RT Book, Section
T1 The climate crisis is political violence: What can Psychology do?
A1 Ziveri, Davide
A1 Pégon, Guillaume
A1 Moreno Martín, Florentino
A2 B. R. Barnes, M. Fernandes-Jesus, C. D. Trott, & G. Barnwell (Eds.)
AB The text seeks to reinterpret the climate crisis not merely as an environmental or technical issue, but as a form of political violence rooted in economic, social, and colonial structures that perpetuate historical inequalities. Dominant discourses frequently frame climate change as a primarily scientific or technological problem, thereby obscuring its foundations in structural injustice and asymmetrical power relations. Extractivist capitalism and colonial legacies have engendered structural violence against both the biosphere and the most vulnerable communities, particularly in the Global South. This violence is expressed through environmental degradation, the dispossession of territories and cultures, the deterioration of mental health, social exclusion, and the normalization of unsustainable lifestyles. Drawing on Martín-Baró’s liberation psychology, the text argues that the discipline must be repoliticized and take an active role in confronting this violence, moving beyond exclusively individualistic approaches—such as pathologizing collective emotions (e.g., eco-anxiety) or promoting recycling behaviors. Psychology, it suggests, should instead cultivate critical consciousness and foster collective action to transform the structural conditions that generate suffering.
PB Springer Nature
SN 9783031992223
SN 9783031992230
SN 2523-7241
SN 2523-725X
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125436
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125436
LA eng
NO Ziveri, D., Pégon, G., & Moreno Martín, F. (2025). The climate crisis is political violence: What can psychology do? In B. R. Barnes, M. Fernandes-Jesus, C. D. Trott, & G. Barnwell (Eds.), Community, psychology and climate justice (pp. 63–81). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99223-0_4
DS Docta Complutense
RD 19 dic 2025