RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Alternative economies for the anthropocene: change, happiness and future scenarios T2 Economías alternativas para el Antropoceno: cambio, felicidad y escenarios futuros A1 Beilin, Katarzyna Olga K1 Alternative economies K1 Environmental restoration K1 Local currencies K1 Happiness studies K1 Economías alternativas K1 Restauración medioambiental K1 Monedas locales K1 Estudios de la felicidad K1 Literatura K1 Literature K1 Medio ambiente K1 Environmental science AB This article analyzes the cultures of the alternative economies that have emerged in Spain as a response to not only economic crisis, but also climate change and global warming. After drafting a conceptual map of alternative economies, the essay focuses on a number of local environmental projects in Spain that can be considered as examples of “alternative biopolitics”. These projects involve networks of human and non-human realms such as other species, crops, the monetary economy, the metaphors that render relations between human and non-human life, and alternative constructions of the meaning of life. The second section problematizes contemporary purely eco-systemic perspectives by introducing considerations of individual fulfillment and happiness. In the conclusion, the alternative economies are reconsidered in light of future scenarios in which their impact as well as individuals’ well-being may vary significantly. Bringing together frameworks of cultural studies and environmental studies, and juxtaposing systemic ecological analysis with narratives of individual happiness and frustration, this article offers a new approach to understanding alternative economies as novel environmental cultures of great potential importance for the future of the planet. PB Universidad de Alcalá SN 2171-9594 YR 2016 FD 2016-10 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/27381 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/27381 LA spa DS MINDS@UW RD 29-mar-2024