An Interdisciplinary Conversation
Ecological crises threaten all forms of life on earth. Democracy too is endangered, as popular discontent, elite malfeasance, and unresponsive institutions imperil its survival. Present political concepts have proven inadequate to meeting these challenges, and their inadequacies are themselves symptoms of the failures of prevailing political, cultural, and ecological stories and practices. Our current social, political, economic, and climate challenges render these considerations more important than ever. With their book, Earthborn Democracy, Ali Aslam, David McIvor, and Joel Schlosser address these considerations and more. It is from this starting point that we launch our symposium, which will begin with a public lecture by Aslam, McIvor, and Schlosser and be followed by responses and group discussion.
