1st Edition

The Politics of Ecosocialism Transforming welfare

212 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

As the global economy seeks to recover from the financial crisis and warnings about the consequences of climate change abound, it is clear that we need a fundamentally new approach to tackle these issues. This innovative book offers a unique perspective, stressing the necessity of both ecological and social change as it discusses how to create a "red-green" or "eco-socialist" society.... Read more

Introduction Kajsa Borgnäs, Teppo Eskelinen, Johanna Perkiö and Rikard Warlenius  Part 1: Yhe Scene 1. Marxist Crisis Theory and the Global Environmental Challenge Kajsa Borgnäs  2. The Sustainability of Welfare Capitalism: Redefining institutions and agency David Eklind Kloo  3. Politics in a World of Scarcity Ville Lähde  Part 2: The Challenge  4. Technology and Sustainability in the Light of Questions of Determinism Fredrik Sjögren  5. A Renewable Energy Transition: Capitalist barriers, socialist enticements  Rikard Warlenius  6. Possibilities and Limits of Green Keynesianism Teppo Eskelinen  7. Commons Against Capitalism Tero Toivanen  Part 3: Strategy and Agency  8. Universal Basic Income: A cornerstone of the new economic order Johanna Perkiö  9. Out of the Frying Pan: People on the move in a warmer world and how to receive them Shora Esmailian  10. Climate Jobs as Tipping Point: Norwegian grassroots challenging the oil and climate change hegemony Andreas Ytterstad  11. Socialism of Barbeque, War Communism or Geo-engineering: Some thoughts on choices in a time of emergency Andreas Malm  12. Afterword John Bellamy Foster

Biography

Kajsa Borgnäs is a PhD student at the Economic and Social Science Faculty at the University of Potsdam, Germany.

Teppo Eskelinen is a researcher of social sciences at the University of Eastern Finland.

Johanna Perkiö is a doctoral candidate at the University of Tampere, Finland.

Rikard Warlenius is a doctoral candidate at Lund University, Sweden.