Publication

The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of major theories, discussions, and contributions in the disparate field of political ecology. In doing so, the review seeks to contribute to future research on human-environment interactions. The first section of the paper provides a short introduction to the conceptual foundations of political ecology and to the core ideas and concepts that are shaped therein. In order to do so, the paper starts with an overview of different schools and disciplinary backgrounds that contributed to the field of political ecology. A number of major perspectives of political ecology are discussed in the second section of the paper. In the conclusion the paper summarizes the different intellectual orientations that prevail in current scientific discourse. The second part of this working paper consists of an annotated bibliography on political ecology in development research.