Earth Democracy
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Earth Democracy is a book by environmental activist Vandana Shiva that outlines a vision for ecological sustainability, social justice, and grassroots democracy in response to globalization and environmental degradation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Earth Democracy canonical | 1 |
| Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T862001 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Earth Democracy Context triple: [Vandana Shiva, notableWork, Earth Democracy]
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A.
Field Notes on Democracy
Field Notes on Democracy is a collection of political essays by Arundhati Roy that critiques contemporary Indian democracy, nationalism, and state power.
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B.
Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
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C.
System of Positive Polity
System of Positive Polity is Auguste Comte’s multi-volume work that elaborates his philosophy of positivism into a comprehensive social and political doctrine aimed at reorganizing society on scientific and altruistic principles.
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D.
The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Essay on the Ballot
Essay on the Ballot is a political treatise by philosopher and economist James Mill that argues for the use of secret voting as a means to protect voters’ independence and promote representative government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Earth Democracy Target entity description: Earth Democracy is a book by environmental activist Vandana Shiva that outlines a vision for ecological sustainability, social justice, and grassroots democracy in response to globalization and environmental degradation.
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A.
Field Notes on Democracy
Field Notes on Democracy is a collection of political essays by Arundhati Roy that critiques contemporary Indian democracy, nationalism, and state power.
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B.
Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
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C.
System of Positive Polity
System of Positive Polity is Auguste Comte’s multi-volume work that elaborates his philosophy of positivism into a comprehensive social and political doctrine aimed at reorganizing society on scientific and altruistic principles.
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D.
The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Essay on the Ballot
Essay on the Ballot is a political treatise by philosopher and economist James Mill that argues for the use of secret voting as a means to protect voters’ independence and promote representative government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| advocates |
biodiversity conservation
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community rights ⓘ food sovereignty ⓘ local economies ⓘ |
| author | Vandana Shiva ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticizes |
corporate globalization
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industrial agriculture ⓘ neoliberal economic policies ⓘ patenting of life forms ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental literature
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political philosophy ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-globalization
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eco-feminist ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
commons and commoning
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interdependence of all life ⓘ local self-governance ⓘ resistance to corporate power ⓘ seed sovereignty ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
activists
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environmental scholars ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ecological sustainability
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environmental degradation ⓘ globalization ⓘ grassroots democracy ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| proposes |
decentralized political structures
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earth-centered democracy ⓘ rights of nature ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Navdanya
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surface form:
Navdanya movement
climate justice ⓘ environmental justice ⓘ indigenous rights ⓘ peasant movements ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Earth Democracy Description of subject: Earth Democracy is a book by environmental activist Vandana Shiva that outlines a vision for ecological sustainability, social justice, and grassroots democracy in response to globalization and environmental degradation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vandana Shiva
this entity surface form:
Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace