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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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Political Struggle in Film: An Overview of Pitfalls & Traps - Undisciplined Environments by Xander Dunlap How do political films depict, reflect and imagine struggle? What do they dramatize and what do they hide? Xander Dunlap examines recent...

Check out this new essay on film @ Undisciplined Environments:

undisciplinedenvironments.org/2025/10/20/p...

#film #anarchism #climatechange @pollenetwork.bsky.social @petergelderloos.bsky.social

20.10.2025 09:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Get on this! #climate

14.10.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Peace deal' or not, Gaza remains the holocaust of our time Two years into Israel's war of extermination, there can be no peace without accountability for the industrial-scale killing or justice for Palestinians who continue to count their dead

Two years into Israel's war of extermination, there can be no peace without accountability for the industrial-scale killing or justice for Palestinians, writes @dondeniamh.bsky.social.

www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/peac...

14.10.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The End of Development Aid? By Aram Ziai / Development and Development Policy in the Trump Era Series In the last few months, our object of research has seen some dramatic changes. I am referring to the de-facto dismantling o…

β€žThe humanitarian NGO medico international has adopted a three-pronged strategy towards humanitarian aid: to defend it, to criticize it, and to overcome it. I propose to adopt a similar perspective regarding development cooperation"

From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2231

09.10.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Weaving Paths to Ecological Revolution From Brazil to the world, spreading the projects and struggles that will help us survive the ecological crisis

It's live! Spread this, support this, and wish us luck! The project starts in two weeks
www.firefund.net/pathstoecore...

14.10.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 9
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Rupture Press is at the Anarchist Bookfair in Lisbon until the end of the day of 5th of October!

Lisbon Anarchist Bookfair (Portugal) | anarchistnews.org
www.anarchistnews.org/index.php/co...

Come get our books! @drxdunlap.bsky.social @degrowth.bsky.social #anarchistbookfair #degrowth #bookfair

05.10.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@pollenetwork.bsky.social @salderosa.bsky.social @squirrelista.bsky.social #energy

03.10.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There is nothing new about renewable energy: Tracing the life of solar panels Industrial-scale renewable energy does not offer an alternative to the capitalist order and its exploitative relationships to earth.

How clean is the #RenewableEnergy #SupplyChain? From Utah to Ohio, and California to the Sunbelt, IGS postdoctoral research fellow Alexander Dunlap tracked the lifecycle of #SolarPanels across the US. Follow Dunlap's journey w/@postcarbon.org @resilience.org:
www.resilience.org/stories/2025...

03.10.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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RUPTURE PRESS

πŸš€ Introducing Rupture Press: breaking free from academic publishing norms to liberate critical, unruly ideasβ€”open access books & radical critique for our times. #OpenAccess #RadicalPublishing #ChangeThroughWords www.rupturepress.org @drxdunlap.bsky.social

03.10.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, and it seems like a disappointing waste of time, but it’s great to @squirrelista.bsky.social & @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social do social work.

@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social plz read studies critically assessing these infrastructures, industries & their dependence/collaboration w/ FF industries.

30.09.2025 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Metal mining is a global driver of environmental change - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment Global metal ore extraction has increased almost fourfold since 1970. This Review explores the drivers, patterns and environmental consequences of the growth of metal ore extraction and discusses interventions to reduce negative impacts across metal supply chains.

When we talk "renewables" we need to consider recycling and degrowth principles, it's as simply as that. We can't afford the same number of e-cars, as they need a broader range of metal-based materials, whose extraction is already related to deforestation.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...

28.09.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I greatly enjoyed this Contention article!

Check it out if you want to get a taste of the Green Hydrogen craze @pollenetwork.bsky.social @squirrelista.bsky.social

26.09.2025 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
News headline: Military sites may be used to house asylum seekers, says defence secretary

News headline: Military sites may be used to house asylum seekers, says defence secretary

2010s: Tories want to look tough on migrants, so they vow to put them in military barracks
2020: Napier barracks opens
2021: Conditions at Napier strongly criticised as unsuitable for human beings
Mar 2025: Closure of Napier announces.
Sep 6th: Farage proposes using barracks:
Today ...

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Rupture Press visits MalmΓΆ 27-29 August!

You can find us from TeaterhΓΆgskolan, Bergsgatan 31, MalmΓΆ!

