Society, Media and Culture

Abundance and Freedom by Pierre Charbonnier is an environmental history of ideas that links changing patterns in land use to political thought as it developed in the modern era.

From policy matters to debates over strategy, this divide shapes political visions with the green camp and beyond. In order to navigate it, its roots must first be understood.

The Green Deal needs a nuanced approach which recognises the historical roots of today’s inequalities.

Changing our relationships with time and work remains a key task for progressive forces everywhere. This an opportunity for green politics to suddenly become urgent.

The legal philosopher questions the drive to rationalise all aspects of life through data and sets out possibilities for alternatives.

How can Extinction Rebellion move from insurrection to renewal?

A selection mapping some of the major currents that have shaped political ecology in recent years and which continue to do so.

The Green European Journal turned to young activists to ask how they envisage political change in this time of climate crisis.

This gargantuan project has aroused public enthusiasm and anger in equal measure, and continues to hold lessons for understanding people’s relationships with cities.

Greening citizenship – through gardening practices – offers an opportunity for self-government with radical potential to re-balance the relationship between people and the natural world.