5th ISA Forum of Sociology (6-11 July 2025)

Futures of the Anthropocene: How Social Movements Fight for Social Justice

Language: English

This session integrates research perspectives from RC07/RC47/RC48 to address the Forum theme of “Knowing Justice in the Anthropocene” with focus on the intersection of three fields: environmental crises, social justice, and transformative action. Social stratification exacerbates environmental injustice, as marginalized communities and the Global South bear the brunt of ecological crises, despite contributing generally the least to their cause. The session delves into how these inequities generate collective action and how various social movements respond to environmental destruction through both resistance and innovation. The session examines:
(a) How are different social classes impacted globally/nationally/locally by the environmental crises?
(b) How does collective action emerge from these experiences to articulate grievances, demands, solidarities, visions, and projects?
(c) How do collective actors challenge the codes of the Anthropocene, engage with anticipatory modes of governance, and form new political subjectivities amidst hegemonic templates?
(d) How do different grassroots practices, tactics, and strategies (re-)shape authority, resonance, solidarity, and social change?