Suchergebnisse

Introduction : a political science perspective on the anthropocene / Thomas Hickmann, Lena Partzsch, Philipp Pattberg and Sabine Weiland -- A natural history for the 21st century : rethinking the anthropocene narrative with Arendt and Adorno / Maike Weisspflug -- Disentangling descriptions and responses to the anthropocene : norms and implications of scientific representations of the earth system / Johannes Lundershausen -- The anthropocene and governance : critical reflections on conceptual relations / Basil Bornemann -- International theory in the anthropocene : moving beyond species, state, and governance / Franziska Müller -- Security studies and the discourse on the anthropocene : shortcomings, challenges, and opportunities / Judith Nora Hardt -- Global climate governance as boundary object : making the meaning of the anthropocene / Lukas Hermwille -- From "talking the talk" to "walking the walk"? : multi-level global governance of the anthropocene in Indonesia / Chris Höhne -- Agricultural governance in the anthropocene : a research agenda / Sandra Schwindenhammer -- Sustainability impact assessment of land use changes in the anthropocene / Till Hermanns and Qirui Li -- The nuclear legacy in the anthropocene : interrelations between nature, technology, and society / Dörte Themann and Achim Brunnengräber -- Worlds apart? : the global South and the anthropocene / Jens Marquardt -- The anthropocene concept as a wake-up call for reforming democracy / Jörg Tremmel -- Conclusions : towards a "deep debate" on the anthropocene / Thomas Hickmann, Lena Partzsch, Philipp Pattberg and Sabine Weiland

Over the past decades, it has become more and more obvious that ongoing globalisation processes have substantial impacts on the natural environment. Studies reveal that intensified global economic relations have caused or accelerated dramatic changes in the Earth system, defined as the sum of our planet's interacting physical, chemical, biological and human processes (Schellnhuber et al. 2004). Climate change, biodiversity loss, disrupted biogeochemical cycles, and land degradation are often cited as emblematic problems of global environmental change (Rockström et al. 2009; Steffen et al. 2015). In this context, the term Anthropocene has lately received widespread attention and gained some prominence in the academic literature.

In this edited volume, we explored the contributions that political science as a discipline can offer to the evolving Anthropocene debate. The term Anthropocene denotes a new geological epoch in the Earth's history in which humans have become the main drivers of planetary-wide changes (Crutzen 2002). Some authors interpret this as good news, pointing to progress as a result of human ingenuity and the endless possibilities of managing the Earth system for the sake of human benefits (e.g., Ellis 2011; DeFries et al. 2012). Others have argued that the notion of the Anthropocene constitutes a wake-up call for humanity to act in the light of scientific evidence which is indicating fundamental and irreversible state shifts in the various interrelated ecosystems of our planet (e.g., Rockström et al. 2009; Steffen et al. 2015). Against this background, we seek for a 'deep debate' on the Anthropocene in the sense of providing sound disciplinary insights to an interdisciplinary exchange. We have addressed two fundamental questions in this book: (1) What is the contribution of political science to the Anthropocene debate, e.g., in terms of identified problems, answers and solutions? (2) What are the conceptual and practical implications of the Anthropocene debate for the discipline of political science?.