We are proud to present the first joint publication of the ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐! The publication was released early August 2026 by Edizioni Caโ Foscari โ Venice University Press.
๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ is the title of this special (free) edition of ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ค๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ด. The publication brings together contributions from a diverse group of artists, activists, academics and water professionals from our Confluence network. Together, they explore new ways of living alongside the non-human water world and challenge anthropocentric laws and regulations. The publication offers an innovative perspective on the European Rights of Nature movement, with particular attention to the grassroots groups leading the way.
The publication includes, among other contributions, the essay that British writer ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ wrote especially for Confluence in 2025. It also features an article by Claudia Fernandez de Cordoba Farini, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฆ๐ข ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ค๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐บ, based on interviews with Christiane Bosman and Harpo โt Hart. The article sketches a vision of the year 2045 in which governance of the North Sea is rooted in ecological relationships, the representation of non-human life, and post-growth economies. Its central message: our imagination is a political tool that can transform law, culture and governance!
