Political Ecology

About

Contemporary social, ecological, and financial challenges might be viewed as symptoms of a deeper spiritual and cultural conflict: separation from one another, our inner-beings, and the land. We will examine adaptive (and maladaptive) governance and lifestyle possibilities that might foster re/connections to people and place. Themes include the appropriate use of technology, the concept of work, traditional knowledge, gift cultures, the social safety net, alternative financial instruments, biological infrastructure, and other examples from around the world.

Texts

Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era

Sacred Economics (Eisenstein)

Small is Beautiful (Schumacher)

Muquaddimah (Kaldun)

The Land Ethic (Leopold)

Frugal Abundance (Latouche) - Pt I / Pt II

Work

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