Defining community: A pragmatic political ecology approach
There is a growing recognition of the need to bridge the ecological and the social to best respond to the myriad of socio-environmental challenges of the Anthropocene. While this recognition has grown, we often lack the language for non-dualistic thinking of all species’ needs. In this brief, theory...
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| description | There is a growing recognition of the need to bridge the ecological and the social to best respond to the myriad of socio-environmental challenges of the Anthropocene. While this recognition has grown, we often lack the language for non-dualistic thinking of all species’ needs. In this brief, theory-focused piece, we propose a non-dualistic definition of community that may provide an orienting framework toward a more inclusive and holistic idea of community in community conservation. This concept aims to simultaneously consider both human and more-than-human species, linking human environmental justice with the conservation of more-than-human species through the lens of Pragmatic Political Ecology. We outline the philosophical foundations of this idea, develop indicators for assessing if projects meet the definition proposed, and provide examples of existing work that utilize this approach in community conservation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aae67007ae4f475fb6d75724457cd9eb2025-08-20T02:27:19ZengElsevierEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators2665-97272025-06-012610068610.1016/j.indic.2025.100686Defining community: A pragmatic political ecology approachJessica Mikels0Rachel Menale1USD Master of Engineering, Sustainability and Health (MESH), United States; Corresponding author.DJ Case & Associates, United StatesThere is a growing recognition of the need to bridge the ecological and the social to best respond to the myriad of socio-environmental challenges of the Anthropocene. While this recognition has grown, we often lack the language for non-dualistic thinking of all species’ needs. In this brief, theory-focused piece, we propose a non-dualistic definition of community that may provide an orienting framework toward a more inclusive and holistic idea of community in community conservation. This concept aims to simultaneously consider both human and more-than-human species, linking human environmental justice with the conservation of more-than-human species through the lens of Pragmatic Political Ecology. We outline the philosophical foundations of this idea, develop indicators for assessing if projects meet the definition proposed, and provide examples of existing work that utilize this approach in community conservation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972725001072American and French pragmatismPolitical ecologyRedefining communityHuman/nature divide |
| spellingShingle | Jessica Mikels Rachel Menale Defining community: A pragmatic political ecology approach Environmental and Sustainability Indicators American and French pragmatism Political ecology Redefining community Human/nature divide |
| title | Defining community: A pragmatic political ecology approach |
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