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Engaging a broad spectrum of ecological thought to articulate the
ethical scale of global extinction As global rates of plant and
animal extinctions mount, anxieties about the future of the
earth’s ecosystems are fueling ever more ambitious efforts at
conservation, which draw on Western scientific principles to manage
species and biodiversity. In Revenant Ecologies, Audra Mitchell
argues that these responses not only ignore but also magnify
powerful forms of structural violence like colonialism, racism,
genocide, extractivism, ableism, and heteronormativity, ultimately
contributing to the destruction of unique life forms and
ecosystems. Â Critiquing the Western discourse of global
extinction and biodiversity through the lens of diverse Indigenous
philosophies and other marginalized knowledge systems, Revenant
Ecologies promotes new ways of articulating the ethical enormity of
global extinction. Mitchell offers an ambitious
framework—(bio)plurality—that focuses on nurturing unique,
irreplaceable worlds, relations, and ecosystems, aiming to
transform global ecological–political relations, including
through processes of land return and critically confronting
discourses on “human extinction.”  Highlighting the deep
violence that underpins ideas of “extinction,”
“conservation,” and “biodiversity,” Revenant Ecologies
fuses political ecology, global ethics, and violence studies to
offer concrete, practical alternatives. It also foregrounds the
ways that multi-life-form worlds are actively defying the forms of
violence that drive extinction—and that shape global efforts to
manage it. Â Â Retail e-book files for this title are
screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text
and/or extended descriptions.
International intervention is not just about 'saving' human lives:
it is also an attempt to secure humanity's place in the universe.
This book explores the Western secular beliefs that underpin
contemporary practices of intervention-most importantly, beliefs
about life, death and the dominance of humanity. These beliefs
shape a wide range of practices: the idea that human beings should
intervene when human lives are at stake; analyses of violence and
harm; practices of intervention and peace-building; and logics of
killing and letting die. Ironically, however, the Western secular
desire to ensure the meaningfulness of human life at all costs
contributes to processes of dehumanization, undercutting the basic
goals of intervention. To explore this paradox, International
Intervention in a Secular Age engages with examples from around the
world, and draws on interdisciplinary sources: anthropologies of
secularity and IR, posthumanist political philosophy, ontology and
the sociology of death. This book offers new insight into perennial
problems, such as the reluctance of intervenors to incur
fatalities, and international inaction in the face of escalating
violence. It also exposes new dilemmas, such as the dehumanizing
effects of quantifying casualties, Western secular logics of
killing, and the appropriation of lives and deaths through
peace-building processes. It will be of great interest to students
and scholars of international relations, political philosophy,
international ethics and social anthropology.
International intervention is not just about 'saving' human lives:
it is also an attempt to secure humanity's place in the universe.
This book explores the Western secular beliefs that underpin
contemporary practices of intervention-most importantly, beliefs
about life, death and the dominance of humanity. These beliefs
shape a wide range of practices: the idea that human beings should
intervene when human lives are at stake; analyses of violence and
harm; practices of intervention and peace-building; and logics of
killing and letting die. Ironically, however, the Western secular
desire to ensure the meaningfulness of human life at all costs
contributes to processes of dehumanization, undercutting the basic
goals of intervention. To explore this paradox, International
Intervention in a Secular Age engages with examples from around the
world, and draws on interdisciplinary sources: anthropologies of
secularity and IR, posthumanist political philosophy, ontology and
the sociology of death. This book offers new insight into perennial
problems, such as the reluctance of intervenors to incur
fatalities, and international inaction in the face of escalating
violence. It also exposes new dilemmas, such as the dehumanizing
effects of quantifying casualties, Western secular logics of
killing, and the appropriation of lives and deaths through
peace-building processes. It will be of great interest to students
and scholars of international relations, political philosophy,
international ethics and social anthropology.
Engaging a broad spectrum of ecological thought to articulate the
ethical scale of global extinction As global rates of plant and
animal extinctions mount, anxieties about the future of the
earth’s ecosystems are fueling ever more ambitious efforts at
conservation, which draw on Western scientific principles to manage
species and biodiversity. In Revenant Ecologies, Audra Mitchell
argues that these responses not only ignore but also magnify
powerful forms of structural violence like colonialism, racism,
genocide, extractivism, ableism, and heteronormativity, ultimately
contributing to the destruction of unique life forms and
ecosystems. Â Critiquing the Western discourse of global
extinction and biodiversity through the lens of diverse Indigenous
philosophies and other marginalized knowledge systems, Revenant
Ecologies promotes new ways of articulating the ethical enormity of
global extinction. Mitchell offers an ambitious
framework—(bio)plurality—that focuses on nurturing unique,
irreplaceable worlds, relations, and ecosystems, aiming to
transform global ecological–political relations, including
through processes of land return and critically confronting
discourses on “human extinction.”  Highlighting the deep
violence that underpins ideas of “extinction,”
“conservation,” and “biodiversity,” Revenant Ecologies
fuses political ecology, global ethics, and violence studies to
offer concrete, practical alternatives. It also foregrounds the
ways that multi-life-form worlds are actively defying the forms of
violence that drive extinction—and that shape global efforts to
manage it. Â Â Retail e-book files for this title are
screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text
and/or extended descriptions.
This book examines the role of everyday action in accepting,
resisting and reshaping interventions, and the unique forms of
peace that emerge from the interactions between local and
international actors. Building on critiques of liberal
peace-building, it redefines critical peace and conflict studies,
based on new research from 16 countries.
This book examines the role of everyday action in accepting,
resisting and reshaping interventions, and the unique forms of
peace that emerge from the interactions between local and
international actors. Building on critiques of liberal
peace-building, it redefines critical peace and conflict studies,
based on new research from 16 countries.
This book examines the role of everyday action in accepting,
resisting and reshaping interventions, and the unique forms of
peace that emerge from the interactions between local and
international actors. Building on critiques of liberal
peace-building, it redefines critical peace and conflict studies,
based on new research from 16 countries.
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