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Fotaki, Marianna (2021) Politicizing the body in the anti-mining protest in Greece. Organization Studies, 42 (8). pp. 1265-1290. doi:10.1177/0170840619882955
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840619882955
Abstract
Although organization and management scholars are beginning to research opposition and dissent emerging in response to the global financial crisis, there are few accounts or feminist analyses of social movements and women’s mobilizations as an important part of these movements. We address this gap by considering a case of women activists opposing extractivist mining in Chalkidiki, Greece, to demonstrate their crucial role in initiating and organizing resistance within their communities. Drawing theoretical inspiration from social reproduction theory and the literature on embodied protest as a form of political action, we argue that women use diverse means to promote the politics of visibility, erasing public and private distinctions as they defend their communities’ right to live in unpolluted environments. By way of contribution, we enhance understanding of the role of affective embodiment as a foundation for activist feminist practices; develop a theory of the protesting body altering spatial relations as a means to oppose the neoliberal assault on life and environment; and suggest how this might prefigure new political practices in the context of social movements. We identify the implications of this theorization and call for academics’ deeper sustained engagement in activism.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Women political activists -- Greece -- Chalkidiki, Mineral industries -- Greece -- Chalkidiki, Feminism, Sex role in the work environment, Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects, Women -- Political activity -- Greece -- Chalkidiki | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Organization Studies | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0170-8406 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 1 August 2021 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 42 | ||||||||
| Number: | 8 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1265-1290 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/0170840619882955 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Publisher Statement: | Posted ahead of print. Fotaki, Marianna (2019) Politicizing the body in the anti-mining protest in Greece. Organization Studies . (In Press) Copyright © 2019 The Author. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/oss | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||||||
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