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Abstract
The concept of “ecodemocracy” refers to the political representation of the interests of nonhuman species and nature. Ecodemocracy’s overarching potential is to establish the baseline principles that dethrone single-species domination and elevate multiple living beings as stakeholders in all decision-making. Ecodemocracy has not yet been applied to rewilding, a process commonly described as the ecological restoration or creation of historical landscapes, for the benefit of nature itself or as a means of preserving nature for human applications, such as for recreational pastimes. By operationalising ecocentrism and animal ethics in policy formulation, the theoretical applications of existing forms of ecodemocracy are explored using the example of the controversial Dutch rewilding experiment in Oostvaardersplassen. Existing mechanisms which express nonhuman representation include legal and constitutional endeavours to amend political entities, notably the Parties for Animals; grassroots or indigenous organisations; and, in its most ambitious and far-reaching form, proxy representation. A discussion concerning the challenges surrounding the practical dimensions of implementing proxy representation addresses how a species’ hierarchy or ranking is conceived in establishing the place of humans in a multi-species democracy.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Rights of Nature in Europe |
Subtitle of host publication | Encounters and Visions |
Editors | Jenny García Ruales, Katarina Hovden, Helen Kopnina, Colin D. Robertson, Hendrik Schoukens |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Chapter | 4 |
Pages | 63-82 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781040012987, 9781003318989 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781032332659 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 9 Apr 2024 |
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“Biodiversity and business” presentation at Business & Law Research Conference
Kopnina, H. (Speaker)
1 Jul 2024 → 2 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Invited presentation The University of Connecticut
Kopnina, H. (Speaker) & Shoreman-Ouimet, E. (Speaker)
14 May 2024 → 16 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Invited presentation ‘Nature rights in business education: Global North and South perspectives’. Conference at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology.
Kopnina, H. (Speaker), Ruales, J. G. (Speaker), Robertson, C. D. (Speaker), Hovden, K. (Speaker) & Schoukens, H. (Speaker)
25 Jan 2024 → 26 Jan 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk