Democracy and / in the Anthropocene Archive

Democracy and / in the Anthropocene

How are current crises linked to the Anthropocene, and how is this discussed in academia?
What policies address these crises, particularly in fields like climate change, artificial intelligence, and security? What strategies and patterns of reaction emerge in managing complexity and systems?
What are the implications for democracy in the Anthropocene? Is there a conflict between governance and democratic principles?
What new forms of power arise in complex terrains, and how do they impact exclusions and hierarchies?
How do governing, knowledge, direction, and entanglements intersect in the Anthropocene? Is discussing “governing (in) the Anthropocene” meaningful?
What tools are needed for (critical) theories and political analysis?
Which concepts are useful for understanding the Anthropocene and its governance?
What are the potentials, pitfalls, and limits of new anthropocenic ontologies? Are they more or less democratic?

Roundtable Discussion “Democracy after the end of the world?”

Democracy and / in the Anthropocene, Events / 17. November 2023

Democracy after the end of the world? Roundtable discussion of the Interdisciplinary workshop “Democracy and / in the Anthropocene” at the Point Alpha Research Institute (PARI) in Geisa, Germany Forschungsinstitut Point Alpha, Schlossplatz 4, 36419 Geisa 10 October 17:00-19:00 Program The panel talked about questions such as: How are current crises linked to the Anthropocene, […]

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Conference “Democracy and / in the Anthropocene”

Democracy and / in the Anthropocene Interdisciplinary workshop at the Point Alpha Research Institute (PARI) in Geisa, Germany Forschungsinstitut Point Alpha e.V., Schlossplatz 4, 36419 Geisa October 9-11, 2023 Program The concept of the Anthropocene, coined once in the field of geology and earth system science, has been taken up by the social sciences and