Shopping to save lives: Gender and environment theories meet ethical consumption

Hawkins, Roberta

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.12.009

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“…Commons scholarship traditionally has had a development focus, with the bulk of research conducted in the Global South. Similarly, research in the field of FPE until recently has been dominated by case studies situated in rural regions of developing countries (Hawkins 2012). Partly in response to criticisms from decolonial theorists and in recognition of climate breakdown, there has been a move in both fields to look at how practices in high income societies are drivers of eco-political crises as well as how these damaging practices might be discontinued.…”

Section: Fpe Commoning and Carementioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond wishful thinking: a FPE perspective on commoning, care, and the promise of co-housing

Tummers¹,

MacGregor

2019

Int J Commons

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Co-housing has re-emerged in European cities as a model of common dwelling that aims to be ecologically and socially sustainable. Although it is the subject of growing academic interest, there are significant gaps in knowledge and wishful thinking about its promise that is not substantiated by evidence. We examine co-housing from a feminist political ecology (FPE) perspective with the aim of contributing to research on co-housing, and commoning more generally, as alternative practices in affluent Global North cities. Drawing on extensive research on co-housing in Europe and our observations from joint visits to four co-housing projects in the Netherlands and the UK, we cast critical feminist light on sharing practices at the level of the collectivized household. In addition to identifying synergies and tensions between FPE and recent literature on the radical promise of commoning, we raise questions about the extent to which the seeds of transformative, post-capitalist and post-patriarchal change are being sown in actually existing co-housing projects. We conclude with questions toward an agenda for co-housing research that moves beyond wishful thinking.

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Section: Fpe Commoning and Carementioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond wishful thinking: a FPE perspective on commoning, care, and the promise of co-housing

Tummers¹,

MacGregor

2019

Int J Commons

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“…8 Much of Roberta's recent work explores the invocation of ethical discourses and causes to sell products. She has been particularly attentive to how cause-related marketing and sound bites constitute environmental and developmental problems in certain ways, often making space for some solutions and not others (Hawkins, 2011(Hawkins, , 2012aHawkins and Emel, 2014). 9 We focus on materials accessible through searches for 'Wicked Tuna' and/or through the 'Environment' and 'Television' tabs found at the top of the NG homepage (www.nationalgeographic.com).…”

Section: Tracking Cultural Politics and The Constitution Of Sustainabmentioning

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“I’m not trying to save fish, I’m trying to save dinner”: Media, celebrity and sustainable seafood as a solution to environmental limits

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Hawkins

2017

Geoforum

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“…Recent concerns about climate change have led to a focus on sustainable consumption within homes (Cox, 2013). Therefore, such efforts on the consumption end of food systems must be connected to both broader socio-environmental factors and the structure of the economic system in which the consumer exists (Hawkins, 2012). Therefore, such efforts on the consumption end of food systems must be connected to both broader socio-environmental factors and the structure of the economic system in which the consumer exists (Hawkins, 2012).…”

Section: Sustainable Food Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, it has been argued that only looking to consumer awareness on the household level will not effectively change behavior towards a more global sustainability (Gibson et al, 2010;Shanahan and Carlsson-Kanyama, 2005). Therefore, such efforts on the consumption end of food systems must be connected to both broader socio-environmental factors and the structure of the economic system in which the consumer exists (Hawkins, 2012).…”

Section: Sustainable Food Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate Change and Food Systems Research: Current Trends and Future Directions

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Rising mean temperatures, sea‐level rise, and the increasing frequencies of extreme climate events, such as drought and heat waves, are expected to destabilize global food systems. In response to this challenge, there has been a growing body of research seeking to address climate change impacts on food systems. To evaluate the current directions of climate change and food systems research, we undertook a literature search of 196 peer‐reviewed articles on the topic of climate change and food systems. Studies varied in scope and methodology, and many were framed in the context of food security. Three recurring themes within climate change and food systems research were identified: (1) vulnerability and adaptation, (2) sustainable food systems, and/or (3) biophysical impacts on food production. Additionally, we identified research gaps and discernible directions for future research. Our synthesis suggests that much of the current climate change and food systems research neglects systems‐based perspectives to conceptualizing problems and solutions, there is little consideration of the differential impacts of biophysical drivers and associated outcomes in different regions, and finally, there is a lack of critical perspectives addressing underlying political structures that maintain current food systems. We suggest that future research bridge these gaps if we are to adequately address the inherently complex nature of food systems under a changing climate.

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Shopping to save lives: Gender and environment theories meet ethical consumption

Cited by 40 publications

References 55 publications

Beyond wishful thinking: a FPE perspective on commoning, care, and the promise of co-housing

Beyond wishful thinking: a FPE perspective on commoning, care, and the promise of co-housing

“I’m not trying to save fish, I’m trying to save dinner”: Media, celebrity and sustainable seafood as a solution to environmental limits

Climate Change and Food Systems Research: Current Trends and Future Directions

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