Nova época, novos modos de vida: reflexões sobre o Antropoceno e o modo de vida imperial

Abstract

This work focuses on the ideas of the Anthropocene and the Imperial Way of Life, which will be analyzed in light of the disciplinary context of International Relations. To do this, we make methodological use of the bibliographical reviews, aimed at the main research on the Anthropocene and the environmental crisis together with the work of Brand and Wissen, on the concept of Imperial Way of Life. Thus, the central objective of this research is to critically analyze the way in which the discipline of International Relations deals with environmental issues, seeking to explain, based on the aforementioned concepts, the limitations of analyzes of the International System to deal with such a complex and comprehensive crisis.