ANTHROPOCENE, SPECIES COLLAPSE?

Authors

  • Luis Alberto Padilla Instituto de Relaciones Internacionales e Investigaciones para la Paz IRIPAZ-Guatemala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/rlpc.v0i0.9504

Keywords:

Anthropocene, holism, cosmopolitanism, sustainable development, great acceleration, great transformation

Abstract

In this essay we argue that the Anthropocene is not just a new geological epoch but a cultural model that could be used to promote a new type of world governance based on holism and cosmopolitanism guided by the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the UN 2030 Agenda. Reduce the risks of species extinction that the human footprint on environment has produced on the planet since the industrial revolution at the XVIII century and the great acceleration of the mid XX century means essentially that a change of paradigm is needed forsaking the neoliberal and economic growth “models” and its substitution by a great transformation, a new thinking that could lead humanity trough the paths of a kind of sustainable development that protects environment and ecosystems at the same time that human needs are fully satisfied avoiding the species collapse.

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Author Biography

Luis Alberto Padilla, Instituto de Relaciones Internacionales e Investigaciones para la Paz IRIPAZ-Guatemala

Doctor en Ciencias Sociales por la Universidad de París II (Panteón-Sorbona). Profesor de Teoría de las Relaciones Internacionales en la Escuela de Ciencia Política de la Universidad de San Carlos, de Derecho Internacional Público en la Facultad de Derecho de la misma Universidad y de Geopolítica Mundial en la Universidad Rafael Landívar. Ex secretario General del Consejo Latinoamericano de Investigación para la Paz (CLAIP). Fundador del Instituto de Relaciones Internacionales e Investigaciones para la Paz (IRIPAZ) en Guatemala.

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Published

2019-12-16

How to Cite

Padilla, L. A. (2019). ANTHROPOCENE, SPECIES COLLAPSE?. Latin American Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies, 66–83. https://doi.org/10.5377/rlpc.v0i0.9504

Issue

Número especial 1 (2019)

Section

Artículos / Ensayos

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