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From planetary to societal boundaries: an argument for collectively defined self-limitation

Ulrich Branda Department of Political Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Barbara Muracab Department of Philosophy and Environmental Studies Program, University of Oregon, Eugene, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5718-7329
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Éric Pineaultc Institute for Environmental Sciences and Department of Sociology, Université of Québec à Montréal, Montreal, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8864-3040
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Marlyne Sahakiand Department of Sociology, University of Geneva, Geneva, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0196-7865
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Anke Schaffartzike Institute of Social Ecology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0284-6099
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Andreas Novyf Institute for Multi-Level Governance and Development, Department of Socio-Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8292-9777
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Christoph Streisslerg Chamber of Labor, Vienna, Austria
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Helmut Haberle Institute of Social Ecology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2104-5446
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Viviana Asaraf Institute for Multi-Level Governance and Development, Department of Socio-Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3567-5967
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Kristina Dietzh Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Political Science, University of Kassel, Kassel, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1773-4575
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Miriam Langi Department for Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, EcuadorORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1165-6788
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Ashish Kotharij Kalpavriksh and Vikalp Sangam, Pune, India
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Tone Smithf Institute for Multi-Level Governance and Development, Department of Socio-Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria
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Clive Spashf Institute for Multi-Level Governance and Development, Department of Socio-Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria
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Alina Brada Department of Political Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7650-2718
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Melanie Pichlere Institute of Social Ecology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6224-1609
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Christina Planka Department of Political Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;e Institute of Social Ecology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2236-1512
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Giorgos Velegrakisk Department of History and Philosophy of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece;l Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, University of West Attica, Athens, GreeceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3888-5484
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Thomas Jahnm Institute for Social-Ecological Research, Frankfurt, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5792-9721
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Angela Cartern Department of Political Science and Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1985-9195
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Qingzhi Huano School of Marxism, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Giorgos Kallisp Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0688-9552
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Joan Martínez Alierp Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6124-539X
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Gabriel Rivaq Department of Law, Rio de Janeiro and Cricare Valley Institute, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, São Mateus, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1320-4657
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Vishwas Satgarr University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4572-9797
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Emiliano Teran Mantovanip Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Michelle Williamsr University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9623-0916
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Markus Wissens Department of Business and Economics, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Berlin, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2859-7369
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Christoph Görge Institute of Social Ecology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7031-1056
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Pages 264-291 | Received 11 Dec 2020, Accepted 04 Jun 2021, Published online: 20 Jul 2021

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