The labour–nature relationship: varieties of labour environmentalism

Stevis, Dimitris; Uzzell, David; Räthzel, Nora

doi:10.1080/14747731.2018.1454675

Cited by 56 publications

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“…Finally, the framework addresses the plural forms through which the inner logics of capital accumulation can be contested and questioned by valuation practices grounded in the dilemmas of working people regarding their livelihoods and social reproduction. In this respect, my argument is receptive to a long‐standing tradition of labour environmentalism (Barca ; Stevis et al ) and more recent elaborations of a Working‐Class Community Ecology approach, which views working people in industrialised areas as “intrinsically ecological subjects” capable of standing up for projects of socio‐ecological transformation (Barca and Leonardi :489).…”

Section: Grassroots Ecologies Of Valuementioning

confidence: 66%

Grassroots Ecologies of Value: Environmental Conflict and Social Reproduction in Southern Italy

Pusceddu¹

2020

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In this article I examine socio‐environmental conflicts through the category of value. Drawing from a single case study, an industrial city in southern Italy, I address the revaluation projects underpinning the conflict around socio‐ecological arrangements that are considered unfair, unsustainable and detrimental to life. Focusing on the trajectory of local environmentalism and the specific case of a women group, the article shows how the intensification of the socio‐ecological crisis prompted the shift of environmental conflicts from the sphere of production to the broader relations of social reproduction. I propose to analyse this shift through the concept of grassroots ecologies of value, which outlines a framework for thinking about how people deal with the socio‐environmental contradictions in which they live, and their struggles for dignity and worth.

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Section: Grassroots Ecologies Of Valuementioning

confidence: 66%

Grassroots Ecologies of Value: Environmental Conflict and Social Reproduction in Southern Italy

Pusceddu¹

2020

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“…This 'selective ignorance' of the material and infrastructural affordances of knowledge production creates not only a lack of resilienceincluding in situations like disruptions of food supply chains, likely to become more frequent in the futurebut also enables the continuation of exploitative labour relations that underpin modes of capitalist production. This demonstrates that environmental justice and labour justice cannot be separated (Hampton, 2018), despite organized labour's somewhat ambiguous relationship to the climate crisis (see Stevis et al, 2018).…”

Section: Post-covid Disaster Capitalism?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Unthinking knowledge production: from post-Covid to post-carbon futures

Baćević

2020

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The past years have witnessed a growing awareness of the role of institutions of knowledge production in reproducing the global climate crisis, from research funded by fossil fuel companies to the role of mainstream economics in fuelling the idea of growth. This essay argues that rethinking knowledge production for post-carbon futures requires engaging with the codetermination of modes of knowing and modes of governing. The ways in which knowledge production is embedded in networks of global capitalism shapes how we (can) think about the future. The essay argues for an attentivity to the material and infrastructural sides of knowledge production, which will enable us to rethink transition to post-carbon futures in ways that recognize the deep structural, spatial and social inequalities underpinning knowledge production.

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“…Whilst the significance of these developments for the participation of organised labour in the global climate change debate and action is recognised, the social, economic and political transformation implied is contested (Stevis and Felli, 2016;Stevis et al, 2018). International expressions of commitment to climate action do not necessarily translate into effective action as neither national government nor local actors may accept the possibility of socially responsible, green capitalism (Sweeney, 2015).…”

Section: Unions and Green Transitionsmentioning

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Unions and the green transition in construction in Europe: Contrasting visions

Clarke

Sahin-Dikmen

2020

European Journal of Industrial Relations

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The construction industry, responsible for 40 percent of European Union (EU) end-use emissions, is targeted as a major area of transformation particularly through the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive requiring nearly zero energy building (NZEB). Through a case study approach, union responses to EU strategy on the implementation of energy efficiency standards are evaluated in Denmark, Germany, Italy and UK (Scotland), presenting a varied picture, from minimal acknowledgement to broad support along the lines of ecological modernization to radical transformation. Radical appraisals of the industry and its exploitative and high-carbon practices are rare, though engaging with the employment and vocational education and training (VET) implications. The article presents a labour-centred alternative to a technical-driven transition agenda, focusing on how the labour process needs to change in a sector dominated by small firms, self-employment, a fragmented labour process and often low levels of VET.

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The labour–nature relationship: varieties of labour environmentalism

Cited by 56 publications

References 35 publications

Grassroots Ecologies of Value: Environmental Conflict and Social Reproduction in Southern Italy

Grassroots Ecologies of Value: Environmental Conflict and Social Reproduction in Southern Italy

Unthinking knowledge production: from post-Covid to post-carbon futures

Unions and the green transition in construction in Europe: Contrasting visions

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