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View article: Encouraging institutional change with cultural theory
Encouraging institutional change with cultural theory Open
Societal climate transitions must (1) fundamentally alter unsustainable normative assumptions and (2) be attentive to notions of social justice. Our research project seeks to encourage this by disseminating knowledge of intersectionality t…
View article: Receipts for a healthy nature: Exploring municipal officials’ framings of biodiversity and human-environmental relationships in Sweden
Receipts for a healthy nature: Exploring municipal officials’ framings of biodiversity and human-environmental relationships in Sweden Open
Cities and their governance structures face myriad environmental and sustainability challenges and are often important sites for environmental action. This is the case for biodiversity protection, which is increasingly an urban policy focu…
View article: ‘It’s always on’. Rituals and social structure within an international touch rugby team
‘It’s always on’. Rituals and social structure within an international touch rugby team Open
This article investigates the processes of group formation. Utilising a ritual framework, it looks at how the Sweden Touch (rugby) team formed and bonded together to compete in the 2022 European Championships. Based on autoethnographic dat…
View article: Swedish bureaucratic biodiversity: Analysing municipal worker discourse with the theory of sociocultural viability
Swedish bureaucratic biodiversity: Analysing municipal worker discourse with the theory of sociocultural viability Open
Cities are important sites for societal transitions towards sustainability, which is increasingly recognised around the issue of biodiversity conservation and protection. However, cities are often characterised by the need to develop and g…
View article: Mutiny on the Boundary? Examining ILK-Based Conservation Collaborations through the Lens of Rubbish Theory
Mutiny on the Boundary? Examining ILK-Based Conservation Collaborations through the Lens of Rubbish Theory Open
Many conservation researchers and practitioners argue that knowledges traditionally conceptualized as non-academic are useful for guiding environmental decision-making and stewardship. As demonstrated by the articles in this special issue,…
View article: Doing Conservation Differently: Toward a Diverse Conservations Inventory
Doing Conservation Differently: Toward a Diverse Conservations Inventory Open
Many scientists and environmental activists argue that the scale and scope of contemporary conservation must increase dramatically if we are to halt biodiversity declines and sustain a healthy planet. Yet conservation as currently practice…
View article: Uncomfortable Knowledge: Toward a Pedagogy of Reflexivity
Uncomfortable Knowledge: Toward a Pedagogy of Reflexivity Open
Reflexivity is a hallmark of good ethnography and many consider it a defining characteristic of anthropology. It is thus surprising that anthropologists have not paid more attention to how we teach students to be reflexive. Many of us lear…
View article: Toward productive complicity: Applying ‘traditional ecological knowledge’ in environmental science
Toward productive complicity: Applying ‘traditional ecological knowledge’ in environmental science Open
Culture and tradition have long been the domains of social science, particularly social/cultural anthropology and various forms of heritage studies. However, many environmental scientists whose research addresses environmental management, …
View article: The whale watched and whaled: exploring the orderings of a complex environmental issue through the lens of rubbish theory
The whale watched and whaled: exploring the orderings of a complex environmental issue through the lens of rubbish theory Open
The political ecological study of environmental issues is often concerned with the interactions of diverse actors, leading to accounts of different, conflicting worldviews. While different epistemological and ontological standpoints are co…
View article: Intersectionality and climate policy-making: The inclusion of social difference by three Swedish government agencies
Intersectionality and climate policy-making: The inclusion of social difference by three Swedish government agencies Open
Climate change effects, views and approaches vary based on geographical location, class, gender, age and other climate related social factors. It is thus relevant to explore how various government bodies/authorities involved in dealing wit…
View article: Seeing the wood and the trees. Assessing Swedish Nature-Based Integration utilising the theory of socio-cultural viability
