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Xander Dunlap

@drxdunlap.bsky.social

Research Fellow @IGS_BU/Docentship @helsinkiuni Writing on #politicalecology #environmental conflicts, green & conventional #extractivism & political control.

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AK Press@akpress.org · last mo.

This week's ✨ distro highlight ✨ is A We Without A State by Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil, translated by JD Pluecker. Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil, a Mixe writer, linguist, and activist, offers a powerful call to imagine political life beyond the nation-state. www.akpress.org/a-we-without...

A black and white book cover titled "A WE WITHOUT A STATE". The central image is a sharpie and pencil drawing of a tower falling down, struck by flames or lightening. Underneath the handrawn image is the author's name, and below it in a smaller font, the translator's. It reads "Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil" and "translated by JD Pluecker."
Xander Dunlap@drxdunlap.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Check it out! A new publication @geoopenaccess.bsky.social explicitly discussing the relationship between sacrifice zones, extractivism, green colonialism & the politics behind them🔥 @pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

Geo: Geography and Environment@geoopenaccess.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🌏New in Geo🌍 'Love the state, but hate (neo)colonialism? Discussing sacrifice zones and (green) colonialism in political ecology' by @drxdunlap.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Alexander A. Dunlap (2026) entitled: 'Love the State, but Hate (Neo)Colonialism? Discussing Sacrifice Zones and (Green) Colonialism in Political Ecology' with an orange banner at the top. Green colonialism and sacrifice areas are now popular academic topics. Demonstrating affinity between ideas of sacrifice zones, extractivism and green colonialism, this article argues that the state remains foundational to (neo)colonialism, orchestrating extractivism and sacrifice areas—‘green’ or otherwise. Rooting the idea of sacrifice areas with the American Indian Movement (AIM) leader, Russell Means, this idea to ‘love the state but hate colonialism’ within the academy not only ignores the political and material structures of the state but also divorces itself from wider autonomous and anarchist struggles. Reviewing definitions of extractivism, green colonialism, climate coloniality and territorialisation, this article identifies reoccurring features and omissions across similar terminologies. This article also highlights the shortcoming of implicitly embracing statism within political ecology and geography. Statism, the article contends, is not only the root of colonialism(s) but also connects politically, materially and ideologically to extractivism and its sacrifice zones. Advocating engagement with ecological anarchists and autonomous Indigenous theories to confront statism, the article recognises at least four political consequences by academics emphasising the ‘colonial’ over the ‘state’.
EXALT Research@exaltresearch.bsky.social · 3d ago

We are particularly excited for this innovative & accurate take on "startup extractivism" @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social with this new surge within mining companies. @pollenetwork.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social #geography #anthropology

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Journal of Political Ecology@jpoliticalecology.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Deberdt, R., (2026) “Startup extractivism: The political ecology of critical minerals processing in the United States”, Journal of Political Ecology 33(1): 8684. doi: doi.org/10.2458/jpe.... @pollenetwork.bsky.social

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective@crimethinc.com · 6d ago

Raoul Vaneigem—Situationist, author, and lifelong aspiring revolutionary—has passed away at the age of 92. "Let ten people meet who are resolved on the lightning of violence rather than the long agony of survival; from this moment, despair ends and tactics begin." —The Revolution of Everyday Life

A photograph of Raoul Vaneigem in the year 1960.
Mickaël Correia@mickacorreia.bsky.social · 7d ago

RIP Raoul Vaneigem 😪. "Les stupides résurgences du nationalisme et des religions ne sont que l'écume dérisoire du vrai danger : l'acquiescement suicidaire au sort qui nous est fait et par lequel une économie en dépérissement nous enjoint de dépérir avec elle." (1996) Toujours d'actualité.

Première de couverture du livre de Raoul Vaneigem de 1967 : "Traité de savoir-vivre à l’usage des jeunes générations"
DFW Support Committee@dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · 3w ago

Mari, like her codefendants Benjamin “Champagne Song” and Zachary Evetts, is being held in segregation. She has faced extensive violating strip searches, excessive surveillance during meetings with lawyers, and was forced to breathe in pepper spray chemicals 5 times across (1/3)

