Ecofeminism and Systems Thinking
This book brings together two vitally important strands of 20th-century thinking to establish a set of simple and elegant principles for planning, project design and evaluation. It explains the backgrounds of cultural ecofeminism and critical systems thinking, and what we find when they are systematically compared. Both theories share a range of concepts, have a strong social justice ethic, and challenge the legacy of modernity. The book takes theory into practice. The value of the emergent principles of feminist-systems thinking are described and demonstrated through four chapters of case studies in community development settings. The principles can be used to influence project design and outcomes across a range of disciplines including project management, policy, health, education, and community development. This book has much to offer practitioners who seek to create more socially just and equitable project and research outcomes.
Anne Stephens is a Senior Researcher with The Cairns Institute at James Cook University.
Routledge Research in Gender and Society
1 Economics of the Family and Family Policies
Edited by Inga Persson and Christina Jonung
2 Womens Work and Wages
Edited by Inga Persson and Christina Jonung
3 Rethinking Households
An Atomistic Perspective on European Living Arrangements
Michel Verdon
4 Gender, Welfare State and the Market
Thomas P. Boje and Arnlaug Leira
5 Gender, Economy and Culture in the European Union
Simon Duncan and Birgit Pfau Effinger
6 Body, Femininity and Nationalism
Girls in the German Youth Movement 19001934
Marion E. P. de Ras
7 Women and the Labour-Market
Self-employment as a Route to Economic Independence
Vani Borooah and Mark Hart
8 Victorias Daughters
The Schooling of Girls in Britain and Ireland 18501914
Jane McDermid and Paula Coonerty
9 Homosexuality, Law and Resistance
Derek McGhee
10 Sex Differences in Labor Markets
David Neumark
11 Women, Activism and Social Change
Edited by Maja Mikula
12 The Gender of Democracy
Citizenship and Gendered Subjectivity
Maro Pantelidou Maloutas
13 Female Homosexuality in the Middle East
Histories and Representations
Samar Habib
14 Global Empowerment of Women
Responses to Globalization and Politicized Religions
Edited by Carolyn M. Elliott
15 Child Abuse, Gender and Society
Jackie Turton
16 Gendering Global Transformations
Gender, Culture, Race, and Identity
Edited by Chima J. Korieh and Philomina Ihejirika-Okeke
17 Gender, Race and National Identity
Nations of Flesh and Blood
Jackie Hogan
18 Intimate Citizenships
Gender, Sexualities, Politics
Elbieta H. Oleksy
19 A Philosophical Investigation of Rape
The Making and Unmaking of the Feminine Self
Louise du Toit
20 Migrant Men
Critical Studies of Masculinities and the Migration Experience
Edited by Mike Donaldson, Raymond Hibbins, Richard Howson and Bob Pease
21 Theorizing Sexual Violence
Edited by Rene J. Heberle and Victoria Grace
22 Inclusive Masculinity
The Changing Nature of Masculinities
Eric Anderson
23 Understanding Non-Monogamies
Edited by Meg Barker and Darren Langdridge
24 Transgender Identities
Towards a Social Analysis of Gender Diversity
Edited by Sally Hines and Tam Sanger
25 The Cultural Politics of Female Sexuality in South Africa
Henriette Gunkel
26 Migration, Domestic Work and Affect
A Decolonial Approach on Value and the Feminization of Labor
Encarnacin Gutirrez-Rodrguez
27 Overcoming Objectification
A Carnal Ethics
Ann J. Cahill
28 Intimate Partner Violence in LGBTQ Lives
Edited by Janice L. Ristock
29 Contesting the Politics of Genocidal Rape
Affirming the Dignity of the Vulnerable Body
Debra B. Bergoffen
30 Transnational Migration, Media and Identity of Asian Women
Diasporic Daughters
Youna Kim
31 Feminist Solidarity at the Crossroads
Intersectional Womens Studies for Transracial Alliance
Edited by Kim Marie Vaz and Gary L. Lemons
32 Victims, Gender and Jouissance
Victoria Grace
33 Gender, Development and Environmental Governance
Theorizing Connections
Seema Arora-Jonsson
34 Street Sex Workers Discourse
Realizing Material Change Through Agential Choice Jill McCracken
35 Gender, Ethnicity, and Political Agency
South Asian Women Organizing
Shaminder Takhar
36 Ecofeminism and Systems Thinking
Anne Stephens
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Stephens, Anne.
Ecofeminism and systems thinking / by Anne Stephens. 1st Edition.
pages cm. (Routledge research in gender and society ; 36)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Ecofeminism. 2. Social ecology. 3. Critical thinking. I. Title.
HQ1194.S74 2013
304.2082dc23
2013006573
ISBN13: 978-0-415-84041-5 (hbk)
ISBN13: 978-0-203-76728-3 (ebk)
Typeset in Sabon
by IBT Global.
