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Academic and Political writing, Blogging, and a Pinch of Poetry
Rechtsruck bis in den Abgrund?
Der Rechtsruck wird permanent sein und der Umgang mit Ressourcen ist zentraler Bestandteil. Kein Klimaschutz und der Rassismus verbreitet sich um so leichter.
The Right Conditions
Some thoughts on the right-wing rise in Europe and future prospects.
About Cassandra
EconomicS
Eco-Evaluation
GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL RISK EVALUATION
HOG FARMING MEGA PROJECTS IN ARGENTINA
‘Ja’ zur Diktatur?
Das türkische Referendum und die Ergebnisse in Deutschland.
Articles @MAHB
A couple of short articles regarding different environmental problems published at https://mahb.stanford.edu/
Identität(en)
Was bedeuten die Begriffe “Rasse”, “Nation”, “Ethnie”? Warum haben sie noch heute Relevanz und warum sollte man immer von Identitäten im Plural sprechen?
Wo Ist All Unser Wasser Hin?
Wasser ist die Grundlage unseres Lebens. Die Aussage ist erstmal trivial, jedoch handelt unsere Politik*innenklasse keinesfalls, als ob ihnen diese Tatsache bewusst sei. Dass auf unserem blauen Planeten bald Wassermangel herrschen könnte, ist uns allen bewusst.
THE TALE OF GREEN GROWTH
Green growth is just a tale, not science.
Friendship
A tribute to friendship
SURVIVAL DESPITE
THE PEOPLE
Without working life support systems life on Earth becomes impossible. This book recognises this simple condition as inescapable matter of politics and therefore political science. The continuation of life, survival, as a minimum objective for all governance, cannot be ignored.
However, contemporary political thought is dominated by democracy promotion and this potentially undermines chances for sustainability. Given the current catastrophic course in regard to climate change and environmental destruction, prior assumptions need to be put under scrutiny.
If democracy cannot protect nature, the definition of good governance necessarily needs to be revised. Political systems can be evaluated on their consequences and their ability to protect nature as the most fundamental common good. Here, this book clearly ventures beyond a simple dichotomisation of democracy and autocracy as good and evil. Ultimately, any form of government needs to cope with the reality of physical limits of (human) nature as they are not negotiable.
365 pages
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https://mahb.stanford.edu/library-item/survival-despite-people-democratic-destruction-sustainable-meritocracy/