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World Politics from the Social to the Ecological Question | Martin Weber | TEDxUQ

We are living in an age that is grappling with tumultuous societal, cultural, and political changes. For over a century, nations have tried to find solutions for social problems, such as poverty and exclusion, without true success. And now, more urgently than ever, we face the challenges and struggles of climate change. Which is the priority: the social question or the ecological one? Or can we address both? Dr Martin Weber is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at The University of Queensland. Among his main research interests, he has been concerned extensively with questions of ecological change, and how these affect world politics. This interest was augmented by a long-standing commitment to outdoor pursuits, and by growing up in close contact with environmentalists, farmers, and industrial workers as well as engineers. The tensions, contradictions, and potentials in such constellations have informed his research. His talk focuses on one 'big picture' aspect of this, namely the rise of the ‘Ecological Question'. Martin's argument connects this with the long history of attempts to solve the ‘Social Question’, framed as poverty, deprivation, and exclusion. It is these attempts that have created the ‘Ecological Question’, but also a condition in which new solutions appear from unexpected sources. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx