Feminism, Republicanism, Egalitarianism, Environmentalism: Bill of Rights and Gendered Sustainable Initiatives

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This book addresses hegemonic ruling class masculinity and emphasized femininity within renewables organisational governance, and critiques Anglo-Celtic male privilege, as a barrier to women’s leadership participation.

Primarily using the Australian socio-political context, the author considers the patriarchal control of organisations and renewables governance, and argues that women-led emphasized femininity-resistance strategies can challenge the hegemonic status of ruling elites to create a leadership that is less power oriented, more collaborative and open to change. Utilising detailed interviews with Australian women environmentalists, together with feminist, sociological and social movement theory, whilst considering the historic context of Red Vienna and contemporary political challenges (Brexit, Monarchism etc.), it puts forward an innovative policy framework for an Australian Bill of Rights Act and republican constitutional change.

Written for academics, activists and policymakers alike, this book offers a unique insight into women’s inequity within patriarchal institutionalist governance. It will be engaging and inspiring reading for feminist and environmentalist activists and practitioners, in addition to professional associations focussing on gender, justice and environmental change. Academics and postgraduates in Gender Studies, Ecofeminism, Sociology and Organisational Studies will also find the book of key interest in its interdisciplinary discussions of Sustainable Scientific-Technological Development Initiatives (SSTDI) and feminism in an Australian political context.

Author(s): Yulia Maleta
Series: (Interdisciplinary Research in Gender)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2019

Language: English
Pages: 262
Tags: Feminism, Gender Studies, Literary Theory

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of contents
Acknowledgements
Part I Feminism: A Precursor for Republicanism
1 Introduction: Envisioning an Australian Republican-Constitutional change and Bill of Rights Act
Introduction
1.1 Aspirations for an Australian Republic and Bill of Rights Initiatives
1.2 My research project: qualitative design and a snapshot of participants
1.2.1 Conceptualising my six groups
1.2.2 Research procedure and design
1.2.3 Demographics: a sociological snapshot of participants
1.2.4 My groups
1.2.4.1 Group 1 – the Australian Greens
1.2.4.2 Group 2 – eNGOs
1.2.4.3 Group 3 – grassroots organisations
1.2.4.4 Group 4 – academic activists/advocates
1.3 Discussion
1.4 An introductory insight to empirical themes
1.5 Emphasized femininity resistance to patriarchal institutionalisation
1.5.1 Feminist agentic leadership competence within environmentalism
1.6 Gender performativity, political agency and the identity of the subject
1.7 Gendered representations and renewable energy equity programmes
1.8 Conceptualising a patriarch within patriarchy: women’s economic independence
1.9 EEO gaps and meritocracy
1.10 Women with disabilities at work
Conclusion
2 What a Bill of Rights should achieve
Introduction
2.1 A human-rights framework and (in)equity/(in)justice initiatives
2.2 Women’s Renewables Technological Leadership Initiative and Indigenous Treaty
2.3 Critique of Conservatism within Australian sociopolitical contexts
2.4 An anti-war ethos and peacemaking model: WW & SE solutions
Conclusion
3 Red Vienna: A viable Republican model?
Introduction
3.1 Red Viennese Republicanism: social democracy for all classes?
3.2 Intersections of Republicanism with Feminism
Conclusion: the fall of Red Vienna
4 Brexit and ‘WASPishness’ as the antithesis
Introduction
4.1 Hereditary elitism: a counterpoint towards egalitarianism?
4.2 A replication of Anglo male middle class privilege
4.3 Divorcing the Monarchy
4.4 Envisioning a peacemaking sociopolitical model
4.5 ‘WASPishness’ within Neoliberal democracies
Conclusion
Part II The ‘boys club’ and emphasized femininity resistance
5 The gendered nature of the elite: ‘The boys club’ and ruling class masculinity within renewables organisational governance
Introduction
5.1 A thematic overview
5.2 ‘The boys club’ within Australian politics
5.3 Discussion
5.4 Greens protest voice for change
5.5 Resisting ‘a boys club’: grassroots participatory socioecological democracy
5.6 Discussion
5.7 Resisting ‘a boys club’ and glass ceilings within academia
5.8 Discussion
5.9 Resisting ‘the boys club’ and gender differences in eNGOs
5.10 Recognising/resisting egoism and otherness
5.11 Discussion
Conclusion
6 Gender tokenism on climate panels
Introduction
6.1 Women as token members on climate panels
6.2 Discussion
6.3 Gender barrier: men taking credit for the work of women
6.4 Discussion
Conclusion
Part III Emphasized femininity as an agentic performance
7 An agentic performative multi-skills-set within environmentalism
Introduction
7.1 Communicational skills: written and oral prowess
7.2 Discussion
7.3 Scientific competence: a technical-intellectual framing of change
7.4 Academic scientific expertise
7.5 To make a difference
7.6 Social competence and affinity for the human/nonhuman
7.7 Egalitarian resistance to egoism and ruling elites
7.8 Constructing performativity: ‘We [women] need to change’
7.9 Discussion
7.10 Empathy as agentic: constructivist/essentialist dichotomies
7.11 Discussion
Conclusion
8 Physical competence and civil disobedience
Introduction
8.1 ‘You can’t Be afraid of getting your hands dirty or have good nails’
8.2 Competitive, tough performative femininities
8.3 Discussion
8.4 Radical performative femininities: civil disobedience
8.5 Conservative performative femininities: aspirations for social change
8.6 Discussion
Conclusion
9 Age as a barrier/Enabler: Older and Younger Women’s Agentic Resistance
Introduction
9.1 Framing women’s liberation: women as technicians, men as scientists
9.2 Chauvinism, misogyny and sexism within academia
9.3 Mocking the sexualised performativity of male bosses
9.4 Grassroots collectives: older and younger women’s lead
9.5 Cultural-ageist dimensions framing emphasized feminine constructivism
9.6 Discussion
Conclusion
10 Activism as egalitarian and anti-hierarchical
Introduction
10.1 Egalitarianism as an enabler
10.2 A grassroots-egalitarian approach to eNSMs/eSMOs
10.3 Intersections of bureaucracy, hierarchy and patriarchy
10.4 Discussion
Conclusion
11 Indigenous women’s leadership: Envisioning an indigenous treaty
Introduction
11.1 Barbara’s retrospection: ‘a very feminine caring, nurturing, mother earth angle’
11.2 Discussion
Conclusion
Part IV Conclusion
12 Conclusion: Emphasized Femininity/Hegemonic masculinity and constructivism/essentialism
Introduction
12.1 My Bill of Rights Act in action: an evolutionary framework
12.2 Women-led renewable technological development initiatives
12.3 A pervasive ‘boys club’ within environmentalist executive hierarchies
12.4 My Act’s Initiatives’ modelling of merit and competence
12.5 An agentic performative multi-skills-set: emphasized resistance to tokenism
12.6 Sustainable energy programmes and empowering quotas
12.7 Envisioning greater agency for women and grassroots citizenry
12.8 Discussion
Conclusion
13 Conclusion: Republican Red Vienna: an inspirational feminist model of egalitarian governance
Introduction
13.1 Women’s performativity as research scientists, not technicians
13.2 Patriarchy, still a barrier
13.3 The Federal Republic of Austria: a viable contemporary model?
13.4 A new model: one Head of State
13.5 Sovereignty, democratic egalitarianism and sustainable economics
13.6 Brexit and the Monarchy
13.7 My six groups’ scientific-technical leadership of WW & SE solutions
13.8 Connecting my Bill of Rights to an indigenous treaty framework
Conclusion
References
Index