Capital Accumulation, Racialisation and the Politics of Ecocide

The language of ‘ecocide’ has become an increasingly important tool in the arsenal of those seeking to oppose and contest the continued environmental destruction of the planet. This has been true both as a general phenomenon but also – more specifically – through the language of international law. Particular important in this regard have been recent proposals to create an international crime of ecocide for inclusion in the Rome State of the International Criminal Court.

Antonio Piraino

Antonio Piraino is a student reading for an MPhil in European Politics and Society at St Antony's College. His research interests encompass the institutional framework of the European Union and the EU Common Security and Defence Policy.

Fidelia Danielle Renne

Dr Fidelia Danielle Renne is a Research Associate in Middle East Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) at the University of Oxford, and Lecturer at King’s College London in Social Movements and the Political Economy of the Middle East. She completed her doctorate in International Development at the Oxford Department of International Development (ODID).

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