The Alameda Working Papers publish original and rigorous research by scholars and practitioners across Alameda’s global network. The series features work-in-progress papers that engage with questions of central importance to Alameda.
Alameda Working Papers are aimed at specialist, scholarly, and policy-oriented audiences interested in transition, geopolitics, popular sovereignty, digital sovereignty, and other themes explored in Alameda’s research. Each piece is presented in an online seminar, bringing together the author, a discussant with expertise in the field, and members of the Alameda network.
Working Paper 01:
Towards a Concept of Ecological Sovereignty
Sovereignty is often framed through competition over resources and borders. This paper examines how ‘national interest’ drives expansion while ignoring ecological limits and calls for a shift toward popular and ecological sovereignty, drawing on movements that challenge dominant growth models and offer more sustainable paths for collective survival in today’s polycrisis.