Forms of valuing nature: arguments and modes of justification in French and American environmental disputes

Thévenot, Laurent; Moody, Michael L.; Lafaye, Claudette

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“…whether it should be done, and if so, what are the consequences). Significantly, the cultural context in which monetisation occurs also matters: 'money', 'nature' and the acceptability of their coupling seem culturally (sociohistorically) determined and legitimised Thévenot et al, 2000;Fourcade, 2011).…”

Section: Normative Demands Full Cost Accounting Valuation and Its Cmentioning

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“…Some of Latour's ideas on 'nature', however, can be traced to his earlier work (Latour, 1998), where he draws extensively on Thévenot's (1991/2006) 'orders of worth' framework. Table 1 provides an overview of seven orders of worth, and while there is not the space here to elaborate these in detail (see Thévenot, 1991/2006;Thévenot et al, 2000;and in accounting, Annisette and Richardson, 2011;Annisette et al, 2017), a few observations are important. First, these orders of worth are modes or regimes of justification used in argumentation.…”

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“…Calls for a broader more plural focus when it comes to accounts of human relations with the non-human world -call it ecology, nature, or the bio-physical context -come from many quarters (e.g. Latour 1998;Thévenot, 1991/2006;Thévenot et al, 2000;Vinnari and Dillard, 2016;Dey and Gibbon, 2014;Lehman, 2017;Sayers, 2016;Connolly and Cullen, 2017;Waistell, 2016). It is from broader perspectives, other articulations and justifications, drawing on various frames, from various cultures, in multiple media and formats that something is learned of the external effects of organisations and our own behaviours.…”

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Accounts of nature and the nature of accounts

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Milne

Dey

2017

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149

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Purpose: This paper reviews and synthesises academic research in environmental accounting and demonstrates its shortcomings. It provokes scholars to rethink their conceptions of 'accounts' and 'nature', and alongside others in this AAAJ special issue, provides the basis for an agenda for theoretical and empirical research that begins to 'ecologise' accounting.Design/methodology/approach: Utilising a wide range of thought from accounting, geography, sociology, political ecology, nature writing and social activism, the paper provides an analysis and critique of key themes associated with 40 years research in environmental accounting. It then considers how that broad base of work in social science, particularly pragmatic sociology (e.g. Latour, Boltanksi and Thévenot), could contribute to reimagining an ecologically informed accounting.Findings: Environmental accounting research overwhelmingly focuses on economic entities and their inputs and outputs. Conceptually, an 'information throughput' model dominates. There is little or no environment in environmental accounting, and certainly no ecology. The papers in this AAAJ special issue contribute to these themes, and alongside social science literature, indicate significant opportunities for research to begin to overcome them.Research Implications: This paper outlines and encourages the advancement of ecological accounts and accountabilities drawing on conceptual resources across social sciences, arts and humanities. It identifies areas for research to develop its interdisciplinary potential to contribute to ecological sustainability and social justice.Originality: How to 'ecologise' accounting and conceptualise human and non-human entities has received little attention in accounting research. This paper and AAAJ special issue provides empirical, practical and theoretical material to advance further work.

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“…We might note here that Boltanski and Thévenot's six-world framework has been extended by other scholars to produce further worlds, such as the green and projectoriented worlds (Thévenot, Moody & Lafaye, 2000;Boltanski & Chiapello, 2005a).…”

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Justifying the civic interest in sport: Boltanski and Thévenot, the six worlds of justification, and hosting the Olympic games

Giulianotti

Langseth

2016

European Journal for Sport and Society

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This paper examines and applies the widely influential work of Boltanski and Thévenot in order to investigate and understand political issues or disputes within sport. We provide a critical elaboration of Boltanski and Thévenot's theory of the six 'orders of worth' or 'worlds' of justification that are drawn upon by social actors within these disputes. We examine how social actors may draw upon multiple justifications (or worlds) in order to advance their positions or interests; how power differences arise between these worlds; and, how weak worlds of justification may extend their influence within specific issues. To elaborate our analysis, we discuss the public issue of Olympic bidding and hosting, and how key social actors or stakeholders (such as local and national governments, event sponsors, and sport bodies) draw on different worlds of justification, particularly in advocating the staging of these events. This issue indicates that the six worlds are organised hierarchically into three 'levels of worth': the market, fame, and domestic worlds are the most prominent, while civic world arguments have least influence. These power differentials are reflected further in the criticisms and compromises that arise between the civic world and other worlds. 2We conclude by examining how civic world justifications may be accorded greater prominence within sport and other public issues such as those relating to Olympic bidding and hosting.

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“…The French pragmatic approach has been used in research on local land-use conflicts (Richard-Ferroudji, 2011;Thévenot, Moody & Lafaye, 2000;Centemeri, 2014;Gladarev & Lonkila, 2013;Blok & Meilvang, 2014). These writers have focused on either developing the theoretical model (Centemeri, 2014;, or on close inspection of the engagements in single conflict (Gladarev & Lonkila, 2013;Blok & Meilvang, 2014).…”

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Re-visiting NIMBY: From conflicting interests to conflicting valuations

Eranti

2016

The Sociological Review

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Abstract:This paper presents a new way of understanding local land-use conflicts, also called NIMBY, developing from justification theory and literature from the sociology of engagements. The article builds on the multiple systems of valuation used by people to perceive local land-use cases as conflicts, following the pragmatic sociology of Boltanski and Thévenot (1999, 2006). The conflicts are shown to be not only about conflicting interests of the residents, but also about broader conflicting systems of valuation. Empirically, land-use cases in Helsinki, Finland are analysed to show the variety of argumentation used by residents opposing land-use. Over 500 dispute letters are analysed, vast majority of which base their argumentation on common good. About 40% also use argumentation based on individual interest. Argumentation based on close familiar affinities is rare but existing, which might be because of the type of data used in the article. The framework used allows for the non-moralising use of the concept NIMBY when describing the conflicts.

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Forms of valuing nature: arguments and modes of justification in French and American environmental disputes

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Justifying the civic interest in sport: Boltanski and Thévenot, the six worlds of justification, and hosting the Olympic games

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