Interesting questions! You might find interesting (and potentially useful) Andrew Jorgenson and my recent piece on the Anthroshift in Sociological Theory. Although written before the pandemic, it certainly applies here. A free pdf is available here: https://www.asanet.org/ending-stalemate-toward-theory-anthro-shift
I hope everyone is staying safe! Dana --- Dana R. Fisher, Ph.D. New Book: AMERICAN RESISTANCE <http://americanresistancebook.com/reviews/> Director, Program for Society and the Environment Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland 2112 Parren Mitchell Art-Sociology Building 3834 Campus Drive College Park, MD 20742 drfis...@umd.edu / phone: 301-405-6469 www.drfisher.umd.edu @Fisher_DanaR pronouns: She/Her On Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 3:28 PM Olivia Bina <b...@ics.ul.pt> wrote: > Dear Ronnie, > > Thank you. The possibility of compiling short 2000 word lessons (and I > would add 'questions') for the future would help us all get our head around > the fast moving cris(e)s and potential solutions. > I'd be intrigued to look at the diverse perspectives arising in the media, > and what they show about our (in)capability to think in interdisciplinary > manner > > Best wishes, > Olivia > > Olivia Bina > Principal Researcher ICS-ULisboa > > Recent: 'Focus on Deep Drivers' (on the Earth Charter) > <https://greattransition.org/gti-forum/ethics-transition-bina> | 'Beyond > techno-utopia and its discontents: on the role of utopianism and > speculative fiction in shaping alternatives to the smart city imaginary, > in: *Futures* > <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016328719303374> | > INTREPID > Knowledge > <http://intrepid-cost.ics.ulisboa.pt/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/INTREPID_ebook.pdf> > (Final Report of COST Action TD1408) | ''What motivates researchers to > become transdisciplinary' in: Integration and Implementation Insights > <https://i2insights.org/2019/11/12/transdisciplinary-careers/>' & full > paper Who is doing inter- and transdisciplinary research, and why? An > empirical study of motivations, attitudes, skills, and behaviours, in: > *Futures* <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2019.102441> > > Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa > Avenida Prof. Aníbal Bettencourt, Nº 9 1600-189 LISBOA - PORTUGAL > T: (351) 21 7804758 F: (351) 217940274 > E: b...@ics.ulisboa.pt Skype: oliviabina My web page > <http://lisboa.academia.edu/OliviaBina/About> and Urban Transitions Hub > <https://urbantransitionshub.org> > > > > > On Sun, 5 Apr 2020 at 17:51, 'Ronnie Lipschutz' via gep-ed < > gep-ed@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> All, >> I have been pondering--as I am sure many of you have, as well--what the >> impacts of the pandemic might tell us about a broader social strategy for >> moving toward a more sustainable civilization (I don't want to seem too >> opportunistic in all of this, but see below). >> >> What we have known in the abstract is now being revealed in its >> materiality: the dependence of modern economies on consumer consumption >> (65-70%+) is significantly a means of recirculating (not redistributing) >> money from leisure-based activities from higher- to lower-income members of >> society. For example, the vast numbers of people employed in the food >> service industry (restaurants, cafes, etc.) are paid only by virtue of >> those who purchase food and drink in or from such establishments. >> Ultimately, as well, automation of both service and white-collar work >> (including educators) might well undermine this circle of (what?) >> compensation, as even higher-income classes are made "redundant" (polite >> British term for being laid off). >> >> This suggests it may be necessary to look more closely at basic income >> programs in the future, especially if consumption does not return to its >> pre-pandemic levels. >> >> At the same time, we have also seen a considerable reduction in various >> forms of pollution, auto traffic and other environmental impacts (although >> not as much as the IPCC tells use is required), which seems to confirm the >> hunch that responding to climate change will require significant reductions >> in consumption and economies (and "green growth" from a much lower >> baseline). >> >> There has been a considerable amount of commentary on capitalism and the >> coronavirus and, I imagine, a lot about sustainability and the environment >> after the pandemic. But, like this email, most of it is very much spur of >> the moment and not terribly analytical or deep. Since most of us are at >> home--and teaching, caring for children, etc.--this might also be an >> opportunity to collaborate on a book or series of publications about >> "lessons for the future." I'd suggest many articles of 2,500 words rather >> than fewer at 10,000. >> >> Might there be interest (and time) among you to propose and prepare a >> contribution to such a project? >> >> I hope you and your families are all well. >> >> Best, >> Ronnie Lipschutz >> >> -- >> >> Ronnie D. Lipschutz, Professor of Politics >> UC Santa Cruz,1156 High St. Santa Cruz, CA 95064 >> e-mail: rlip...@ucsc.edu; <rlip...@ucsc.edu>phone: 831-459-3275; web >> site: http://tinyurl.com/zeatctr >> Codirector, Sustainable Systems Research Foundation >> <http://sustainablesystemsfoundation.org> >> Host, "Sustainability Now!" every other Sunday on KSQD 90.7FM & KSQD.org >> (archived at: >> https://sustainablesystemsfoundation.org/sustainability-now-broadcasts-on-ksqd-90-7-fm-ksqd-org/ >> >> *"I have to die. If it is now, well, then, I die now; if later, then now >> I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived — and dying I >> will tend to later.” * --Epictetus-- >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "gep-ed" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to gep-ed+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAOGWZTU16z25if3zc59Hb-BVfk4Vt8HXVtV_D7Bi_MJ8jV8KUA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAOGWZTU16z25if3zc59Hb-BVfk4Vt8HXVtV_D7Bi_MJ8jV8KUA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "gep-ed" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gep-ed+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAE6D5CuB8bzU%2BTm%2BEG8pmBNzrWre6HmZCJf2RJXDn%2B3cM6rOPA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAE6D5CuB8bzU%2BTm%2BEG8pmBNzrWre6HmZCJf2RJXDn%2B3cM6rOPA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. 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