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As a PhD candidate at the University of Twente’s Philosophy Section, my research explores how the Internet and the climate movement are influencing one another. I study their dynamics with different disciplines such as philosophy of technology and political theories, and use empirical methods such as (auto)ethnography. My goal with this project is to make better sense of how the Internet platforms and services that we use to mobilise and organise are helping or hindering the climate movement. I hope the outcome of this research can help us navigate the Internet and build it with greater purpose, awareness, and response-ability.

Here are some podcast episodes where I speak about my research:

PUBLICATIONS:

• Reyes Benavides, P.D. (2024). Mediated Encounters with Nature. Ethics and Information Technology. [Link]
• Ziliotti, E., Reyes Benavides, P., Gwagwa, A. and Dennis, M., (2023) ‘Social Media and Democracy.’ In The Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies; An Introduction. Open Book Publishers.[Link]
• Reyes, P. and Gertz, N. (December 2023). Crime without Punishment? On the legitimacy of illegal actions from the climate movement. Filosofie en Praktijk. Volume 44, Issue 3/4 [Link]
• Reyes Benavides, P.D. (forthcoming). On the Nature of ‘Authority’ and the Authority of ‘Nature.’ In The Political Dimension of Nature: An Intercultural Critique, ed. Abbed Kanoor. Metzler.