Ecofeminism: towards integrating the concerns of women, poor people and nature into development
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Authors
Nhanenge, Jytte
Issue Date
2009-08-25T10:44:49Z
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Ecological movements , Green Belt movement , Alternative world-views , Systems theory , Yin and yang , Smuts' holism , Economics and technology , Feminist critique of science , Development ethics , Environmental ethics , Development theory , Post-development , Post-modernism , Patriarchal domination , Global crises , Poverty issues , Gender issues , Environment and development , Women , Feminism , Ecofeminism , Chipko movement
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Abstract
Ecofeminism perceives an interconnection between the domination of women and poor people, and the domination of nature. This domination is founded on modern, Western, patriarchal, dualised structures, which subordinate all considered as "the other" compared to the superior masculine archetype. Hence, all feminine is seen as inferior and may therefore be exploited. This is presently manifested in the neo-liberal economic development ideal. Its global penetration generates huge economic profits, which are reaped by Northern and Southern elites, while its devastating crises of poverty, violence, environmental destruction, and human rights abuses makes life increasingly unmanageable for Southern women, poor people and nature. Feminism and ecology have therefore come together aiming at liberating women, poor people and nature. They want to change the dualised, reductionist perception of reality into a holistic cosmology. Ecofeminism consequently aims to integrate the concerns of women, poor people and nature into development.
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Nhanenge, Jytte (2009) Ecofeminism: towards integrating the concerns of women, poor people and nature into development, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/570>