Abstract
We argue that the multiple contemporary converging crises have significantly
altered the context for and object of political contestations
around agrarian, climate, environmental and food justice issues. These
shifts affect alliances, collaboration and conflict among and between
state and social forces, as well as within and between movements and
societies. The actual implications and mechanisms by which these
changes are happening are empirical questions that need careful investigation.
The bulk of our discussion is dedicated to the issue of responses
to the crises both by capitalist forces and those adversely affected by
the crises, and the implications of these for academic research and political
activist work. More specifically, we explore four thematic clusters,
namely (1) class and intersectionality; (2) sectoral and multisectoral
issues and concerns; (3) importance of immediate, tactical and concrete
issues of working people; and (4) links between national and global
institutional spaces and political processes. We know only a little about
the questions we framed here, but it is just enough to give us the confidence
to argue that these questions are areas of inquiry that deserve
closer attention in terms of both academic research and political
debates and actions.
altered the context for and object of political contestations
around agrarian, climate, environmental and food justice issues. These
shifts affect alliances, collaboration and conflict among and between
state and social forces, as well as within and between movements and
societies. The actual implications and mechanisms by which these
changes are happening are empirical questions that need careful investigation.
The bulk of our discussion is dedicated to the issue of responses
to the crises both by capitalist forces and those adversely affected by
the crises, and the implications of these for academic research and political
activist work. More specifically, we explore four thematic clusters,
namely (1) class and intersectionality; (2) sectoral and multisectoral
issues and concerns; (3) importance of immediate, tactical and concrete
issues of working people; and (4) links between national and global
institutional spaces and political processes. We know only a little about
the questions we framed here, but it is just enough to give us the confidence
to argue that these questions are areas of inquiry that deserve
closer attention in terms of both academic research and political
debates and actions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1127-1246 |
Journal | Third World Quarterly |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- climate justice
- environmental justice
- social justice