“…With different words but the same rejection of the nation‐state and the uniformity caused by globalisation, Bernard Charbonneau also proposes an ecoregionalist vision (Clark, 2002), most notably in Sauver nos régions , published in 1991. “Just as nature is now no more than the raw material of Capital, places and their inhabitants are the raw material of the capital city”, he observes (Charbonneau, 1991: 55), suggesting that there is a similar logic of causality between the oppression of nature by capitalism and the oppression of peripheral territories by the central state apparatus. Whilst he understands and supports the revolt of minorities, he warns against the desire for independence of oppressed peoples, so distrustful is he of nation states: “Anyone who wants to defend the diversity of nature and mankind – starting with his own – must fight against nationalistic particularism, both from below, by defending the freedom of individuals, countries and ethnic groups, and from above, by working towards the awakening of a European and global consciousness that would federate all differences against the global threat.” (Charbonneau, 1991: 146)…”
Section: Three Theoretical Projectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…“Anyone who wants to defend the diversity of nature and mankind – starting with his own – must fight against nationalistic particularism, both from below, by defending the freedom of individuals, countries and ethnic groups, and from above, by working towards the awakening of a European and global consciousness that would federate all differences against the global threat.” (Charbonneau, 1991: 146)…”
Section: Three Theoretical Projectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The confederation of autonomous regions makes it possible to trace a third way between the two worrying alternatives of a suicidal withdrawal into national particularisms and egoisms and a global ecological empire that would manage the survival of humanity. “Basically, the federalist enterprise today consists of giving life back to the society that the frameworks of the state and of administration tends to sterilise” (Charbonneau, 1991: 169). Indeed, whereas in the centralised state all impetus comes from above, in the federation it comes from below.…”
Section: Three Theoretical Projectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Regionalism and ecologism thus complement each other admirably, he insists: “The regionalist revolt can give the ecological movement the human, political and social content without which it risks losing its way in naturalistic ideology and spectacle” (Charbonneau, 1991: 152). Indeed: “ Volem viure al pais iii is not the cry of one, but of all; living elsewhere is not called social mobility, but exile.…”
Section: Three Theoretical Projectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Now located in his homeland, he would have time to see the consequences of his action; as the owner of his habitat, he would have an interest in saving his capital for himself and future generations. The slowing down of transport, leading to a considerable saving of natural and human energy, would also multiply the number of original cultures, thus giving back meaning to travel.” (Charbonneau, 1991: 153)…”
Despite their distrust of big and centralised political units, their stance in favour of minorities and diversity, Greens do not skip the national issue but reimagine it with a bottom‐up and plural perspective under the form of regionalism. This article first study how ecologist theoreticians have defined different regionalist approaches, notably bioregionalism, ecoregionalism and econationalism, which became the basis of the Green approach on the national issue in Western Europe as early as the 1970s. Then, the paper comparatively focusses on Europe Ecology – The Greens Brittany and on the Scottish Green Party, assessing their analysis on their territory: whereas the first defend the project of an autonomous Brittany, the second is actively involved in favour of the independence of Scotland. In analysing the regionalism of the Greens, the article demonstrates that the green stance on the nation is not “identitarian” or “patriotic” but “cognitive”: it is devoid of nostalgia but on the contrary a tool for a multicultural and democratic Europe.
“…With different words but the same rejection of the nation‐state and the uniformity caused by globalisation, Bernard Charbonneau also proposes an ecoregionalist vision (Clark, 2002), most notably in Sauver nos régions , published in 1991. “Just as nature is now no more than the raw material of Capital, places and their inhabitants are the raw material of the capital city”, he observes (Charbonneau, 1991: 55), suggesting that there is a similar logic of causality between the oppression of nature by capitalism and the oppression of peripheral territories by the central state apparatus. Whilst he understands and supports the revolt of minorities, he warns against the desire for independence of oppressed peoples, so distrustful is he of nation states: “Anyone who wants to defend the diversity of nature and mankind – starting with his own – must fight against nationalistic particularism, both from below, by defending the freedom of individuals, countries and ethnic groups, and from above, by working towards the awakening of a European and global consciousness that would federate all differences against the global threat.” (Charbonneau, 1991: 146)…”
Section: Three Theoretical Projectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…“Anyone who wants to defend the diversity of nature and mankind – starting with his own – must fight against nationalistic particularism, both from below, by defending the freedom of individuals, countries and ethnic groups, and from above, by working towards the awakening of a European and global consciousness that would federate all differences against the global threat.” (Charbonneau, 1991: 146)…”
Section: Three Theoretical Projectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The confederation of autonomous regions makes it possible to trace a third way between the two worrying alternatives of a suicidal withdrawal into national particularisms and egoisms and a global ecological empire that would manage the survival of humanity. “Basically, the federalist enterprise today consists of giving life back to the society that the frameworks of the state and of administration tends to sterilise” (Charbonneau, 1991: 169). Indeed, whereas in the centralised state all impetus comes from above, in the federation it comes from below.…”
Section: Three Theoretical Projectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Regionalism and ecologism thus complement each other admirably, he insists: “The regionalist revolt can give the ecological movement the human, political and social content without which it risks losing its way in naturalistic ideology and spectacle” (Charbonneau, 1991: 152). Indeed: “ Volem viure al pais iii is not the cry of one, but of all; living elsewhere is not called social mobility, but exile.…”
Section: Three Theoretical Projectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Now located in his homeland, he would have time to see the consequences of his action; as the owner of his habitat, he would have an interest in saving his capital for himself and future generations. The slowing down of transport, leading to a considerable saving of natural and human energy, would also multiply the number of original cultures, thus giving back meaning to travel.” (Charbonneau, 1991: 153)…”
Despite their distrust of big and centralised political units, their stance in favour of minorities and diversity, Greens do not skip the national issue but reimagine it with a bottom‐up and plural perspective under the form of regionalism. This article first study how ecologist theoreticians have defined different regionalist approaches, notably bioregionalism, ecoregionalism and econationalism, which became the basis of the Green approach on the national issue in Western Europe as early as the 1970s. Then, the paper comparatively focusses on Europe Ecology – The Greens Brittany and on the Scottish Green Party, assessing their analysis on their territory: whereas the first defend the project of an autonomous Brittany, the second is actively involved in favour of the independence of Scotland. In analysing the regionalism of the Greens, the article demonstrates that the green stance on the nation is not “identitarian” or “patriotic” but “cognitive”: it is devoid of nostalgia but on the contrary a tool for a multicultural and democratic Europe.
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