Erika Cudworth

theories and ideologies

The modern state

"A provocative sociological account of human relations with non-human animals, providing an innovative theorization of the social relations of species in terms of complex systemic relations of domination, looking at ways other animals are constitutive of human social lives at the dinner table, as livestock and as companions in our homes"--

tales of sex, death and love

Social lives with other animals

Environment & Society (Routledge Introductions to Environment)

Stephen Hobden

Emancipatory Project of Posthumanism

Ruth E. McKie

Di Turgoose

Theories, Practices, Politics

Feminist Animal Studies

Emilian Kavalski

Ashgate Research Comapnion to Posthuman Dialogues in International Relations

Kathy Walker

Peter Senker

New Horizons and Contested Futures

Technology, Society and Inequality

Matthew Cole

Posthuman Readings of the Classical Tradition

Animalizing Sociology

Richard J. White

Anthony J. Nocella II

Building upon anarchist critiques of racism, sexism, ableism and classism, this collection of new essays melds anarchism with animal advocacy in arguing that speciesism is an ideological and social norm rooted in hierarchy and inequality. Rising from the anarchist-influenced Occupy Movement, this book brings together international scholars and activists who challenge us all to look more critically into the causes of speciesism and to take a broader view of peace, social justice and the nature of oppression. Animal advocates have long argued that speciesism will end if the humanity adopts a vegan ethic. This concept is developed into the argument that the vegan ethic has the most promise if it is also anti-capitalist and against all forms of domination.

Essays on Complementary Elements of Total Liberation

Anarchism and Animal Liberation

Posthumanism represents a significant new research direction both for International Relations and the social sciences. It emerges from questions about inter-species relations which challenge dominant perceptions of what it means to be human. Rather than seeing the human species as ‘in nature’ posthumanist thinking considers the species as ‘of nature’. The work of posthumanist thinkers has sought to dispute accepted notions of what it means to be human, raising profound questions about our relations with the rest of nature. The volume commences with an overview of the influence thinkers have had on the development of posthumanist thinking. Key ideas in International Relations are interrogated and reconceptualised and specific case studies are presented with a focus on inter-species relations. The work allows for a consideration of the limits of the posthumanist move and provides space for critics to argue that such an approach opens the discipline up to a biological determinism, and that a focus on inter-human relations should mark the boundaries of the discipline. The essays collected in this volume provide an overview of contributions from posthumanist thinkers with the particular intention of providing a succinct introduction to the area and should appeal to scholars and students in Politics, IR and philosophy.

Posthuman Dialogues in International Relations

Timothy Hall

John McGovern

An accessible introduction to a wide range of theoretical perspectives on the modern state and a comprehensive overview of modern state theory.

Theories and Ideologies

The Modern State

 Anthony J. Nocella II

Erika Cudworth

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