From 9am until 3pm on the 27th of August (today!)
From 9am until 4pm on the 28th of August
From 9am until 12 (noon) on the 29th of August)

#degrowth #postdevelopment #environmentaljustice

27.08.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tomorrow!
#Climate #energy @pollenetwork.bsky.social

25.08.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Total war by Israel 😿

25.08.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beautiful Daisy! We are so happy to announce her fosters made it official and are welcoming this gentle, loving kitty into their family!! Enjoy this pic of Daisy really feeling herself in her forever home 😭 Good job Daisy ;) RC Adoption #️⃣1️⃣2️⃣8️⃣

17.08.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), together with the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), has filed a powerful case at the International Criminal Court (ICC) naming the Israeli military and political figures behind the assassination of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif and his colleagues.

12.08.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

Check it out!

My latest book is 50% off below!

12.08.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alexander Dunlap - How do we recognize the political occupation facilitating extractivism? Podcast Episode Β· EXALT Podcast Β· 25/07/2025 Β· 1h 4m

Check out this new podcast I did with @exaltresearch.bsky.social

podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/a...

#climatechange #degrowth #Energy @pollenetwork.bsky.social @carsoncenter.bsky.social

30.07.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How was the new microphone?

28.07.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Alexander Dunlap - How do we recognize the political occupation facilitating extractivism? by EXALT Podcast We are delighted to welcome Alexander Dunlap back to the EXALT podcast for a conversation about his latest work. Xander has been looking at rare earth element mining, lithium mining, and solar panel l...

Alexander Dunlap - How do we recognize the political occupation facilitating extractivism?

by @exaltresearch.bsky.social w @drxdunlap.bsky.social

creators.spotify.com/pod/show/exa...

26.07.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The list goes on. This narrative was insane.

The most frightening part is people applauded, never confronted it & some left.

The anthropologists’ gaze is as colonial/statist as ever (the exceptional prices the rule)

17.07.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just watch a f*#ked #anthropology keynote (in Portugal):
-Brown Woman topless (β€œxxx is always happy & smiles).
-Cannibalism myth (mon told her kids this as evidence)
-Over population/hunting (mutters Christianity 2 & British colonialism 1).
-Ignores her own cultures corruption & cash economy
⬇️

17.07.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey... How are you?

How do I get a hold of you?

08.07.2025 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The No State Solution: A Dialogue with Palestinian Mohammed Bamyeh and Israeli Uri Gordon
YouTube video by Camas Books & Infoshop The No State Solution: A Dialogue with Palestinian Mohammed Bamyeh and Israeli Uri Gordon

A gente normalmente costuma ouvir na mΓ­dia sobre dois Estados como uma soluΓ§Γ£o para a questΓ£o palestina.

Aqui o cientista polΓ­tico israelense Uri Gordon e o sociΓ³logo palestino Mohammed Bamyeh discutem uma soluΓ§Γ£o sem Estado.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sgA...

14.06.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Publication!πŸŽ‰

Carlos & I have published our new editorial introduction: Towards a pluriverse of transitions!

Check it out, free access:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

@pollenetwork.bsky.social @exaltresearch.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @r-degrowth.bsky.social #Energy #Climate

01.07.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Trial of Ayla King On July 7, 2025, Ayla King will become the first of the Stop Cop City defendants absurdly charged with violating the RICO Act to go to trial.

On July 7, 2025, Ayla King will become the first of the #StopCopCity defendants charged with violating the RICO Act to go to trial. The outcome will shape the prospects for protest of all kinds in the second Trump era.

For a full background on the case and how to support Ayla:

crimethinc.com/Ayla

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Global AND International Development against all Inequalities By Alessandra Mezzadri Development: Contested Categories Since its inception after World War II, Development Studies has been deeply intertwined with the socio-economic transformation of formerly c…

Universalism assumes one-size-fits-all approaches, obviously an undesirable approach to development. Yet, Development Studies badly needs globalizing, that moves eyond Eurocentrism while understanding the power unevenness between the Global North and Global South.
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2207

06.07.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A poster with a cat and the words: 

THE WRONG AMAZON
IS BURNING
THE WRONG ICE
Is MELTING

A poster with a cat and the words: THE WRONG AMAZON IS BURNING THE WRONG ICE Is MELTING

Good morning 🫑

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