Introduction: Embracing Non-Human Nature in World Politics

Pereira, Joana Castro; Saramago, André

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“…This SI thus makes a significant contribution to filling a knowledge gap in the field's engagement with the Anthropocene and advancing the research agenda of 'post-anthropocentric IR'. 13 The SI also seeks to establish a conversation between IR and Critical Animal Studies (CAS). Similar to the post-anthropocentric perspective, CAS starts from a radical critique of anthropocentrism and diagnoses a deep ecological crisis of the planet which encompasses extreme environmental threats and is most evident in the vast dimensions of species extinction and the dramatic intensification of animal slaughter and exploitation.…”

Section: The Invisibility Of Animals In Irmentioning

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Animals in International Relations: a research agenda

Pereira,

Renner

2023

International Relations

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Animals are integral to world politics, yet largely neglected in International Relations (IR). This Special Issue (SI) aims to address this gap and offers a collection of original research articles that investigate issues pertaining to sovereignty, power, diplomacy, the ethics of war, justice and emancipation, environmental governance, activism and international law. The articles make animals visible within those realms, raise novel questions and develop approaches through which the specific role(s) of animals and human-animal relations in international politics may be theoretically understood and empirically explored. They open a conversation between IR and Critical Animal Studies (CAS). The SI contributes to a broader understanding of the complex and interconnected nature of human-animal relations, and therefore to the reorientation of IR towards a post-anthropocentric perspective of world politics that renders the field better equipped to understand and address our current Anthropocene predicament. To introduce the SI, this article starts by addressing the invisibility of animals in IR and why this is problematic. It then provides an overview of the articles included in the SI and concludes by outlining a research agenda for the study of animals in IR.

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Section: The Invisibility Of Animals In Irmentioning

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Animals in International Relations: a research agenda

Pereira,

Renner

2023

International Relations

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“…Despite the fact that human prosperity, animal well-being and planetary health are strongly interwoven, inter-species relations have historically been neglected in the practices of international organisations (IOs), like the UN, and in International Relations (IR) scholarship. There is now a growing body of literature criticising IR anthropocentrism, [8][9][10] the dualistic understanding of humans and nature, 11 and the failure to acknowledge the interrelatedness between world politics and non-human nature. 12 This leads to suggestions that we need to profoundly rethink IR, 13 and develop a posthuman approach in a world of multiple complexities.…”

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“…There is now a growing body of literature criticising IR anthropocentrism, [8][9][10] the dualistic understanding of humans and nature, 11 and the failure to acknowledge the interrelatedness between world politics and non-human nature. 12 This leads to suggestions that we need to profoundly rethink IR, 13 and develop a posthuman approach in a world of multiple complexities. 14 Fougner 15 raises the 'animal question', which has historically been neglected in IR, despite the fact that animals are present in many aspects of IR human-animal relations and IR affects the lives of animals, for example in relation to environmental destruction, zoonoses or trade.…”

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Transforming our world? Strengthening animal rights and animal welfare at the United Nations

Schapper,

Bliss

2023

International Relations

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In this article, we argue that animal rights and welfare are largely neglected at the United Nations (UN) and in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UN Sustainability Agenda is not transformative because it lacks a serious (re-)consideration of the relationship between human beings, non-human animals and other components of nature. We propose four ways to strengthen animal rights and animal welfare at the UN: (1) we suggest creating a UN organisation working on animal protection, (2) we support earlier ideas to include an additional SDG on animal welfare in the UN Sustainability Agenda, (3) we propose to strengthen animals rights within the rights of nature framework using the UN as a forum to advance non-anthropocentric norms, (4) we recommend introducing procedural rights for animals in projects linked to SDG funding. Our research is based on an integrative literature review and a document analysis of UN documents, declarations and resolutions.

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Introduction: Embracing Non-Human Nature in World Politics

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Animals in International Relations: a research agenda

Animals in International Relations: a research agenda

Transforming our world? Strengthening animal rights and animal welfare at the United Nations

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