Green European Journal

If globalisation once appeared to be moving steadily towards closer co-operation and governance, this trajectory has ground to a halt. Despite shared challenges from environmental upheaval to the pandemic, geopolitical tensions abound as countries increasingly look inwards. How can we navigate an increasingly fractured geopolitical landscape with the future of the planet in the balance?

Between the progressive movements fighting for rights and freedoms and the exclusionary politics of the far right, this edition examines the struggle over democracy and representation in Europe today.

Recognising that a pathogen will not bring forth a fairer, more sustainable future but people, ideas and politics can, this edition asks how the health crisis will influence our world in the years to come.

This edition explores the different worlds of green politics today. From concepts such as ecofeminism and the Green New Deal to questions of narrative and institutional change, it maps the forces, strategies, and ideas that will power political ecology, across Europe as around the world.

The politics of tomorrow start with the politics of today. Beyond any one theme, this collection of essays, stories and interviews, complemented by infographics and amazing illustrations, looks forward to imagine the Europe(s) to be in 2049.