Essays about: "eco-Marxism"

Found 4 essays containing the word eco-Marxism.

1. 1. Denmark – a just and carefull transition?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Nina Axelsen; [2023]
   Keywords : Just transition; Denmark; Queer ecofeminist; Feminist Marxism; Content analysis.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Efforts to address climate change through a just transition are critical, as they not only mitigate environmental impacts but also provide an opportunity to rectify existing societal inequalities. This study examines Denmark as a highly developed economy with an advanced welfare state to identify potential gaps and untapped potential in its green transition. READ MORE

3. 2. Capitalism, Animal's Eyes, and the Environment : An essay about the environmental effects of industrial capitalism in Indra Sinha’s Animal’s People

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Viktor Lindström; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This essay explores the correlation between industrial capitalism and environmental damage in Indra Sinha’s Animal’s People. The thesis argues that the grave pollution of land, water, and people in the novel stems from capitalistic exploitation of biophysical resources. READ MORE

4. 3. Extraction for the Green Transition: An Eco-Marxist actor analysis of lithium governance in Bolivia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Julian Dannefjord; [2021]
   Keywords : Bolivia; lithium; extractivism; climate change; energy transition; actor analysis; Eco-Marxism; John Bellamy Foster; metabolic rift; ecological imperialism; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Bolivia holds among the biggest reserves of lithium in the world. Lithium-ion batteries are essential components in electric vehicles, solar panels, and wind turbines, and are therefore crucial for a global transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Meanwhile, the extraction process of lithium can cause large environmental damage. READ MORE

5. 4. Storytelling in the Anthropocene: A critical consideration of the Anthropocene using socio-ecological theory and science fiction to scrutinise current and envision future stories of social justice and ecological sustainability

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Petra Van Der Kooij; [2016]
   Keywords : Anthropocene; social justice; ecological sustainability; socio-ecological theory; eco-Marxism; posthumanism; science fiction; utopia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : We now have entered the Anthropocene. Humanity is the new geological force drastically changing the systems of the Earth. At least this is the story told by natural scientists. Social scientists are critical of this ‘natural’ narrative as it cannot deal with the social dimension of geological changes. READ MORE