4 Mar 20147:00 pm | Studio | £5.00 Book Tickets Steffen Böhm is Director of the Essex Sustainability Institute and Professor in Management and Sustainability at the University of Essex. His research focuses on […]
Organizing Resistance Movements: The Contribution of Political Discourse Theory
Abstract: The main purpose of this paper is to explore the possibility of articulating Political Discourse Theory(PDT) together with Organizational Studies (OS), while using the opportunity to introduce PDT to thoseOS scholars who have not […]
The Limits of Multi-Stakeholder Governance Forums: The Crisis of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Abstract: Multi-stakeholder governance forums have become a vital part of corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. In this article we explore the political dynamics of multi-stakeholder […]
Becoming Global (Un)Civil Society: Counter- Hegemonic Struggle and the Indymedia Network
Abstract: In this article we ask how ‘civil society’ actors and organizations can become constructed and treated as ‘uncivil society’. We contest the notion that ‘uncivil’ necessarily equates with the dark qualities of violence and […]
(Im)possibilities of Autonomy: Social Movements in and beyond Capital, the State and Development
Abstract: In this paper we interrogate the demand and practice of autonomy in social movements. We begin by identifying three main conceptions of autonomy: (1) autonomous practices vis-à-vis capital; (2) self-determination and independence from the […]
In Times of Crisis: Act!
Abstract: It has been 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. We are ‘celebrating’ this anniversary at a time when global capitalism and liberal democracy, the so-called winners of the […]
