The politics and power effects of garbage recycling in Halifax, Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8099052 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Éric Darier (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-86 |
| Publication date | 1996-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Local Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-9839 • E-ISSN: 1469-6711 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13549839608725481 |
| OpenAlex | W2081806909 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 11 |
The theoretical concept of ‘governmentality’, as developed by French political theorist Michel Foucault, presents three aspects: (a) an analysis of knowledge, (b) a study of the power effects of normalisation and resistance and (c) the possibility of a non‐essentialist ethic. Governmentality has not yet been applied to environmental issues. First, the concept of governmentality is explained briefly. Then, a detailed case study of the controversy surrounding a proposed municipal incinerator in metropolitan Halifax (Canada) provides an evaluation of the relevance and pertinence of the concept. The case study confirms: (1) the importance of discursive categories in the legitimisation process of local environmental policy; (2) the centrality of the tension between attempts by local authorities to normalise the conduct of the population and resistance presented by environmental groups and individuals; (3) the possibility for groups and individuals to articulate an alternative identity—a Green self—which goes beyond the existing boundaries
Aesthetics · Environmental ethics · Environmental politics · Epistemology · Essentialism · Geography · Governmentality · Identity (music · Metropolitan area · Michel foucault · Political science · Politics · Population · Power (physics · Relevance (law · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Municipal Solid Waste Management · Gender Studies · Law
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2013 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |