Book Seminar. Benjaminsen T. A., Svarstad H. (2021), Political Ecology

Benjaminsen T. A., Svarstad H. (2021), Political Ecology. A Critical Engagement with Global Environmental Issues.
Chair:
Melanie Sommerville (Norwegian University of Life Sciences)
Discussants:
Anwesha Dutta (Christian Michelsen Institute)
Mariel Aguilar-Støen (University of Oslo)
Ben Neimark (Lancaster University)
"This textbook introduces political ecology as an interdisciplinary approach to critically examine land and environmental issues. Drawing on discourse and narrative analysis, Marxist political economy and insights from natural science, the book points at similarities, differences and inter-connections between environmental governance in the global North and South. A wide range of carefully curated case studies are presented, with a particular focus on Africa and Norway. Key themes of power, justice and environmental sustainability run through all chapters. The authors challenge established views and leading discourses and present research findings that may surprise readers. Chapters cover topics including wildlife conservation, climate change and conflicts, land grabbing, the effects of population growth on the environment, jihadism in the African Sahel, bioprospecting, feminist political ecology, and struggles around carbon mitigation within a fossil fuel-based economy. This introductory text provides tools and examples for both undergraduate and postgraduate students to better understand on-going struggles about some of the world’s most urgent challenges."
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we had a PE reading group today in Melbourne and discussed chapter 1. Participants included Simon Batterbury, Wolf Dressler, Priya Rangan, Christian Kull, Matthias Kowasch and Vanessa Lamb.