Seeing the wood and the trees. Assessing Swedish Nature-Based Integration utilising the theory of socio-cultural viability Open
Migration is a prominent topic in many European societies, spawning numerous initiatives aiming to help 'integrate' newcomers. One subsection of these initiatives in Nordic countries is 'Nature-Based Integration' (NBI). Varied in scope, NB…
View article: Go to the forest! Exploring the orderings of Swedish Nature-Based Integration
Go to the forest! Exploring the orderings of Swedish Nature-Based Integration Open
‘Nature-Based Integration’ (NBI) has been proposed as a solution to two prominent issues in contemporary Nordic societies: increasing separation from nature among ‘modern’ societies; and the need to ‘integrate’ groups of diverse newcomers.…
View article: “We Offer Nuffle a Sausage Sacrifice on Game Day”. Blood Bowl Players’ World-building Rituals through the Lens of Theory of Sociocultual Viability
“We Offer Nuffle a Sausage Sacrifice on Game Day”. Blood Bowl Players’ World-building Rituals through the Lens of Theory of Sociocultual Viability Open
This article explores the world-building activities of players of the tabletop game Blood Bowl—a game that parodies American Football within a fantasy setting. It utilizes a ritual framework to focus on players’ activities relating to the …
View article: Interpreting taskscapes: the rituals of guided Nature-Based (Dis)Integration in Sweden
Interpreting taskscapes: the rituals of guided Nature-Based (Dis)Integration in Sweden Open
Guided interactions with nature form part of integration programmes aimed at immigrant groups in Nordic societies. Based on data collected on several Swedish Nature-Based Integration (NBI) projects this article examines the rituals nature …
View article: The Wake of the Whale: Hunter Societies in the Caribbean and North Atlantic
The Wake of the Whale: Hunter Societies in the Caribbean and North Atlantic Open
This is a review of: Fielding, R. The Wake of the Whale: Hunter Societies in the Caribbean and North Atlantic. Harvard University Press. 2018. (pp. 342) Monograph (ISBN: 978-0-674-98637-4)
View article: Conditions for Transformative Learning for Sustainable Development: A Theoretical Review and Approach
Conditions for Transformative Learning for Sustainable Development: A Theoretical Review and Approach Open
Continued unsustainability and surpassed planetary boundaries require not only scientific and technological advances, but deep and enduring social and cultural changes. The purpose of this article is to contribute a theoretical approach to…
View article: Science, red in tooth and claw: Whaling, purity, pollution and institutions in marine mammal scientists’ boundary work
Science, red in tooth and claw: Whaling, purity, pollution and institutions in marine mammal scientists’ boundary work Open
The use of lethal research methods on cetaceans has a long and complicated history in cetology (the scientific study of whales, dolphins and porpoises). In the current era, collecting data through the hunting of whales (sometimes referred …
View article: Inclusive hunting: examining Faroese whaling using the theory of socio-cultural viability
Inclusive hunting: examining Faroese whaling using the theory of socio-cultural viability Open
Whaling is a globally controversial topic, and Faroese drive-style whaling, grindadráp, is no exception. A complex common-pool resource (CPR) institution, viewable from multiple moral, social, economic and political viewpoints, grindadráp …
View article: Reflecting on emotional political ecologies
Reflecting on emotional political ecologies Open
Three researchers share their thoughts about a roundtable discussion on “Emotional Political Ecologies” during the ENTITLE Undisciplined Environments Conference, held in Stockholm from 20 to 24 March 2016.
View article: Love-iathan, the meat-whale and hidden people: ordering Faroese pilot whaling
Love-iathan, the meat-whale and hidden people: ordering Faroese pilot whaling Open
A key question in any environmental dispute is the nature of what is under discussion. 'Cosmopolitics' – political battles over the form of reality – are a feature of many environmental clashes. This article focuses on one such clash: duri…
View article: From the sea to the land beyond exploring plural perspectives on whaling
From the sea to the land beyond exploring plural perspectives on whaling Open
A perennial challenge in efforts to deal with environmental issues is the question of how to simplify. As such, where and when one simplifies is often a source of conflict, but perversely also paramount to finding a solution. This thesis f…