Ljudi i više–od–ljudskog svijeta: Politička solidarnost protiv ekosocijalne opresije
Humans and the more–than–human world: Political solidarity against eco–social opression

Author(s): Tara Kalaputi
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Environmental and Energy policy, Human Ecology, Political Ecology, Environmental interactions, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Durieux
Keywords: environmentalism; political solidarity; social solidarity; more–than–human world; ecofeminism;
Summary/Abstract: The mistreatment of the more–than–human world, that is–nature, has propelled the emergence of Environmentalism initially as a conceptual orientation offering ecological ideas of preservation and conservation of nature as central to the survival of the human species. Environmentalism since has evolved into different directions as a more integrated view of an existing interaction between nature, society and politics. This paper will therefore challenge the traditional stance that separated the natural from the socio–political systems. The aim is to stimulate further philosophical discourse on the current hesitation about the existence of a common political language between the humans and the more–than–human world. The method used therefore is review and critical analysis of both traditional and contemporary authors from different stages of Environmentalism, with special emphasis on Ecofeminist authors. Finally, the author of this paper offers a plausible solution to the current dilemma by claiming that there is a political solidarity with the more–than–human world when struggling against ecologically–opressive state of affairs.

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