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Title Pending 5598 Sam StaddonClare BarnesDibya Devi Gurung2023 год

Title Pending 5598
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Аннотация: Whilst political ecology scholarship has contributed much to articulating social injustices associated with Nepal's community forestry, here we took a different approach, by attempting an 'affirmative political ecology.' We drew on feminist and activist scholarship to inspire collective action that engaged directly with challenges of social justice and those charged with delivering it through their work. Guided by theories and practices of 'transformative learning' and a range of associated reflective practices, our participatory action research involved 4 facilitators and (up to) 25 participants who work across Nepal's forest bureaucracy (and for some, the wider community-based natural resource management sector). Together physically, remotely and through our writing, we reflect upon the operation of power in our professional – and personal – lives, exploring how that may enable a more informed and meaningful engagement with social justice within the workplace, and beyond. This article presents the process of our collective reflection and learning, and shares some of its initial outcomes based on the experiences of the 15 co-authors. Whilst 'simply' having the time and space to come together was hugely important, it was the form and feel of that space that was particularly significant, as we focused on co-creating a safe space which was non-judgmental and based on mutual respect, enabling comfortable and open discussion of often unspoken and uncomfortable issues. Ultimately, this article argues that collective practices of reflection and transformative learning can create shared learning, understanding, empathy and solidarity, and thus that it offers hope in the face of on-going social injustices. It therefore urges political ecologists to work towards such caring and affirmative collective engagements with practitioners as one way in which to affect change.
Год издания: 2023
Авторы: Sam Staddon, Clare Barnes, Dibya Devi Gurung, Gael Robertson, Sanjaya Khatri, Sunil Pariyar Kumar, Sarita Lama, Kaustuv Raj Neupane, Mala Rai, Anita Shrestha, Gitta Shrestha, Sohan Lal Shrestha, Srijana Shrestha, Suchita Shrestha, Rachana Upadhyaya
Издательство: University of Arizona
Источник: Journal of Political Ecology
Ключевые слова: Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development, Foucault, Power, and Ethics, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
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