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Internalizing Animals and Ecosystems in Social Citizenship and Social Policy: From Political Community to Political Country

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  • Johan Nordensvard

    (Department of Management and Engineering (IEI), Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden)

  • Jason Alexandra

    (School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia)

  • Markus Ketola

    (School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9LD, UK)

Abstract

The aim of this editorial is to explore, conceptualize, and research the need to internalize both animals and ecosystems in our understanding of social citizenship and social policy. This editorial should be seen as a brief overview of the themes that should be covered in the contributions to the Special Issue, “Internalizing Animals and Ecosystems in Social Citizenship and Social Policy: From Political Community to Political Country”. This Special Issue argues the importance of integrating animals and ecosystems as a way to re-politicize humans’ social relation with both animals and our ecosystem as in sustainable development and social policy. If environmental policy becomes social policy, we would re-construct social citizenship to include consideration for animals and ecosystems as integral part of social policy. This expansion in scope is a progression from seeing humans as part of a political community to becoming more involved in their political country. This aligns with the concept of Country—an all-encompassing term in Australia, involving a people’s territory, land, water, biological resources, the complex obligations and relationships involved.

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  • Johan Nordensvard & Jason Alexandra & Markus Ketola, 2021. "Internalizing Animals and Ecosystems in Social Citizenship and Social Policy: From Political Community to Political Country," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-15, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:12:p:6601-:d:572091
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    1. Johan Nordensvärd & Markus Ketola & Frauke Urban, 2022. "The River Runs Through It: Naturalising Social Policy and Welfare," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-18, August.

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