The Geopolitics of Green Colonialism
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The Geopolitics of Green Colonialism

Global Justice and Ecosocial Transitions

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The Geopolitics of Green Colonialism

Global Justice and Ecosocial Transitions

About this book

‘Written by some of the most important theorists of the   ecological, degrowth and debt movements... A powerful and   comprehensive analysis. Essential reading’   Silvia Federici, author of  Caliban and the Witch

‘An impeccably documented, well-argued book [that shows that] a post-carbon world needs to be a post-capitalist world’  Walden Bello, author of  Deglobalization

‘Brilliantly surveys critical feminist, ecological and decolonial   perspectives from leading scholars and activists’  Peter Newell, Professor, University of Sussex

The time for denial is over. Across the Global North, the question of how we should respond to the climate crisis has been answered: with a shift to renewables, electric cars, carbon trading and hydrogen.  

But beneath the sustainability branding, these climate ‘solutions’ are leading to new environmental injustices and green colonialism. The green growth and clean energy plans of the Global North require the large-scale extraction of strategic minerals from the Global South. The geopolitics of transition imply sacrificing not only territories, but truly sustainable ways of inhabiting this world.  

This book provides a platform for the voices that have been conspicuously absent in debates around energy and climate. Drawing on case studies from across the Global South, the authors offer critiques of green colonialism in its material, political and symbolic dimensions, discuss the entanglements that connect the transitions of different world regions, and explore alternative pathways toward a liveable and just future for all.

Miriam Lang  is Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Ecuador.  Mary Ann Manahan  is a doctoral assistant in the Department of Conflict and Development Studies at Ghent University, Belgium.  Breno Bringel  is a Professor of Sociology at the State University of Rio de Janeiro and a Senior Fellow at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Figures
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Lucrative Transitions, Green Colonialism and Pathways to Transformative Eco-social Justice: An Introduction: Miriam Lang, Breno Bringel and Mary Ann Manahan
  8. Part I: Hegemonic Transitions and the Geopolitics of Power
  9. Part II: Analysing Green Colonialism: Global Interdependencies And Entanglements
  10. Part III: Horizons Toward A Dignified and Liveable Future
  11. Notes on Contributors
  12. Index