What is the 'Nature' of Degrowth? Exploring human-Nature relationships in the Degrowth movement through the analysis of their 9th international conference
(2024) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20241LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
- Abstract
- Perceptions of human-Nature relations (HNRs) have been long theorised to be one of the factors causing global warming and environmental degradation. While individuals in Western societies have been increasingly recognising intrinsic values in Nature, ‘Mastery over Nature’, considered as prompting harmful interactions with Nature, is still prevalent at the social level. Social movements, such as Degrowth, could open avenues for alternative, more sustainable HNRs. To explore these possibilities, this thesis conducts a qualitative content analysis on Degrowth’s 9th International Conference. To do so, it uses an adapted framework from the model developed by Muhar et al. (2018) to analyse the emergence of socio-cultural concepts such as HNRs in... (More)
- Perceptions of human-Nature relations (HNRs) have been long theorised to be one of the factors causing global warming and environmental degradation. While individuals in Western societies have been increasingly recognising intrinsic values in Nature, ‘Mastery over Nature’, considered as prompting harmful interactions with Nature, is still prevalent at the social level. Social movements, such as Degrowth, could open avenues for alternative, more sustainable HNRs. To explore these possibilities, this thesis conducts a qualitative content analysis on Degrowth’s 9th International Conference. To do so, it uses an adapted framework from the model developed by Muhar et al. (2018) to analyse the emergence of socio-cultural concepts such as HNRs in worldviews. Results show that the Degrowth movement does not have a unified notion of an appropriate HNR, but that the concept of the ‘Commons’, prevalent in the movement, could open the avenue for potential transformations and socio-ecological transitions. (Less)
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- author
- Mironescu-Iancu, Bucur-Iosif LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MESM02 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Sustainability Science, Human-Nature relationships, socio-ecological transitions, Degrowth, sustainable behaviours
- publication/series
- Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
- report number
- 2024:016
- language
- English
- id
- 9154724
- date added to LUP
- 2024-05-28 12:47:29
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@misc{9154724, abstract = {{Perceptions of human-Nature relations (HNRs) have been long theorised to be one of the factors causing global warming and environmental degradation. While individuals in Western societies have been increasingly recognising intrinsic values in Nature, ‘Mastery over Nature’, considered as prompting harmful interactions with Nature, is still prevalent at the social level. Social movements, such as Degrowth, could open avenues for alternative, more sustainable HNRs. To explore these possibilities, this thesis conducts a qualitative content analysis on Degrowth’s 9th International Conference. To do so, it uses an adapted framework from the model developed by Muhar et al. (2018) to analyse the emergence of socio-cultural concepts such as HNRs in worldviews. Results show that the Degrowth movement does not have a unified notion of an appropriate HNR, but that the concept of the ‘Commons’, prevalent in the movement, could open the avenue for potential transformations and socio-ecological transitions.}}, author = {{Mironescu-Iancu, Bucur-Iosif}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, series = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}}, title = {{What is the 'Nature' of Degrowth? Exploring human-Nature relationships in the Degrowth movement through the analysis of their 9th international conference}}, year = {{2024}}, }