ERC Consolidator Grant · 2025
Frontier Cats: Reimagining Multispecies Governance and Care Ethics beyond Post-politics
As we face the sixth mass extinction and unprecedented socio-ecological challenges, cats—both cherished companions and devastating predators—stand at the center of escalating tensions between biodiversity conservation and animal welfare. Existing governance models, reliant on technocratic, post-political, and expert-driven solutions, fail to capture the cultural, ethical, and emotional dimensions of socio-ecological cat-related conflicts, leaving unreconciled divergent knowledges, values, and practices attached to urban and rural livelihoods. FRONTCAT addresses these gaps by asking: 1) How do cats’ dual role as pets and pests illuminate tensions between conservation efforts, animal care,…
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