Published by Çağdaş Dedeoğlu:

Beyond Dichotomies: Understanding Proenvironmental Behaviour in Turkey

Summary: The main objective of this project is to examine various characteristics and attributes that hinder or promote proenvironmental behaviour in Turkey. We aim to answer one key question: What affective, religious, psychological, and ecological perceptions influence environment-related values and practices in Turkey? We will conduct surveys with individuals having diverse demographic and socio-economic profiles. We will draw on, in part, a novel survey instrument that has been developed by Taylor, Wright, and LaVasseur (2020), combined with an additional and novel survey scale focusing on the world’s most prevalent religious perceptions and beliefs. To answer our research question, we will reconsider our hypotheses in the non-western, predominantly Muslim, context. This project comes to address two gaps in our knowledge. First, the role that non-western religious, non-religious, and hybrid identities play in the way people respond to environmental challenges. Second, the vast majority of research on Islam and the environment has

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Posthuman Imaginaries of Sustainability

In the face of escalating global sustainability challenges, ranging from extreme weather events to the sixth mass extinction and the increased exploitation of more-than-human beings, the limitations of anthropocentrism have become stark. Our planet shakes on the edge of ecological collapse, underscoring the need for innovative frameworks that extend beyond human interests to encompass the intricate web of life that sustains us all. It is within this context that posthuman imaginaries constitute a critical alternative to hegemonic imaginaries of sustainability. The ‘Posthumanism for Sustainability’ (PH4S) project is aimed at providing a knowledge base and digital repository that can further expand discussions around posthumanist sustainability. In this short essay, I would like to present the objective and main findings of this project, as well as discuss its potential implications for the study of science and belief in society. Sustainability is commonly understood as a paradigm for thinking through future challenges, one that

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