Peter Jowers
Biographic Data
| ID | 1165551 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Jowers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Jowers |
| SIGNATURE | JOWERS P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the West of England |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Affective and aesthetic dimensions of contemporary social movements in South West England
The paper examines contemporary social movement activity within South West England. It is argued that much social movement analysis has been too nation‐state orientated, that it has too readily framed diverse contemporary practices within a narrow, politically reductive and instrumentally rational frame. Increasingly, aesthetic and affective dimensions of everyday life must be examined if any coherent theoretical account of such activity is to be…
Timeshards
Local Exchange and Trading Schemes
We identify local exchange and trading schemes (LETS) as a social movement rooted in the alternative milieux of greens, feminists, new agers, and so on, comprising those committed to experimenting with new ideas and identities. LETS have the potential to strengthen these milieux and thereby reinforce civil society within a locality, enhancing the benefits from a web of personal networks and extending them through weak links. LETS might also act a…
DIY Culture and Extended Milieux
The wave of DIY culture and environmental innovation sweeping through the UK is not restricted to isolated sites of high profile protest, such as the Newbury bypass. Based on fieldwork in the South West of England, consisting of in-depth interviews, participant observation, focus groups and a postal survey, we argue that networks such as those around festivals, LETS and organic food box schemes contribute to green milieux, which encourage ecologi…
Going to seed
Plants, Power, and Profit: Social, Economic, and Ethical Consequences of the New Biotechnologies by Lawrence Busch, William B. Lacy, Jeffrey Burkhardt and Laura R. Lacy. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1992. Pp.xii + 275; index. £14.95. ISBN 1 55786 379 2. Saving the Seed: Genetic Diversity and European Agriculture by Renée Vellvé. London: Earthscan, 1992. Pp.206; index. £11.95. ISBN 1 85383 150 6
DIY Culture and Extended Milieux
The wave of DIY culture and environmental innovation sweeping through the UK is not restricted to isolated sites of high profile protest, such as the Newbury bypass. Based on fieldwork in the South West of England, consisting of in-depth interviews, participant observation, focus groups and a postal survey, we argue that networks such as those around festivals, LETS and organic food box schemes contribute to green milieux, which encourage ecologi…
Timeshards
Local Exchange and Trading Schemes
We identify local exchange and trading schemes (LETS) as a social movement rooted in the alternative milieux of greens, feminists, new agers, and so on, comprising those committed to experimenting with new ideas and identities. LETS have the potential to strengthen these milieux and thereby reinforce civil society within a locality, enhancing the benefits from a web of personal networks and extending them through weak links. LETS might also act a…
Going to seed
Plants, Power, and Profit: Social, Economic, and Ethical Consequences of the New Biotechnologies by Lawrence Busch, William B. Lacy, Jeffrey Burkhardt and Laura R. Lacy. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1992. Pp.xii + 275; index. £14.95. ISBN 1 55786 379 2. Saving the Seed: Genetic Diversity and European Agriculture by Renée Vellvé. London: Earthscan, 1992. Pp.206; index. £11.95. ISBN 1 85383 150 6
DIY Culture and Extended Milieux
The wave of DIY culture and environmental innovation sweeping through the UK is not restricted to isolated sites of high profile protest, such as the Newbury bypass. Based on fieldwork in the South West of England, consisting of in-depth interviews, participant observation, focus groups and a postal survey, we argue that networks such as those around festivals, LETS and organic food box schemes contribute to green milieux, which encourage ecologi…
Affective and aesthetic dimensions of contemporary social movements in South West England
The paper examines contemporary social movement activity within South West England. It is argued that much social movement analysis has been too nation‐state orientated, that it has too readily framed diverse contemporary practices within a narrow, politically reductive and instrumentally rational frame. Increasingly, aesthetic and affective dimensions of everyday life must be examined if any coherent theoretical account of such activity is to be…
Timeshards
Local Exchange and Trading Schemes
We identify local exchange and trading schemes (LETS) as a social movement rooted in the alternative milieux of greens, feminists, new agers, and so on, comprising those committed to experimenting with new ideas and identities. LETS have the potential to strengthen these milieux and thereby reinforce civil society within a locality, enhancing the benefits from a web of personal networks and extending them through weak links. LETS might also act a…
Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Everyday life (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)