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Peak oil and the Apocalypse: Apocalyptic imaginaries as a threat to politics proper

Pull, Emil LU (2014) SGEM03 20141
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
This thesis will examine the discourse of peak oil understood from a post-political perspective and challenge the un-reflexive assumption of peak oil as a natural challenger to current hegemony. It will do so by constructing a theoretical framework for ‘politics proper’ through which the peak oil discourse will be assessed. The conclusion is that while peak oil offer the potential of a serious rupture with the current regime; the discourse is also infused with apocalyptical imaginaries and populist maneuvers threatening to render such a rupture insignificant. The thesis warns against letting apolitical infusion obscure and hinder the illumination of proper political subjects and diverse alternatives to our current regime.
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author
Pull, Emil LU
supervisor
organization
course
SGEM03 20141
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
democracy, apocalyptic imaginaries, populism, post politics, Peak oil
language
English
id
4305571
date added to LUP
2014-09-03 18:09:08
date last changed
2014-09-03 18:09:08
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  abstract     = {{This thesis will examine the discourse of peak oil understood from a post-political perspective and challenge the un-reflexive assumption of peak oil as a natural challenger to current hegemony. It will do so by constructing a theoretical framework for ‘politics proper’ through which the peak oil discourse will be assessed. The conclusion is that while peak oil offer the potential of a serious rupture with the current regime; the discourse is also infused with apocalyptical imaginaries and populist maneuvers threatening to render such a rupture insignificant. The thesis warns against letting apolitical infusion obscure and hinder the illumination of proper political subjects and diverse alternatives to our current regime.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Peak oil and the Apocalypse: Apocalyptic imaginaries as a threat to politics proper}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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