Problematising the discursive bases of contemporary ecopolitical vanguardism in social ecology and ecosocialism

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  • Adrian Konik Nelson Mandela University

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https://doi.org/10.38140/aa.v56i2.8976

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deep ecology, ecofeminism, social ecology, ecosocialism, vanguardism

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2024-12-28

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Konik, A. . (2024). Problematising the discursive bases of contemporary ecopolitical vanguardism in social ecology and ecosocialism. Acta Academica: Critical Views on Society, Culture and Politics, 56(2), 138–160. https://doi.org/10.38140/aa.v56i2.8976