A growing number of studies apply the social‐ecological systems (SES) framework with its standardized set of variables to examine place‐based environmental governance. Yet, due to the wide diversity of social‐ecological systems, a general theory about how variables interact—and systems...

In this open access book, ecological economics and political ecology traditions converge into a single academic school. The book constitutes a common ground where multiple and critical voices are expressed, covering a broad scope of urgent matters at the crossroad between society, economy and...

Over the past few years, studies in political ecology and environmental justice have been increasingly connecting the commons and social movements empirically, giving shape to a new, distinctive body of research on commons movements. In our review, we first organize and synthesize empirical...