Ascetics, Warriors, and a Gandhian Ecological Citizenship

Godrej, Farah

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“…Researchers argue that the nonviolent and confrontational aspects of Gandhi's politics should be put forward in discussions about the environment. In doing so, Gandhi could be read as a supporter of certain forms of "ecological" citizenship, which require monitoring of the consumptive behavior of the body, as well as placing one's body at the forefront of aggressive political contestation [15]. The definition of citizenship in society can be distinguished: environmental citizenship, which is based on environmental rights and seeks to redefine the relationship between the state and citizens; and ecological citizenship, which goes beyond the idea of rights-based citizenship to advocate for the equitable use of ecological space international borders [16].…”

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Ecological Citizenship Camat and Village Head in Maintaining Peace and Order at Pangkalan Kerinci Sub District Pelalawan Regency

Subhayano¹,

Yogia²,

Purwati³

et al. 2021

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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Empirically, it still seen that public order in Pangkalan Kerinci sub district has been increasing in terms of problems so that addressing this matter still requires maximum handling. This research method uses qualitative research methods. The results showed that the implementation of sub district head tasks in the coordination of peace based on regulations delegated to the District and responsible to the Regent and made efforts to coordinate the government such as Villages Government, although indirectly the responsibility to the District but together with the Regent as the Regional leader, however, every problem was occurring in Village Government will be settled based on administrative areas. The conclusion of the research shows that the implementation of the sub district head task of coordinating peace in Pangkalan Kerinci sub district shows that the sub district head has coordinated with the Village Government and Community at Pangkalan Kerinci sub district.

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Ecological Citizenship Camat and Village Head in Maintaining Peace and Order at Pangkalan Kerinci Sub District Pelalawan Regency

Subhayano¹,

Yogia²,

Purwati³

et al. 2021

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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“…While Gandhi did not specifically write about the environment, he is described as a profoundly ecological thinker (Godrej, 2012;Lal, 2000), influencing Schumacher and others in the ecology movement (Hoda, 1997). Gandhi's Basic Education can be seen as an early initiative in a social and environmental place-conscious education (Chhokar & Chandrasekaran, 2006).…”

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Thinking differently: An education for the Anthropocene from Uttarakhand, India

Germein

Vaishnava

2019

Aust. J. environ. educ.

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Theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of education and activism in the Anthropocene will be enriched by an embrace of non-hegemonic thinking. Lakshmi Ashram, a small girls’ school in the Himalayan mountains of Uttarakhand, India, provides an object lesson in thinking differently: in an imbrication of education/research/activism. This article acknowledges a continuing lack of attention in the literature to local, cultural and place-based diversity in transformative learning for sustainable community. However, the central story in this article is not one of critique, but rather one of a Himalayan approach to creating the pedagogical conditions for transformation in thinking and behaviour, in a connected socio-ecological community. Writing across an intercultural space, the two authors describe their ethnographic methodologies, exploring the long-term impact of a Lakshmi Ashram education on students and inhabiting the pedagogical experience of the school. A seamless flow of socio-material practice between pedagogy, research and activism in the school’s educational approach speaks to a Gandhian philosophy-in-action that is worth considering as a contribution to global educational praxis in the Anthropocene. In telling this tale of one small school’s pedagogical philosophy, the authors aim not towards ideological posturing, but towards creating further openings in thinking differently in education.

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“… 119 Ibid., 304. In a separate piece, Godrej argues that Gandhi fused “warrior-like political nonviolence … with ethical asceticism,” demonstrating that “political assertiveness [is most effectively and properly] expressed through the bodily dimension of political action”; Godrej 2012, 438. This is not to say that Gandhi rejected reason in toto, but only that nonviolent “bodily self-suffering appeals to both reason and emotion [which] are thus complementary”; Godrej 2012, 454.…”

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The Failure of Pacifism and the Success of Nonviolence

Howes¹

2013

Perspect. polit.

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Although pacifism and nonviolence bear a close relationship to one another historically, pacifism is the ideological assertion that war and violence should be rejected in political and personal life, whereas nonviolence refers to a distinct set of political practices. Unlike other modern ideologies such as liberalism and socialism, pacifism has never gained widespread acceptance among a significant portion of humanity and seems to remain a minority position among most of the peoples of the world. Even among those who use nonviolent techniques, the conventional wisdom that physical violence is necessary under certain circumstances often prevails. However, a growing body of empirical evidence shows that the methods of nonviolence are more likely to succeed than methods of violence across a wide variety of circumstances and that more people are using nonviolence around the world. At the same time, both the effectiveness of military and material superiority in achieving political ends and the incidence of warfare and violence appear to be waning. In a remarkable example of convergence between empirical social science and political theory, explanations for the effectiveness of nonviolence relative to violence point to a people-centered understanding of power. This research can provide a basis for a reinvigorated and pragmatic brand of pacifism that refocuses the attention of political scientists on the organization, actions, and loyalties of people as opposed to technologies of domination and destruction.

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Ascetics, Warriors, and a Gandhian Ecological Citizenship

Cited by 17 publications

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Ecological Citizenship Camat and Village Head in Maintaining Peace and Order at Pangkalan Kerinci Sub District Pelalawan Regency

Ecological Citizenship Camat and Village Head in Maintaining Peace and Order at Pangkalan Kerinci Sub District Pelalawan Regency

Thinking differently: An education for the Anthropocene from Uttarakhand, India

The Failure of Pacifism and the Success of Nonviolence

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