Peace in the Anthropocene
Peace in the Anthropocene
- Dahlia SimanganDahlia SimanganThe IDEC Institute, Hiroshima University
Summary
What implications does global environmental change have for peace and conflict dynamics? The critical discourse surrounding the Anthropocene is useful when responding to this question as it can be used to elucidate the limitations of multilateralism in maintaining peace and responding to conflicts. Prioritizing state security, militarism, and anthropocentric development is too limited and short-sighted when addressing complex global challenges such as climate change. Established and emerging studies on the Anthropocene highlight the importance of human security, positive peace, and ecological justice in pursuing peace in this geological age. In the same vein, several global policy directions prompt a rethinking of a peace agenda that is relevant when addressing interconnected global challenges. Future research may continue developing theoretical frameworks and research methodologies suitable for intergenerational, multispecies, and planetary approaches to peace.
Subjects
- International Relations Theory