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Men istället så vill de kasta oss i fängelse - En undersökning om statlig repression mot miljöaktivister i Sverige

Wrede af Elimä, Sophie LU (2024) HEKK03 20232
Department of Human Geography
Human Ecology
Abstract
There are indications that state repression against environmental activism is increasing on a global scale. Meanwhile, there is a knowledge gap concerning this phenomenon in Sweden. This thesis studies why state repression occurs in Sweden. By conducting semi-structured interviews with environmental activists, and a literature review, state repression against environmental activists is explored. The material is analyzed by adopting the theoretical framework outlined by Szalai (2022), focusing on formal and informal control of environmental harm in relation to repression. The results indicate that environmental activism is met by state repression when the formal control of environmental harm fail to mitigate environmental harm. The failure... (More)
There are indications that state repression against environmental activism is increasing on a global scale. Meanwhile, there is a knowledge gap concerning this phenomenon in Sweden. This thesis studies why state repression occurs in Sweden. By conducting semi-structured interviews with environmental activists, and a literature review, state repression against environmental activists is explored. The material is analyzed by adopting the theoretical framework outlined by Szalai (2022), focusing on formal and informal control of environmental harm in relation to repression. The results indicate that environmental activism is met by state repression when the formal control of environmental harm fail to mitigate environmental harm. The failure of the formal control of environmental harm is ascribed to its accommodation to the capitalist growth imperative. Consequently, this implies that the formal control of environmental harm produces and reproduces environmental problems. (Less)
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Wrede af Elimä, Sophie LU
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alternative title
But instead they want to trough us in prison - A study of state repression against environmental activists in Sweden
course
HEKK03 20232
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
environmental activism, state repression, Sweden, formal control of environmental harm, informal control of environmental harm, and reproduction of environmental problems
language
Swedish
id
9144082
date added to LUP
2024-01-19 12:14:23
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2024-01-19 12:14:23
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  abstract     = {{There are indications that state repression against environmental activism is increasing on a global scale. Meanwhile, there is a knowledge gap concerning this phenomenon in Sweden. This thesis studies why state repression occurs in Sweden. By conducting semi-structured interviews with environmental activists, and a literature review, state repression against environmental activists is explored. The material is analyzed by adopting the theoretical framework outlined by Szalai (2022), focusing on formal and informal control of environmental harm in relation to repression. The results indicate that environmental activism is met by state repression when the formal control of environmental harm fail to mitigate environmental harm. The failure of the formal control of environmental harm is ascribed to its accommodation to the capitalist growth imperative. Consequently, this implies that the formal control of environmental harm produces and reproduces environmental problems.}},
  author       = {{Wrede af Elimä, Sophie}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Men istället så vill de kasta oss i fängelse - En undersökning om statlig repression mot miljöaktivister i Sverige}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}