Gender issued in social ecology and development
By: Fatmi, Syed Nadeem
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BookPublisher: Man In India Description: 101(3-4), 2021: p.127-139.Subject(s): Social ecology, Gender, Development, Interdependence, Concepts
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Man In IndiaSummary: The rise in the interest in addressing the issues relating to degeneration of natural resources and the efforts needed to conserve them by the policy makers, academia and the civil society are the expressions of an understanding of the increasing interdependence between people and the nature. This paper is based on the belief that more than the natural disasters produced by ecological degradations, it is the manner in which they impact the different categories of human population in its ethnic, gender, economic and cultural dimensions that deserves serious attention today. For example, scholars like Murray Bookchin, began to highlight that the present crisis in environment is because of the hierarchical organisation of power or hegemony and authoritarianism which are deep rooted in the social system. He explained that the human destiny is dependent upon the nature. But the gender aspects of social ecology has been largely ignored by such strong advocates. This aspect in a social set up generally transcends the ethnic, class, regional and political boundaries in their interconnection with the environment and in the context of its changing profiles. This paper also discusses how feminist scholars have tried to see social ecology with the perspectives of the principles of feminism and subaltern ideology. The interlinkages between social ecology, gender and development are increasingly inviting the attention of academics and civil societies having some policy importance, especially in the context of the developing societies like India. This paper delves into the attention paid to gender concerns in development in their links with issues of environment. Conceptual framework for studying the inter-relationship is discussed to understand the intricacies of women’s interaction with nature against a patriarchal and traditional set-up. It also tries to identify some gaps and inadequacies in knowledge and approaches in understanding the issues and challenges ahead. – Reproduced
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The rise in the interest in addressing the issues relating to degeneration of natural resources and the efforts needed to conserve them by the policy makers, academia and the civil society are the expressions of an understanding of the increasing interdependence between people and the nature. This paper is based on the belief that more than the natural disasters produced by ecological degradations, it is the manner in which they impact the different categories of human population in its ethnic, gender, economic and cultural dimensions that deserves serious attention today. For example, scholars like Murray Bookchin, began to highlight that the present crisis in environment is because of the hierarchical organisation of power or hegemony and authoritarianism which are deep rooted in the social system. He explained that the human destiny is dependent upon the nature. But the gender aspects of social ecology has been largely ignored by such strong advocates. This aspect in a social set up generally transcends the ethnic, class, regional and political boundaries in their interconnection with the environment and in the context of its changing profiles. This paper also discusses how feminist scholars have tried to see social ecology with the perspectives of the principles of feminism and subaltern ideology. The interlinkages between social ecology, gender and development are increasingly inviting the attention of academics and civil societies having some policy importance, especially in the context of the developing societies like India. This paper delves into the attention paid to gender concerns in development in their links with issues of environment. Conceptual framework for studying the inter-relationship is discussed to understand the intricacies of women’s interaction with nature against a patriarchal and traditional set-up. It also tries to identify some gaps and inadequacies in knowledge and approaches in understanding the issues and challenges ahead. – Reproduced
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