Nature at the Heart of Ecological Transition: Five Ideas to Allow a Plural, Reflexive, Intercultural, Transnational, Ecological, and Dynamic Citizenship

Fátima Alves (), Diogo Guedes Vidal (), Giovanni Allegretti, Edmundo Gallo, Hermano Albuquerque de Castro and Helena Freitas
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Fátima Alves: Department of Social Sciences and Management, Universidade Aberta, 1250-100 Lisbon, Portugal
Diogo Guedes Vidal: Department of Social Sciences and Management, Universidade Aberta, 1250-100 Lisbon, Portugal
Giovanni Allegretti: Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, 3000-995 Coimbra, Portugal
Edmundo Gallo: Centre for Functional Ecology—Science for People and the Planet (CFE), TERRA Associate Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences (DCV), University of Coimbra (UC), 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
Hermano Albuquerque de Castro: Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health (ENSP), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), 21041-210 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Helena Freitas: Centre for Functional Ecology—Science for People and the Planet (CFE), TERRA Associate Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences (DCV), University of Coimbra (UC), 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal

Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 13, issue 12, 1-19

Abstract: To change the course of traditional citizen participation towards ecological transition (ET) and to promote a sustainable transformation of social systems, it is necessary to implement a transformative policy that is based on a deep understanding of the territories in their biophysical, socioeconomic, and cultural dimensions. This policy should incorporate and articulate a plurality of knowledge, technologies, powers, and local positions. In this paper, we propose five ideas inspired by initiatives and examples from around the world to promote plural, reflexive, intercultural, transnational, ecological, and dynamic citizenship, which may foster a fair and inclusive ET. This scenario aims to envision alternative modes of social organization to anticipate ecologically and globally equitable futures.

Keywords: European Green Deal; nature agency; ecological transition; citizenship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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