Ethical Motivations and the Phenomenon of Disappointment in Two Types of Environmental Movements: Neo-Environmentalism and the Dark Mountain Project

Librová, Hana; Pelikán, Vojtěch

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“…Many people cannot cope with these high demands. Frequently, if not predictably, the effort results in a ‘feeling of being trapped’ (Shepherd, 2002: 146), frustration and ‘green fatigue’ (Librová and Pelikán, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Our research resonates with that of authors such as Duane Elgin (1981), for whom voluntary simplicity is not rooted in sacrifice or service, but rather increases satisfaction with one’s own life, which is – to quote the subtitle of Elgin’s book – ‘outwardly simple, inwardly rich’. In the Children’s lives, virtue ethics is manifested mainly in the same mode of behaviour as in the case of their parents, which is called Lebenskunst or ars vivendi (Librová and Pelikán, 2016; Schmid, 1998). It relies substantially on intuition and on – broadly understood – aesthetic judgement, and it is characterized by benevolence towards others (comp.…”

Section: The Children’s Lifestylementioning

confidence: 99%

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Ecological habitus intergenerationally reproduced: The children of Czech ‘voluntary simplifiers’ and their lifestyle

Pelikán

Galčanová

Kala

2017

Journal of Consumer Culture

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The intergenerational reproduction of values and lifestyles has been at the centre of attention for the social sciences for several decades. However, only rarely has this topic been examined from the perspective of environmentally friendly lifestyles. In this article, we build on unique longitudinal research that includes generations of parents and children from Czech ‘voluntarily simple’ families. Drawing on sociological theories of consumption and the Bourdieusian concept of habitus, we deal with the question of whether and how the intergenerational transmission of eco-habitus emerges. The original research with the parents – called ‘the Colourful’ – was conducted by the Czech sociologist Hana Librová in 1992, 2002 and 2015. We participated in the third wave, conducting 12 in-depth interviews with the Colourful and supplementing it with 21 interviews with their adult children, focusing on how they look back on their childhood and in what respect their lifestyles and attitudes differ from those of their parents. We describe the reproduction of the Colourful’s habitus and identify the main lines of influence that may play a role in this process: positive reflections on a non-affluent childhood, awareness of the values behind simplicity, a liberal model of upbringing, the higher cultural capital of the families, the family atmosphere, religiosity and diverse experiences among siblings related to their birth order. We show that while for the Colourful it was typical to revolt against parents, their own habitus has been reproduced relatively successfully.

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Section: The Children’s Lifestylementioning

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Ecological habitus intergenerationally reproduced: The children of Czech ‘voluntary simplifiers’ and their lifestyle

Pelikán

Galčanová

Kala

2017

Journal of Consumer Culture

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“…In long-lasting democracies worldwide, such private or community initiatives have a long tradition and have been sufficiently mapped (Campopiano 2006;Bennett et al 2018;Graves et al 2019); in post-socialist European countries; however, newborn grassroots conservation movements have received little attention in academic literature (Librová & Pelikán 2016;Balázsi 2018;Ratinger et al 2020). The goal of this study is threefold.…”

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confidence: 99%

Public and community conservation of biodiversity—rivalry or cooperation?

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AbstractAlthough private or community initiatives for biodiversity conservation (such as land trusts) have a strong tradition in many countries, rigorous evidence of recently evolved movements in post-socialist countries is missing. This study describes the evolution of Czech land trust movement and analyses their representatives’ motivation for engagement in biodiversity conservation. It also investigates the intensity of interaction among public and land trust conservation efforts. For this purpose, we identified localities in which the territory managed by Czech land trusts overlaps with small-scale public nature reserves managed by regional governments. We conducted semi-structured face-to-face interviews with representatives of all NGOs and regional officials in-charge. Our qualitative analysis revealed that some regional biodiversity conservation officials see land trusts as partners, but others are rather indifferent to, or uninformed about, their activities. Additionally, land trust representatives see themselves as complementing the public effort: their main motivation for engagement is to facilitate biodiversity conservation in addition to the public provision.

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“…Thus to handle niche building, the 'decoupling scheme' is non-disruptive. In this sense, it is 'conservative' [57,113]; a choice that, however, is not made for all technological options that are advocated for.…”

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Ideal-Type Narratives for Engineering a Human Niche

Böhle

2017

Geosciences

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Abstract:Humans have built an anthropocentric biogeosphere; called: 'human niche'. Global change is part of this historical process of niche construction, which implies the intersection of the biogeosphere and the sphere of human activities of social, economic, cultural, and political natures. To construct these intersections, modern-day societies deploy 'engineered systems' and build narratives to frame these activities with purpose. This essay describes: (i) perceptions of what 'engineered systems' are about, (ii) their context such as global change, human agency, and societal implications of applied geosciences, and (iii) related narratives on how to handle global change through the design of 'engineered systems'. Subsequently, regarding underpinning insights, it is shown that they: (i) are well-known, were used in the past, and now may be applied to handle global change; (ii) enshrine a distinct choice on how human activities and the biogeosphere shall intersect; and (iii) can be described by a simple ideal-type scheme, which does not require detailed scientific-technical understanding. Subsequently, it is illustrated how this ideal-type scheme leads to different narratives about what kind of 'engineered systems' are preferred. It is concluded that such ideal-type narratives for a messy world may help a lay-public to choose between options regarding how to handle global change.

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Ethical Motivations and the Phenomenon of Disappointment in Two Types of Environmental Movements: Neo-Environmentalism and the Dark Mountain Project

Cited by 12 publications

References 57 publications

Ecological habitus intergenerationally reproduced: The children of Czech ‘voluntary simplifiers’ and their lifestyle

Ecological habitus intergenerationally reproduced: The children of Czech ‘voluntary simplifiers’ and their lifestyle

Public and community conservation of biodiversity—rivalry or cooperation?

Ideal-Type Narratives for Engineering a Human Niche

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