Unruly Climates, Contested Futures

Zusatztext

The future has become a key focus in the social sciences, both as a research topic and as a space for political imagination and resistance. Since the climate crisis has moved into public consciousness, with movements like Fridays for Future and Extinction Rebellion, questions about what a climate-just future looks like - and how it can be achieved - have gained urgency. This book explores how different collective actors imagine and shape the future in the context of climate justice. It examines tensions between radical transformation, post-growth, and green modernization, as well as the contrasting ecological visions of left-wing and right-wing activism. Future imaginaries are presented not only as visions, but also as tools for action - shaping resistance, inspiring self-organization, and influencing strategies for sustainable change. Drawing on examples from grassroots climate movements, guerrilla gardening, ecovillages, and other forms of collective action, this volume offers one of the first comprehensive overviews of how imagined futures can guide political practice and societal transformation. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Autorenportrait

Antje Daniel is a researcher in the fields of political sociology, environment, youth, gender and future/utopia at the University of Vienna. She is leading the research project on 'Youth activism and Fridays for Future. An intersectional and global perspective' and a project on the EU Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (CSDDD) and its impact on civil society. Frank Adloff, Prof. Dr., ist Soziologe im Fachbereich Sozialökonomie an der Universität Hamburg sowie stellvertretender Sprecher der dortigen DFG-Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe 'Zukünfte der Nachhaltigkeit'. Juneseo Hwang is an environmental sociologist who seeks to advance theories and practices of environmental peacebuilding and justice movements, direct action, and disarmament. He currently focuses on environmental peacebuilding on the island of Ireland, including the peace and security implications of the global criminalization of ecocide. Philipp Jacobi is a research assistant and a PhD student at the DFG Humanities Centre for Advanced Studies 'Futures of Sustainability.' He holds a B.A. in PPE and an M.A. in Political Theory. In his sociology PhD, he aims to analyze and critique the growth-driven society from a less anthropocentric perspective, based on an ethnography in northern Sweden. Luis Poscharsky is a research assistant at the DFG Humanities Centre for Advanced Studies 'Futures of Sustainability'.

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