A socially and politically just transition towards a post–fossil fuel future requires a critical reassessment of dominant paradigms in global knowledge production. Agroecology offers a powerful interdisciplinary framework that integrates scientific, practical, and political dimensions to address contemporary ecological and socio-economic challenges. Despite its transformative potential, the academic and practical impact of Agroecology remains underutilized. This paper argues that Agroecology challenges entrenched assumptions held by political and economic elites, therefore it expands the horizons of activism, public policy design, and anti-consumerist worldviews. By linking Agroecology with Ecological Economics, Degrowth, and International Relations, the study situates the field within broader debates on the Global South–Global North divide. These conceptual frameworks help interpret global governance structures through dual perspectives such as centre– periphery, public–private, and individual–collective dynamics. Agroecology is framed as part of a broader metamodern wave of transformative thought. Within this perspective, ancestral knowledge systems—particularly those of Indigenous and traditional communities—interact with contemporary scientific approaches to promote resilience, holistic thinking, and regenerative practices. The paper concludes that Agroecology holds significant potential to influence research and education, public policy and collective mindsets, fostering a just ecological transition at both local and global scales.

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Metamodernity,Climate Justice,Holism,Degrowth,Agroecology

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• Agroecology for the XXI century: vanguard thought from ecological economics, degrowth and international relations- challenges for the global south-global north divide