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... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > conservation and ecology > political ecology
social science subjects > geography > human geography > environment and people > political ecology
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > movements and regulations > political ecology
social science subjects > geography > human geography > political geography > political ecology
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > political geography > political ecology
social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > science, technology and politics > political ecology

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political ecology  

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  • Political ecology is an empirically based approach, perspective, or research agenda engaged by a broad spectrum of academics to study environmental change and its relationship with humans. Political ecology is also a critique against dominant explanations of human-environment issues that seeks to demonstrate how environmental conditions, relations, and conflicts are contingent outcomes of power, as well as instrumental to political and ecological change. [Source: Green Politics: An A-to-Z Guide; Political Ecology]

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