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The Technopolitics of the Climate Movement

My recent doctoral research at the University of Twente’s Philosophy Section, which I concluded in April 2026, explored how the Internet and the climate movement influence one another. I studied their dynamics with different disciplines such as philosophy of technology and political theories, and used empirical methods such as (auto)ethnography. My goal with this project was 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. The outcome of this research was a proposal to navigate the Internet and build it with greater purpose, awareness, and response-ability.

You can find my dissertation online by following this link. If you would like to request a physical copy (they’re free!), let me know through the contact page.

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.