Environmentalism of the malcontent: anatomy of an anti-coal power plant struggle in Turkey

IF 4.4 1区 社会学 Q1 ANTHROPOLOGY
M. Arsel, Bengi Akbulut, Fikret Adaman
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Abstract

This paper introduces the concept of the ‘environmentalism of the malcontent’ to characterise a type of environmental activism that is increasingly common in Turkey. It illustrates its argument by analysing the resistance movement against the proposed Gerze coal power plant. By so doing, it problematises the relationship between class and environmental consciousness as well as the ability of the existing literature to accurately characterise the underlying motivation of movements against development projects. It shows that the mobilisation in Gerze was not rooted only or primarily in environmental concerns but animated by disaffection with, among other things, neoliberal developmentalism, disregard of democratic policy-making and violent suppression of societal dissent by the state. ‘Environmentalism of the malcontent’ describes the way in which long-lasting dissatisfaction with broader processes marking the development trajectory of the country combined with personal experience in radical political action enabled a group of urban, mostly retired, residents of Gerze to successfully collaborate with peasant activists against the construction of the power plant by deploying arguments regarding its potential negative environmental impact.
不满者的环保主义:土耳其反煤电厂斗争的剖析
本文介绍了“不满者的环保主义”的概念,以描述在土耳其日益普遍的一种环境行动主义。它通过分析反对拟议的格则煤电厂的抵抗运动来说明其论点。这样一来,它对阶级和环境意识之间的关系以及现有文献准确描述反对发展项目的运动的潜在动机的能力提出了问题。它表明,格泽的动员并非仅仅或主要植根于环境问题,而是由于对新自由主义发展主义的不满,对民主决策的漠视以及国家对社会异议的暴力镇压。“不满者的环保主义”描述了对标志着国家发展轨迹的更广泛进程的长期不满,结合激进政治行动的个人经验,使一群格尔泽的城市居民(大多是退休居民)成功地与农民活动家合作,通过部署有关其潜在负面环境影响的论点,反对发电厂的建设。
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CiteScore
10.50
自引率
17.60%
发文量
99
期刊介绍: A leading journal in the field of rural politics and development, The Journal of Peasant Studies (JPS) provokes and promotes critical thinking about social structures, institutions, actors and processes of change in and in relation to the rural world. It fosters inquiry into how agrarian power relations between classes and other social groups are created, understood, contested and transformed. JPS pays special attention to questions of ‘agency’ of marginalized groups in agrarian societies, particularly their autonomy and capacity to interpret – and change – their conditions.
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