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Coalition Politics, Care Work and Climate Justice: A Case Study of Emerging Alliances in Austria

Bretschko, Sarah LU (2021) MESM02 20211
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
Sustainability transformations will require a fundamental re-thinking of work. However, so far the role of reproductive care work in these transformations is hardly recognized, although this work is low-carbon and essential in sustainable futures. This thesis examines the intersectional coalition politics articulated by feminist activists, climate justice movements and labor unions around the role of care work in environmental politics in Austria. Framed by ecofeminist theory on social reproduction, the analysis shows how these groups lift the relevance of reproductive labor in just sustainability transformations, while articulating it as a strategic frontier in their struggles. Hence, this thesis highlights the necessity of promoting... (More)
Sustainability transformations will require a fundamental re-thinking of work. However, so far the role of reproductive care work in these transformations is hardly recognized, although this work is low-carbon and essential in sustainable futures. This thesis examines the intersectional coalition politics articulated by feminist activists, climate justice movements and labor unions around the role of care work in environmental politics in Austria. Framed by ecofeminist theory on social reproduction, the analysis shows how these groups lift the relevance of reproductive labor in just sustainability transformations, while articulating it as a strategic frontier in their struggles. Hence, this thesis highlights the necessity of promoting gender-sensitive climate action, to push for a transition not only out of fossil fuels, but out of unequal gender relations, which are perpetuated by the subordination of reproductive to productive labor. (Less)
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author
Bretschko, Sarah LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
social reproduction, work, ecofeminism, climate justice, social movements, coalition-building, Austria
report number
2021:039
language
English
id
9054509
date added to LUP
2021-06-15 16:19:59
date last changed
2021-06-15 16:19:59
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  abstract     = {{Sustainability transformations will require a fundamental re-thinking of work. However, so far the role of reproductive care work in these transformations is hardly recognized, although this work is low-carbon and essential in sustainable futures. This thesis examines the intersectional coalition politics articulated by feminist activists, climate justice movements and labor unions around the role of care work in environmental politics in Austria. Framed by ecofeminist theory on social reproduction, the analysis shows how these groups lift the relevance of reproductive labor in just sustainability transformations, while articulating it as a strategic frontier in their struggles. Hence, this thesis highlights the necessity of promoting gender-sensitive climate action, to push for a transition not only out of fossil fuels, but out of unequal gender relations, which are perpetuated by the subordination of reproductive to productive labor.}},
  author       = {{Bretschko, Sarah}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Coalition Politics, Care Work and Climate Justice: A Case Study of Emerging Alliances in Austria}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}