Abstract
To restore the broken bonds between environment, governance, politics, economics, culture and ethics, a set of values, norms and policies prioritize socio-ecological objectives, human well-being, the quality of natural and built environments, the aesthetic, ethical and cultural meaning of existence. Considering that the regeneration of Earth and the regeneration of humanity are sides of the same coin (and must be tackled simultaneously, in space and time, for their mutual support), a multidisciplinary and holistic ecosystem approach encompasses all dimensions of being in the world (intimate, interactive, social and biophysical), as they interact to elicit, withstand or transform the events. In the social-cultural learning niches, spaces are opened for allocation of new meanings; heuristic-hermeneutic processes develop a capacity to ask wider questions, re-framing the problems, unveiling their dynamic and complex configurations, altering definitions and ways to deal with the issues, in view of public policies, advocacy, communication, research and teaching programs. Development of institutional capacity, judicial neutrality, transparency of information, social spaces for enlightened civic participation are considered to counteract the effect of today’s paradigms of development, growth, power, wealth and freedom, encompassing education, culture, politics, economics and environmental issues. The focus is on the general phenomenon, on the configurations deep inside the “boiling pot” where the problems emerge, not on the “bubbles” of the surface (consequences, fragmented issues, object of reduced academic formats, media headlines and segmented public policies), implying public scrutiny, accountability and the development of new forms of being in the world.
Presenters
André Francisco PilonAssociate Professor, Departamento de Gestão e Política de Saúde, University of São Paulo / International Academy of Science, Health and Ecology, São Paulo, Brazil
Details
Presentation Type
Theme
Sustaining Crisis: (de)growth, Alternative Economies, Greenwashing, Social and Political Movements
KEYWORDS
Ecosystems, Economics, Politics, Ethics, Environment
