Social-ecological transformation and COVID-19: the need to revisit working-class environmentalism

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic points to unequally distributed vulnerabilities in society. Unevenly distributed disadvantages are also found in processes of a social-ecological transformation. The concept of working-class environmentalism arguably presents a way out of this deficiency through incorpo...

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Published inGaia (Heidelberg, Germany) Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 18 - 22
Main Authors Friedrich, Jonathan, Zscheischler, Jana, Faust, Heiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Munich oekom verlag 01.03.2021
OEKOM Publishing GmbH
Oekom - Gesellschaft fuer Oekologische Kommunikation mbH
Subjects
Climate change
Coal mining
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Dissertations & theses
Elitism
Employment
Environmental Justice
Environmental movement
Environmental sustainability
Environmentalism
Global temperature changes
Infections
Just Transitions
Low income groups
Meat processing
Pandemics
Populism
Proletariat
Social change
Social interactions
Society
Socio-Ethical Conflicts
Sustainability
Transformative Capacities
Working class
Working class in television
Working conditions
Germany
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Summary:The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic points to unequally distributed vulnerabilities in society. Unevenly distributed disadvantages are also found in processes of a social-ecological transformation. The concept of working-class environmentalism arguably presents a way out of this deficiency through incorporating and focusing on working class and precarious people in processes of social change. We develop four theses for our argumentation to revisit working-class environmentalism and conclude that this would build social resilience for coping with future crises of the whole of society.
Bibliography:0940-5550(20210325)30:1L.18;1-
(H) Social Sciences - General
ISSN:0940-5550
2625-5413
DOI:10.14512/gaia.30.1.5