2023
DOI: 10.1002/eet.2084
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Accountability in the Anthropocene: Activating responsible agents of reform or futile finger‐pointing?

Kate Macdonald

Abstract: Confronted by intersecting ecological and social crises associated with the rise of the Anthropocene, architects of global environmental governance have often attempted to harness accountability claims to single out the individual or organisational actors contributing most significantly to these crises and pressure them to uphold responsibilities to society and the planet. Yet critics have cautioned against excessive reliance on individualised accountabilities as means of tackling planetary crises, given the c… Show more

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“…On the other hand, some opinions point to the need to combine the individual level of various stakeholders with the level of systemic changes so that "individualized responsibility and accountability and transformative systemic change can be seen as two sides of a single coin" (Macdonald, 2023). Indeed, the growing individual concerns about the future of the Earth may be an additional argument for the need to politicize the Anthropocene.…”
Section: Challenges For the Political Perspective Of The Anthropocene...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the other hand, some opinions point to the need to combine the individual level of various stakeholders with the level of systemic changes so that "individualized responsibility and accountability and transformative systemic change can be seen as two sides of a single coin" (Macdonald, 2023). Indeed, the growing individual concerns about the future of the Earth may be an additional argument for the need to politicize the Anthropocene.…”
Section: Challenges For the Political Perspective Of The Anthropocene...mentioning
confidence: 99%