying the foundations of a future-oriented and reparative mode of critique that illuminates emerging possibilities for alternative worlds. Second, these approaches can generate new registers of consciousness that make room for hope, possibility, creativity, and action. Third, experimental and speculative approaches reconfigure political ecological praxis by fostering a more proactive role for the researcher in addressing socioecological challenges as they emerge. It is our hope that this intervention inspires others to do work that is intentionally more experimental or speculative, creating conditions that could potentially lead to a more equitable society in the present with ramifications for a more just future
Biology · Economics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Political ecology · Political science · Politics · Praxis · Scholarship · Sociology · Speculation · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Ecology
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Plantation Futures
Earth Beings
Political Ontology
Drawing together
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Animals, Plants, People, and Things
Matters of care
The Trouble with Modeling the Human into the Future Climate
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The spaces of critical geography
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Imaginaries of Hope
Futures
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |