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In Psychology theories about Global Climate Change Adaptation discuss individual level change, inadvertently denying the way the dynamics of disempowerment and empowerment, and corporate and political interests bound the adaptive capacity of people in the Global South. Furthermore, most of the literature focuses on the experiences and understandings of wealthy population groups in the Global North. By relying on European conceptual and political frameworks adaptation research erases the experiences of non-white people of the Global South, especially of those in urban settings. As a result, people living in conditions of poverty are often singled in international reports as lacking in their capacity to cope with Global Climate Change. In contrast, viewpoints that narrate how throughout the world, historically, people who live with high-intensity struggles have been leaders fighting to prevent capitalist destruction of the environment have been neglected. In order to develop comprehensive theories on the topic, on the ground research in partnership with those who are considered the most vulnerable is needed. In their role the academic researcher has to exert independence from mainstream climate change discourse and practice and acknowledge these communities’ strengths. To conclude I reflect on militant research, feminist ethics of care, and the post-politics of adaptation as emerging trends in research that hint to a shift in the theoretical lens to analyse Global Climate Change.| Period | 22 May 2023 |
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| Event title | International society for theoretical psychology 2024: Theory as Engagement |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | belgrade, SerbiaShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |