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Contesting Closures: Deconstructing the Political Economy within Degrowth

Raphael, Riya LU (2016) SIMV07 20161
Master of Science in Global Studies
Graduate School
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This study explores the analytical and conceptual closures within political economy and degrowth literature. In order to explore these closures, poststructural theories of postcolonial and queer have been used. Derridian deconstruction has been applied to the degrowth literature to illuminate the silences and contradictions present within the texts. A deconstructive reading of the degrowth literature, through the lenses of postcolonial-queer theory, unravels that the texts reproduce heteronormativity and colonial underpinnings. Further, the texts overlook the materiality of bodies that political economy and processes of production are built upon. This study also shows that the works of feminist economists is marginalized within the... (More)
This study explores the analytical and conceptual closures within political economy and degrowth literature. In order to explore these closures, poststructural theories of postcolonial and queer have been used. Derridian deconstruction has been applied to the degrowth literature to illuminate the silences and contradictions present within the texts. A deconstructive reading of the degrowth literature, through the lenses of postcolonial-queer theory, unravels that the texts reproduce heteronormativity and colonial underpinnings. Further, the texts overlook the materiality of bodies that political economy and processes of production are built upon. This study also shows that the works of feminist economists is marginalized within the degrowth literature. Yet, the thesis concludes that despite these critiques, degrowth literature challenges other analytical closures: of theory and praxis, state/market dichotomy and liberal notions of private property. Hence, it can build alliance with postcolonial-queer theories that resonate the critiques of such closures in order to envision alternative imaginaries. (Less)
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author
Raphael, Riya LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMV07 20161
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
degrowth, political economy, postcolonial-queer theory, Butler-Fraser debate, deconstruction
language
English
id
8883263
date added to LUP
2016-06-27 11:47:29
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2016-06-27 11:47:29
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  abstract     = {{This study explores the analytical and conceptual closures within political economy and degrowth literature. In order to explore these closures, poststructural theories of postcolonial and queer have been used. Derridian deconstruction has been applied to the degrowth literature to illuminate the silences and contradictions present within the texts. A deconstructive reading of the degrowth literature, through the lenses of postcolonial-queer theory, unravels that the texts reproduce heteronormativity and colonial underpinnings. Further, the texts overlook the materiality of bodies that political economy and processes of production are built upon. This study also shows that the works of feminist economists is marginalized within the degrowth literature. Yet, the thesis concludes that despite these critiques, degrowth literature challenges other analytical closures: of theory and praxis, state/market dichotomy and liberal notions of private property. Hence, it can build alliance with postcolonial-queer theories that resonate the critiques of such closures in order to envision alternative imaginaries.}},
  author       = {{Raphael, Riya}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Contesting Closures: Deconstructing the Political Economy within Degrowth}},
  year         = {{2016}},
}