Shameless self promotion ... Anthropocene Geopolitics is published

[Simon Dalby]

Friends and colleagues:

I'm pleased to announce the official publication of my new book Anthropocene Geopolitics: Globalization, Security, Sustainability hot off the presses from the University of Ottawa Press.

https://press.uottawa.ca/anthropocene-geopolitics.html

Its 200 pages are nicely priced in paperback at C$29.95, or these days approx US$22.50, Euro 21.00, or Sterling 17.50.

And yes that's an Ed Burtynsky photo on the front cover.

The publisher's blurb is:

"We now find ourselves in a new geological age: the Anthropocene. The climate is changing and species are disappearing at a rate not seen since Earth’s major extinctions. The rapid, large-scale changes caused by fossil-fuel powered globalization increasingly threaten societies in new, unforeseen ways. But most security policies continue to be built on notions that look back- ward to a time when geopolitical threats derived mainly from the rivalries of states with fixed boundaries. Instead, Anthropocene Geopolitics shows that security policy must look forward to quickly shape a sustainable world no longer dependent on fossil fuels. A future of long-term peace and geopolitical security depends on keeping the earth in conditions roughly similar to those we have known throughout history. Minimizing disruptions that would further put civilization at risk of extinction urgently requires policies that reflect new Anthropocene “planetary boundaries.” "

Simon Dalby

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Simon Dalby, Ph.D.

Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation

Professor, Balsillie School of International Affairs
Wilfrid Laurier University
67 Erb Street West
Waterloo, ON N2L 6C2 Canada.

http://www.balsillieschool.ca/people/simon-dalby
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Just published: Simon Dalby Anthropocene Geopolitics: Globalization, Security, Sustainability University of Ottawa Press 2020. https://press.uottawa.ca/anthropocene-geopolitics.html