From planetary to societal boundaries

The planetary boundaries concept has profoundly changed the vocabulary and representation of global environmental issues. We bring a critical social science perspective to this framework through the notion of societal boundaries and aim to provide a more nuanced understanding of the social nature of...

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Autores: Brand, Ulrich|||0000-0002-5760-4652, Muraca, Barbara|||0000-0001-5718-7329, Pineault, Éric|||0000-0001-8864-3040, Sahakian, Marlyne|||0000-0003-0196-7865, Schaffartzik, Anke|||0000-0002-0284-6099, Novy, Andreas|||0000-0001-8292-9777, Streissler, Christoph, Haberl, Helmut|||0000-0003-2104-5446, Asara, Viviana|||0000-0003-3567-5967, Dietz, Kristina|||0000-0002-1773-4575, Lang, Miriam|||0000-0003-1165-6788, Kothari, Ashish, Smith, Tone, Spash, Clive, Brad, Alina|||0000-0001-7650-2718, Pichler, Melanie|||0000-0001-6224-1609, Plank, Christina|||0000-0003-2236-1512, Velegrakis, Giorgos|||0000-0003-3888-5484, Jahn, Thomas|||0000-0002-5792-9721, Carter, Angela V.|||0000-0002-1985-9195, Huan, Qingzhi, Kallis, Giorgos|||0000-0003-0688-9552, Martínez Alier, Joan|||0000-0002-6124-539X, Riva, Gabriel Vicente|||0000-0002-1320-4657, Satgar, Vishwas|||0000-0003-4572-9797, Teran Mantovani, Emiliano, Williams, Michelle|||0000-0001-9623-0916, Wissen, Markus|||0000-0002-2859-7369, Görg, Christoph
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:302071
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/302071
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1080/15487733.2021.1940754
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Capitalism
Critical social science
Planetary boundaries
Self-limitation
Social-ecological transformations
Societal boundaries
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Resumo:The planetary boundaries concept has profoundly changed the vocabulary and representation of global environmental issues. We bring a critical social science perspective to this framework through the notion of societal boundaries and aim to provide a more nuanced understanding of the social nature of thresholds. We start by highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of planetary boundaries from a social science perspective. We then focus on capitalist societies as a heuristic for discussing the expansionary dynamics, power relations, and lock-ins of modern societies that impel highly unsustainable societal relations with nature. While formulating societal boundaries implies a controversial process ‒ based on normative judgments, ethical concerns, and socio-political struggles ‒ it has the potential to offer guidelines for a just, social-ecological transformation. Collective autonomy and the politics of self-limitation are key elements of societal boundaries and are linked to important proposals and pluriverse experiences to integrate well-being and boundaries. The role of the state and propositions for radical alternative approaches to well-being have particular importance. We conclude with reflections on social freedom, defined as the right not to live at others' expense. Toward the aim of defining boundaries through transdisciplinary and democratic processes, we seek to open a dialogue on these issues.

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