Abstract:PurposeVulnerability is understood as susceptibility to hazards born out of the complex interaction within the system scales. The current global economic system focuses on persistent growth and a top-down approach to wealth distribution, which not only puts a strain on the Earth's resources but also on communities by increasing vulnerability. Localised economy, on the other hand, uses a bottom-up approach to wealth distribution, whereby local resources are harnessed for sustainability of the local economy. Loc… Show more
“…On the other hand, this social distrustcoupled with the desire to have stronger communitieshas given rise to a strong decentralised and relocalised narrative. Relocalisation (Ajulo et al 2020), i.e. the robust network of local communities has appeared often in the dialogues giving rise to optimism that if companies have stronger local ties and municipalities have stronger authorities, a sustainability transition in sports can take place.…”
Section: Analysis Of the Relevance Of The Results For A Degrowth Transitionmentioning
It is now becoming widely accepted that our economy has reached the limits both in terms of the carrying capacity of our planet and in terms of bringing real social justice to the table. Degrowth is a research area that aims to transcend mainstream approaches. While moving beyond the growth paradigm would entail serious changes in all areas of social life and Degrowth research extends into most of them, the transformation of sports is not among them. Neither is Degrowth a recognised concept among those who deal with sports. The participatory backcasting research introduced in this paper attempts to fill this void. In the backcasting project, master students of sports economics envisioned the sustainable future of sports and identified potential intervention steps that lead towards such normative states. This paper describes the results and assesses those elements that aim for strong sustainability. The results show that relocalisation and the sharing economy are the most accepted Degrowth concepts in a normative scenario on sustainable sports in this group. At the same time, the paper offers frameworks of thoughts for those who want to move beyond the slogans of sustainability either as responsible citizens or in positions related to the world of sports.
“…On the other hand, this social distrustcoupled with the desire to have stronger communitieshas given rise to a strong decentralised and relocalised narrative. Relocalisation (Ajulo et al 2020), i.e. the robust network of local communities has appeared often in the dialogues giving rise to optimism that if companies have stronger local ties and municipalities have stronger authorities, a sustainability transition in sports can take place.…”
Section: Analysis Of the Relevance Of The Results For A Degrowth Transitionmentioning
It is now becoming widely accepted that our economy has reached the limits both in terms of the carrying capacity of our planet and in terms of bringing real social justice to the table. Degrowth is a research area that aims to transcend mainstream approaches. While moving beyond the growth paradigm would entail serious changes in all areas of social life and Degrowth research extends into most of them, the transformation of sports is not among them. Neither is Degrowth a recognised concept among those who deal with sports. The participatory backcasting research introduced in this paper attempts to fill this void. In the backcasting project, master students of sports economics envisioned the sustainable future of sports and identified potential intervention steps that lead towards such normative states. This paper describes the results and assesses those elements that aim for strong sustainability. The results show that relocalisation and the sharing economy are the most accepted Degrowth concepts in a normative scenario on sustainable sports in this group. At the same time, the paper offers frameworks of thoughts for those who want to move beyond the slogans of sustainability either as responsible citizens or in positions related to the world of sports.
“…Examining his sociological thought, I focus on his concept of reflexivity, which Wacquant (1992, p. 36) defines as "the inclusion of a theory of intellectual DPM 33,3 practice as an integral component and necessary condition of a critical theory of society". Epistemic reflexivity is about considering the social and intellectual biases that exist in a particular field [7], many of which go unnoticed by researchers but nevertheless influence their work. This way of considering reflexively has different levels: it is about the individual analyst and their origins as a researcher (class, gender, ethnicity, etc.…”
Section: Criticality and Reflexivity In Critical Disaster Studiesmentioning
PurposeThis paper proposes a way of reflexing on how we think within critical disaster studies. It focuses on the biases and unthought dimensions of two concepts – resilience and development – and reflects on the relationship between theory and practice in critical disaster studies.Design/methodology/approachPremised on the idea of epistemic reflexivity developed by Pierre Bourdieu, and drawing on previous research, this theoretical article analyses two conceptual biases and shortcomings of disaster studies: how resilience builds on certain agency; and how development assumes certain political imagination.FindingsThe article argues that critical disaster scholars must reflect on their own intellectual practice, including the origin of concepts and what they do. This is exemplified by a description of how the idea of resistance is intimately connected to that of resilience, and by showing that we must go beyond the capitalist realism that typically underlies development and risk creation. The theoretical advancement of our field can provide ways of thinking about the premises of many of our concepts.Originality/valueThe paper offers an invitation for disaster researchers to engage with critical thought and meta-theoretical reflexions. To think profoundly about our concepts is a necessary first step to developing critical scholarship. Epistemic reflexivity in critical disaster studies therefore provides an interesting avenue by which to liberate the field from overly technocratic approaches and develop its own criticality.
“…Especially considering the global spatialities of incumbent technologically mediated systems (Mocca, 2020). Localisation is the move away from globalised markets and supply chains, with the two not being mutually exclusive (Ajulo et al, 2020). Localisation of production is seen by many degrowth scholars as a key element that can foster the social and ecologically sustainable transition that degrowth proposes (Kallis, 2011;Gibson-Graham, 1996).…”
Section: Exploring Pathways For Sustainable Degrowth and Localisation...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Localisation of production is seen by many degrowth scholars as a key element that can foster the social and ecologically sustainable transition that degrowth proposes (Kallis, 2011;Gibson-Graham, 1996). Through localising production, communities could become more self-sufficient, autonomous and develop local economies (Ajulo et al, 2020).…”
Section: Exploring Pathways For Sustainable Degrowth and Localisation...mentioning
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