Naslov
Što bi priroda učinila? Razvojne krize, okolišne promjene i (eko)feministički odgovori
(„What would nature do?” – developmental crises, environmental changes and (eco)feminist answers)

Autori
Geiger Zeman, Marija ; Holy, Mirela ; Zeman, Zdenko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
ANNALES 2014: Povijest ekoloških/okolišnih pokreta i razvoj ekološke misli / - Zagreb, 2015, 15-16

Skup
ANNALES 2014: Povijest ekoloških/okolišnih pokreta i razvoj ekološke misli

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 05.09.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
ekofeminizam; okolišne krize; razvoj
(ecofeminism; environmental crisis; development)

Sažetak
Idea of progress is conceptual foundation/base of modernization process – at the very core of englihtement-modernization project lies impulse of linear and irreversible progress. In second half of 20th century modern world has been challenged with the notion of „limits of growth“ that was also manifested as crisis in global economy and politics at the beginning of 1970s. Intensive economic growth and progress have produced tragic consequences on global and local ecosystems, cultures, quality of life and health of human and non-human beings, thus endangering the life on the planet. De Vogly (2013) emphasies almost enthropical consequences of unrestrained growth and progress and speaks about progress toward collapse. Of course, this alarming condition has called for intensive reflection about solutions to these extremely difficult and inescapable problems. In the late 1960s, in the midst of social, political, economic and cultural changes that have shaken western social and ideological mainstream, environmental ideas were born and firmly positioned on the map of new social movements, getting the environmental agenda more and more visible and influental. Environmentalism is so called umbrella term which covers „conservative, reformist and radical ideas about what the world should look like“ (Haq & Paul, 2011) and, so to speak, wide range of ideas about what would nature do by herself in that apocalyptic situation – if she was capable of defending herself. As a reaction to modernity crisis ecofeminist critique of capitalist economy emerged, including critique of ideas of uncontrolable progress and endless growth, (un)responsibility of scientific community and new forms of neocolonialism, which is all generated by unrestrained development of contemporary global capitalism. From the time of its appearance to the present day ecofeminism has passed through various conceptual transformations, so instead of making a classical typology of ecofeminist streams today is certainly more productive to talk about old and new ecofeminism. The paper is focused on moderate ecofeminism which rejected central ecofeminist myths – „ecofeminist fundamentalism“ (Holy, 2007) in form of essentialism ; romantic idea of global sisterhood (Dankelman, 2014) which was blind to the diversity of women´s experiences and existential background ; escapist and syncretist New Age-like spirituality (Geiger, 2006) and, last but ot least, gender exclusivity which denies the role of men in addressing environmental issues. Moderate ecofeminism does not offer utopian solutions, and it loses exclusivity and subversive edge but it has promoted and incorporated gender issues in global and local environmental policies thus empowering women in their communities (Buckingham, 2004). Moderate ecofeminism is fully aware of complexity – historical, material and socio-cultural – of relations between women/men and environment, and it is paying particular attention to power relations, intersectionality and social context. Also, moderate ecofeminism is not theoretically homogenous because every ecofeminist stream provides fruitful but unavoidably partial answers to environmental challenges. It transcends articifial conceptual boundaries and advocates better legislative, more sophisticated and environmental friendly technology, social and environmental justice, tolerance, animals rights, preservation od biological and cultural diversity… Unlike old (radical) ecofeminism which usually does not support any compromise, new (moderate) ecofeminism opens itself to dialogue with other environmental perspectives, including sustainable development perspective, which discards classic reductionist reflections of sustainability as relation merely between environment and economy. In this context new (moderate) ecofeminism and (integral) sustainable development can find common dialogue platform which promotes holistic approach. Only from this perspective, environmental, economic, social and cultural factors can be observed, anallysed and solved in interactional way (Maida, 2007), i. e. within integral set of their complex relations.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

POVEZANOST RADA