Essays about: "scalar politics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words scalar politics.

1. 1. A "giant furrow" or a "way to economic prosperity"? A conflict in the meaning of environmental sustainability - the case of Rail Baltica mega-project

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Maiken Ristmae; [2022]
   Keywords : environmental sustainability; scale; politics of scale; discourse; mega-project; planning process; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the conflict situation that has emerged around the environmental discourse in the planning process of a railway mega-project in Estonia. A discourse analysis is carried out on policy documents, publications, and interviews following Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse theory and methodological guidelines, to examine the ways that the concept of sustainability conflicts between stakeholders. READ MORE

3. 2. “If the earth is a body, den a dam is a blood, watch wa gowin’ awn” The relationship between embodied knowledges of space and perceptions on climate change adaptation in St. Croix

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Chaprece Henry; Beatrice Klein; [2022]
   Keywords : climate change adaptation; relational space; knowledge politics; embodiment; cross-scalar; U.S Virgin Islands; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : As climate change adaptation becomes more mainstreamed, there has been an increasing focus on incorporating local knowledge to ensure equitable adaptation pathways. However, adaptation discourses prioritize scientific understandings of climate change, ignoring epistemological differences in knowing climate change. READ MORE

4. 3. Politics of scale in urban food governance - A case study of Malmö, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Sofie Andersson; [2021]
   Keywords : urban food policy; urban governance; politics of scale; local food systems; food governance; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : With the rescaling of environmental issues through international city networks, cities are increasingly viewed as key sites where innovative solutions are formed. The issues concerning food, which predominantly has been viewed as rural and national issues, have also found its way onto the urban agenda. READ MORE

5. 4. TO PERFORM, OR NOT TO PERFORM? A queer reading of feminist theatre performances in Istanbul

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Marina Farima; [2020-11-30]
   Keywords : feminist politics; feminist theatre; Istanbul; performativity; queer reading;

   Abstract : Feminist theatre, I opine, is a tremendously valuable tool that could help individuals to gaze politically at their own lives. This thesis is compiled by an exploratory research into the theatrical stage of Istanbul aiming to analyse three plays with a queer lens as means to uncover the feminist politics that transforms the normative norms of both the theatre and the society. READ MORE

6. 5. Pipe dreams and power struggles : a case study of political discourse and first-hand experiences of the Baltic Pipe Project in Denmark

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Teresa Geertsen; [2020]
   Keywords : The Baltic Pipe Project; carbon lock-in; gas lock-in; fossil fuels; scalar politics; political ecology; fossil capitalism; energy politics; bridging fuels; the green transition.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : At this pivotal point in history where we must drastically cut global green house gas emissions to curb the brunt of the climate crisis, fossil fuel infrastructure expansion continues to be prioritized by industry and governing institutions. This study examines one such initiative, namely the Baltic Pipe Project, which will transport natural gas from Norway, through Denmark to Poland. READ MORE