Enseñar ecología política en China

espanolAnte las profundas crisis socioambientales que China esta experimentando, la necesidad de una ecologia politica y de una economia ecologica chinas probablemente nunca haya sido tan relevante como ahora. Durante el mes de agosto de 2018 tuvimos la oportunidad de dar un curso de verano para estudiantes de grado sobre cuestiones de sostenibilidad en China y a nivel global; en este articulo compartimos algunas de las reflexiones de esta experiencia. Consideramos importante aportar un diagnostico de los problemas ambientales actuales y sus implicaciones en cuestiones de equidad y justicia (aunque a veces resulte desalentador), pero tambien nos parece crucial dotar a la gente joven de conceptos e ideas que los ayuden a entender mejor estos problemas y a reflexionar sobre opciones potenciales para avanzar. La ecologia politica y la economia ecologica tienen mucho que ofrecer: son campos que pueden y deben tener un brillante futuro como materias de ensenanza en las universidades chinas. EnglishAs China undergoes profound socio-environmental crises, the need for a Chinese Political Ecology and Ecological Economics has probably never been as high as of today. During August 2018, we had the opportunity to teach a summer course for undergraduate students on sustainability issues in China and around the globe, about which we share some reflections in this contribution. While we believe it is important to provide a (sometimes scary) diagnosis of current environmental problems and their implications for equity and justice, it is also crucial to equip young people with concepts and ideas that may help them to better understand such problems, as well as to think about potential ways forward. We argue that the fields of Political Ecology and Ecological Economics have much to offer in that direction. These fields could and should have a bright future as teaching subjects in Chinese universities.