Carlos Tornel
âIn times of civilizational collapse, the preservation of dignity can only come from below.â*
In conversations ranging from coffee shops to university classrooms, the language and notion of âcivilizational collapseâ is becoming increasingly common. The disaffection …
Alessandra Monaco
This is the first article in a mini-series exploring the intersection of beauty and fashion. The second article traces the history of how globalisation, neoliberalism, and profit-driven industries commodified health and beauty into marketable goods, while the third …
Ecocene? Yet another new word to describe the âEarth eraâ in which humanity currently exists? Is it necessary and desirable, and if so, why? What was/is wrong with Anthropocene, Capitalocene, or Chthulucene (apart from having no idea how to pronounce …
Christine Dann
What is âecosophyâ? In his Introduction to Ecosophies of Freedom, Miland Wani gives a good overview of the derivation of the word (a contraction of ecological philosophy, with the emphasis on âecoâ â home or household, and …
Christine Dann
âNous sommes des habitant·es en lutte attachĂ©s Ă leur territoire.â
Les SoulĂšvements de la Terre [2023] *
âWe are inhabitants in struggle attached to their territory.â
âOne common factor is the territorialization of the movements â that is, …
Neema Pathak Broome, Shrishtee Bajpai and Mukesh Shende
Introduction
Mainstream governance and development models â characterized by seemingly democratic but inherently centralized and top-down governance systems and extractive, commercially motivated, capitalist economic policies â have failed to achieve minimum levels …
Saurabh Arora and Andy Stirling
This history is well-known: Supported by the Club of Rome, a group of MIT scholars published âThe Limits to Growthâ (LtG) in 1972(PDF). Immensely successful, the book was also intensely critiqued.
One important …
Mitja Stefancic
In the recently held elections in Italy, a hard-right coalition led by Giorgia Meloni of the Brothers Of Italy party gained a convincing majority in the countryâs Parliament. This takeover of power by a group described by many …
Christine Dann
Given the climate and other environmental stresses being experienced by ecosystems all over the world, a major rethink is taking place regarding alternative forms of governance, more adept at both preventing and mitigating these crises. One compelling idea …
REDWeb does not normally feature poetry or prose, or for that matter any other form of what is generally referred to as âcreative expressionâ. The website sticks to the straight and narrow – discussions on the worldwide search for âalternativesâ, …
Christian Stalberg
Today, there exists what in my estimation is an unprecedented moment for altering the course of human history. The hopes and dreams for a more equitable, peaceful, just and livable world now have an opening for their realization …
Matias PĂ©rez Ojeda del Arco
As the consequences of climate change continue to upend peopleâs lives all over the world, the feeble actions to address and mitigate it continue to allow emissions in the global north, or centre, and offset …