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What is the 'Nature' of Degrowth? Exploring human-Nature relationships in the Degrowth movement through the analysis of their 9th international conference

Mironescu-Iancu, Bucur-Iosif LU (2024) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20241
LUCSUS (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
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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2024-05-28 12:47:29
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  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}},
}