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The Representation of Nature and Nonhuman Agency: Insights From New Materialism, Posthumanism and Ontological Politics

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doi:10.59886/tsbder.1761621

Authors

Muhammed Ramazan Demirci

Reported year

2026

Reported language

tr

Source type

article

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2026-11-09T19:04:47.671772+00:00

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2026-11-09T19:15:59.279667+00:00

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Giresun University

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TR

Documentary abstract — original language

This article explores the potential for acknowledging nature and nonhuman entities as political subjects by challenging the prevailing anthropocentric paradigm in contemporary representation theories. The study integrates conceptual analysis with comparative case studies, utilizing the theoretical frameworks of new materialism, posthumanism, and ontological politics. It explores diverse legal and political initiatives, such as the designation of the Whanganui River as a legal entity in New Zealand, the judicial efforts to confer personhood upon the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in India, the constitutional integration of the rights of nature in Ecuador, judicial decisions regarding the Atrato River and the Amazon Rainforest in Colombia, and local governance experiments in the United States. The findings reveal that these instances collectively strive to redefine nature not just as an entity to be protected but as a rights-bearing subject possessing political agency. The article connects relational ontology, reciprocity, and multispecies citizenship to modern democratic theory, contributing to normative discussions on ecological democracy and showcasing creative institutional frameworks for incorparating nonhuman perspectives into decision-making process. The study ultimately presents, an innovative paradigm that extends the political community’s parameters beyond the humanity, providing both theoretical profundity and practical guidance for reconsidering democracy amid ecological crisis.

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W7143770556

DOI

10.59886/tsbder.1761621

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doi_________::9f9229609c6b70c0cf7e4fc510c8c83d

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• DOI · https://doi.org/10.59886/tsbder.1761621
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W7143770556

Documented bibliographic relations

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• openalex:w194327752 · CITES
• openalex:w2015411663 · CITES
• The rights of nature in Ecuador: the making of an idea · CITES
• openalex:w2041486751 · CITES
• The discourse ethic and the problem of representing nature · CITES
• openalex:w2116153113 · CITES
• openalex:w2137307497 · CITES
• openalex:w2139332287 · CITES
• openalex:w2396369572 · CITES
• Can Rights of Nature Make Development More Sustainable? Why Some Ecuadorian lawsuits Succeed and Others Fail · CITES
• The Whanganui River as a Legal Person · CITES
• openalex:w2767200912 · CITES
• openalex:w277090851 · CITES
• Creating legal rights for rivers: Lessons from Australia, New Zealand, and India · CITES
• openalex:w2802076461 · CITES
• openalex:w2890671310 · CITES
• openalex:w2911733741 · CITES
• A rights revolution for nature · CITES
• Earth System Law for the Anthropocene · CITES
• openalex:w2991188284 · CITES

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