Societal Boundaries

  • Ulrich Brand*
  • , Barbara Muraca
  • , Éric Pineault
  • , Marlyne Sahakian
  • , Anke Schaffartzik
  • , Andreas Novy
  • , Christoph Streissler
  • , Helmut Haberl
  • , Viviana Asara
  • , Kristina Dietz
  • , Miriam Lang
  • , Ashish Kothari
  • , Tone Smith
  • , Clive Spash
  • , Alina Brad
  • , Melanie Pichler
  • , Christina Plank
  • , Giorgos Velegrakis
  • , Thomas Jahn
  • , Angela Carter
  • Qingzhi Huan, Giorgos Kallis, Joan Martínez Alier, Gabriel Riva, Vishwas Satgar, Emiliano Teran Mantovani, Michelle Williams, Markus Wissen, Christoph Görg
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

The notion of societal boundaries aims to enhance the debate on planetary boundaries. The focus is 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.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHandbook of the Anthropocene
Subtitle of host publicationHumans between Heritage and Future
EditorsNathanaël Wallenhorst, Christoph Wulf
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages1647-1653
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9783031259104
ISBN (Print)9783031259104, 978-3-031-25912-8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2023
Externally publishedYes

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