BildSlide has text in caption.Lt. Gross, the cop who was allegedly shot in the Prairieland Case, was sued in 2021 for stripping down an incarcerated man and holding him naked in a refrigerated suicide cell to make him talk without his lawyer present. This coercive, violent, humiliating behavior is normalized in Johnson County. After returning from sentencing on June 23, Maricela was interviewed by mental health coordinator, LCSW Joy White who started asking intrusive questions about the defendants plans for appeal. . Maricela asked if she could call her lawyer. White responded: “You’re not going to be calling anyone. You’re going to be naked in a padded cell for 4 days”.1. Call Jail Admin, request to leave a message for Lt. Sullivan 2. Email judge boedeker Call 8175566058 Email: judgeboedeker@johnsoncountytx.org
elia ayoub@ayoub.bsky.social · 3w ago

Jesus. 35 UK universities quietly- without debate - joined the Ministry of Defence’s “Battlefield Alliance” which seeks to “reorientate academia towards Defence and National Security” They’re destroying the social sciences and humanities while militarising the institutions

• Durham University • Newcastle University • Northumbria University • Lancaster University • University of Cumbria • University of Lancashire • University of Liverpool • University of Manchester • University of Huddersfield • University of Sheffield • University of York • Loughborough University • University of Lincoln • University of Nottingham • Aston University • University of Birmingham • University of Warwick • King's College London • Kingston University • Queen Mary University of London • University College London • University of Oxford • University of Portsmouth • University of Surrey • University of Bath • University of Bristol • University of Exeter • University of Plymouth • University of Edinburgh • University of Glasgow • University of Strathclyde • Cardiff University • Swansea University • Queens University Belfast • Cranfield UniversityFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 July 2026 UK Universities Betray Public Trust by Joining MoD's 'Battlefield Advantage' Alliance Without Debate A coalition of campaign groups has accused UK universities of quietly integrating themselves into Britain's defence infrastructure after 35 institutions signed up to the Ministry of Defence's Defence Universities Alliance (DUA). The Ministry of Defence says the alliance aims to "reorientate academia towards Defence and National Security", strengthen links between universities and the defence sector, and translate research into "battlefield advantage". Campaigners say the move represents a significant shift in the role of higher education and has taken place without meaningful public debate. Among the founding members are the University of Oxford, University College London, King's College London, the University of Manchester, the University of Edinburgh, Cardiff University and Queen's University Belfast. "We are witnessing the formal incorporation of Britain's universities into the defence ecosystem," said Jinsella Kennaway, Founder and Executive Director of Demilitarise Education. "The Ministry of Defence is explicit about its intentions. Universities exist to advance knowledge and foster critical inquiry, not to become pipelines for military research and defence recruitment. Students and staff deserve to know who agreed to this and why." Campaigners are calling on all 35 universities to publish the governance documents and board minutes relating to their decision to join the alliance, and to explain whether staff and students were consulted. Many UK universities already maintain relationships with major defence companies, including BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Leonardo, Thales, Lockheed Martin and QinetiQ. Critics argue that the DUA formalises and accelerates the integration of academia, industry and the state. The coalition warns that, at a time of rising defence spending, universities risk becoming increasingly aligned with governme…
POLLEN - Political Ecology Network@pollenetwork.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New on Undisciplined Environments. 🌲🌍 How commons-based, community-grounded approaches to CO₂ removal might open emancipatory paths beyond market-driven, tech fixes — while still demanding emissions cuts and justice. #ClimateJustice #NegativeEmissions undisciplinedenvironments.org/2026/01/28/n...

Negative Emissions as Commons? - Undisciplined Environments

By Felix Krawczyk Negative emissions are often categorically rejected, yet they can also have emancipatory potential. In recent years, the commitment to the goal of...

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Rupture Press@rupturepress.bsky.social · last mo.

An event by @rupturepress.bsky.social and @pollenetwork.bsky.social on June 27, from 15:30 to 21:30 at La Cinètika, Barcelona Join and share! @drxdunlap.bsky.social @squirrelista.bsky.social @degrowth.bsky.social !!

Political ecology strugggling: Between industrial extermination & genocidal wars Location: La Cinètika, Passeig de Fabra i Puig 28, 08030 Barcelona, Spain Programme from 15:30 to 21:30 Skillshare workshops Food Panel discussion: Can academics struggle? If so, how? Book and Zine distro Exciting Entertainment Organisers: Undisciplined Environments, Rupture Press, Human Geography Journal
Rupture Press@rupturepress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Upcoming Event! Political Ecology Struggling: Between Industrial Extermination & Genocidal Wars Come join the early Political Ecology Network (POLLEN) @pollenetwork.bsky.social event on June 27, 15:30 to 21:30 at La Cinètika in Barcelona More info below 1/3 www.rupturepress.org/blog/pre-pol...