Johannes Cairns
Biographic Data
| ID | 5083455 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Johannes Cairns |
| GIVEN NAMES | Johannes |
| FAMILY NAME | Cairns |
| SIGNATURE | CAIRNS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1329-2025 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Seeking Skillful Means
Socially engaged Buddhists experience tensions around reconciling equanimity and nonattachment with assertive activism. These tensions risk being be exacerbated by political polarization, which emphasizes opposition and confrontation between groups of people. However, there is a dearth of empirical studies exploring this theme. This study explores how Western Buddhists negotiate climate activism amid political polarization, focusing on 12 Finnish…
How Western Buddhists Combine Buddhism and Climate Activism
Previous research emphasises congruences between Western Buddhism and environmentalism, with both presented in juxtaposition to overconsumption, hedonic values, and anthropocentric worldviews. Nevertheless, incongruences also occur, including Buddhist tendencies for social disengagement, avoidance of conflict, and disinterest in the non-sentient world. Yet, virtually no empirical data exist on how Western Buddhist environmentalists negotiate tens…
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How Western Buddhists Combine Buddhism and Climate Activism
Previous research emphasises congruences between Western Buddhism and environmentalism, with both presented in juxtaposition to overconsumption, hedonic values, and anthropocentric worldviews. Nevertheless, incongruences also occur, including Buddhist tendencies for social disengagement, avoidance of conflict, and disinterest in the non-sentient world. Yet, virtually no empirical data exist on how Western Buddhist environmentalists negotiate tens…
Seeking Skillful Means
Socially engaged Buddhists experience tensions around reconciling equanimity and nonattachment with assertive activism. These tensions risk being be exacerbated by political polarization, which emphasizes opposition and confrontation between groups of people. However, there is a dearth of empirical studies exploring this theme. This study explores how Western Buddhists negotiate climate activism amid political polarization, focusing on 12 Finnish…
Buddhism (2 works) · Negotiation (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics (2 works) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (1 work) · Compassion (1 work) · Environmental ethics (1 work) · Environmentalism (1 work) · History (1 work) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (1 work)