Over the past two decades, the field of urban political ecology (UPE) has developed into a robust theoretical framework for understanding the production of uneven socionatures. More recently, expanded theoretical and empirical innovations in UPE research are pushing the framework's radical roots into new and productive directions for addressing (not just critiquing) persistent inequalities and marginalizations in and beyond cities. We trace this trajectory of UPE towards its more transformative potential and argue that UPE's relevance will increase as scholars continue to embrace the power of what Povinelli calls “obstinate curiosity” to give rise to unexpected connections between people and ecologies. Specifically, we call for continued diversification of both theoretical and methodological starting points for UPE research, particularly with respect to the ways that scholars practice situated solidarity movements for social and environmental justice in cities.

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固执的好奇心和城市政治生态中的团结

在过去的二十年中，城市政治生态学（UPE）领域已发展成为一个强大的理论框架，可以理解不均匀的社会行为的产生。最近，UPE研究中不断扩展的理论和经验创新正在将框架的根本根源推向新的富有成效的方向，以解决（而不仅仅是挑衅）城市内外的持续不平等和边缘化问题。我们将UPE的这一轨迹追溯到更具变革性的潜力，并认为随着学者继续接受Povinelli所谓的“顽固好奇心”的力量，UPE的相关性将会提高，从而在人与生态之间产生意想不到的联系。具体来说，我们呼吁UPE研究的理论和方法起点不断多样化，