Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Description
This talk provides an introduction to ecofeminist research and action on climate change, with a focus on its contribution to the concept of, and global movements for, climate justice. I will begin with an account of the signature insights of ecofeminist theory and how they have been applied to develop critical perspectives on climate change. Then, drawing on my own work in this field over the past decade, I will explain what an ecofeminist perspective on climate justice entails and argue that such a perspective is needed because i) mainstream (i.e., non-feminist) approaches fail to challenge entrenched an institutionalised norms that sustain the dominant system; and ii) feminism is the only movement that puts care work at the centre and has concrete ideas for tackling the climate crisis and care crisis in an integrated way. In the final part of the talk, I will discuss these concrete ideas with reference to two recent reports I have co-authored (on a feminist green new deal and centering care work in climate action) that demonstrate the policy relevance of ecofeminist perspectives on climate justice in minority and majority world contexts.
Period
11 Jan 2022
Held at
Department of Politics and Government, BG University, United Kingdom