Research On Brand's Social Ecological Transformation Theor

With the intensification of global ecological problems,international experts and scholars have been discussing and calling for a "green economy" strategy.The strategy of "green economy" is regarded as a one-stop medicine that can solve multiple social crises such as ecological crisis,economic crisis and financial crisis at the same time,and create a win-win situation.Unlike the mainstream voices of these international scholars,Ulrich Brand,a professor of politics at the University of Vienna in Austria,put forward the theory of "social-ecological transformation",and critical analysis revealed the essence of "green capitalism",devoted to articulating a method of analyzing and understanding social-ecological transformation from the perspective of historical materialism.Brand believes that even just addressing the ecological crisis among multiple crises requires profound changes in society.It is the most reasonable way to interpret the transformation from the perspective of historical materialism.First,the paper sorts out the context of the times put forward by Brand’s theory of social-ecological transition,which can be divided into three aspects: the first is the proliferation of ecological problems;To describe the endless exercise of hegemony by the northern countries over the southern countries for a long time,the ruthless occupation of labor,resources and "sinkholes";third,the alienation of lifestyles,and the accumulation model of capitalist mass production and consumption is leading to a global ecological crisis At the same time,this "imperial way of life" value orientation is gradually expanding to some southern countries and even the whole world.Secondly,it makes a detailed interpretation of Brand’s theory of social-ecological transition.It is expounded from three aspects: the hypothetical premise,the critical analysis object and the alternative plan of the social-ecological transition theory.Brand takes "the natural relationship of society" as the hypothetical premise of the theory of social-ecological transformation,focuses on "green capitalism" as the object of "critical analysis",and takes "lifestyle of solidarity" as the "alternative program" of the theory of social-ecological transformation,which aims to go beyond the “imperial way of life” and “green capitalism” to provide a better life for all.Finally,the historical materialism analysis of Brand’s social-ecological transition theory is carried out.After analysis,Brand’s social-ecological transition theory is the contemporary development of viewpoints,and the contemporary application of methods.At the same time,because Brand is constrained by the social times and his own limitations,the inadequacies of his transformation theory are also evident,such as the double dislocation of ideality and reality,and the analysis of the inherent contradictions of capitalism.There is a lack of depth and no detailed exploration of the specific implementation paths for the transformation.All in all,Brand’s theory of socio-ecological transition has important reference value for critical understanding of the essence of "green capitalism",has made a significant contribution to efforts to restore global ecology,helped to deepen the understanding of multiple global crises,and broaden the history of The cognition of ecological crisis from the perspective of materialism,and the analysis of Brand’s theory of social-ecological transformation from the perspective of historical materialism,demonstrate the contemporaneity and effectiveness of Marxist theory.