Abstract
The idea that the world needs to transition to a more sustainable future is omnipresent in environmental politics and policymaking today. Focusing on the energy transition as a solution to the ecological crisis represents a shift in environmental political thought and action. This Element explores this shift by probing the temporal, affective, and technological dimensions of transition politics. Employing the framework of ecopolitical imaginaries, this Element maps five transition imaginaries and sketches a counter-hegemonic, decolonial transition that integrates decolonial approaches to technology. With its focus on questions around temporality, affects, and technology, this Element offers a nuanced exploration of the different ways that transition politics unfolds, as well as a novel argument on the importance of attending to the coloniality of transition politics.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
| Publication status | Acceptance date - 25 May 2025 |
Keywords
- transition
- imaginary
- decoloniality
- technology
- temporality
