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Introduction
2023
This chapter introduces current debate on civil society collaborations in development and summarizes the contributions of this book to that debate. It relates these contributions to identified needs for transformation in the collaborations between civil society organizations from Global South and those from the Global North and reviews initiatives where such changes have been put into practice. The chapter also briefly describes the specific content of the other chapters included in the book. peerReviewed
Southern civil society organizations as practical hybrids : Dealing with legitimacy in a Ugandan gender advocacy organization
2023
This chapter explores the ways in which Southern civil society organizations (CSOs) navigate between diverse audiences and logics in relation to which their legitimacy is negotiated. Drawing on the notions of practical hybrids and organizational legitimacy in hybrid organizations, the chapter explores the legitimacy audiences and logics relevant to a Ugandan gender advocacy organization, Action for Development (ACFODE). The chapter identifies five influential legitimacy audiences – central government, local government, project participants in the communities, international development partners, and other Ugandan gender CSOs. Further, it establishes four significant logics in alignment to wh…
The impact of corporate social responsibility initiative on sustainable livelihood capitals of cocoa farmers in Ghana : a case study of cocoa livelih…
2015
The Cocoa Livelihood Programme (CLP), an initiative of corporate organizations in collaboration with the World Cocoa Foundation (WFC) in line with their corporate social responsibility (CSR), was introduced in Ghana by Solidaridad West Africa in the year 2009. This CSR initiative is to promote sustainable livelihoods of cocoa farmers. Qualitative research method of approach was used to examine the impact of the CLP on the livelihoods of participating cocoa farmers in the Ahafo Ano South District using the five capitals of the Sustainable Livelihood (SL) Framework. Two research questions were answered using thematic coding and analysis. The findings show that the cocoa livelihood programme (…
Environmental citizenship in geography and beyond
2020
The need for wider action against environmental problems such as climate change has brought the debate about the role of citizen to the political, practical, and scientific domains. Environmental citizenship provides a useful tool to conceptualize the relation between citizenship and the environment. However, there exists considerable variation in the ways environmental citizenship is understood regarding both the aspect of citizenship and the relationship to the environment. In this article, we review the literature on environmental citizenship and investigate the evolution of the concept. The article is based on a literature search with an emphasis on geographical research. The concept of…
Introduction to the special issue on just food system transition : Tackling inequalities for sustainability
2023
This special issue builds understanding of just transitions by looking at specific dynamics in food system transitions. The articles in the special issue apply a multi-dimensional understanding of justice, which stress that in addition to distributional matters, also recognition and procedural justice require attention in transitions. The current injustices in the food system emphasize the interrelatedness of these dimensions. The special issue includes eight articles that scrutinize food system transition in various contexts from Finland to Brazil and from farm-level decision-making to the UN food system summit. The papers demonstrate the focality of recognition justice for interpreting co…
Ympäristösosiologia
2016
Esipuhe, 5 1. Luonto ja yhteiskunta – ympäristösosiologian lähtökohdat, Jarno Valkonen & Kimmo Saaristo, 7 2. Ympäristösosiologinen luonto, Jarno Valkonen, 29 3. Sosiologisia lähestymistapoja yhteiskunnan ympäristösuhteeseen, Marja Ylönen & Tapio Litmanen, 51 4.Tieto, tiede ja asiantuntijuus, Marja Ylönen, 83 5. Ympäristökonfliktit, Jarno Valkonen & Kimmo Saaristo, 101 6. Eläimet – luonnon ja yhteiskunnan rajoilla, Salla Tuomivaara, 115 7. Ympäristö, talous ja kulutus, Jarno Valkonen & Tapio Litmanen, 143 8. Riski ympäristösosiologian käsitteenä, Tapio Litmanen, 167 9. Teknologinen modernisaatio ja ympäristösosiologia, Tapio Litmanen, 183 10. Ympäristösosiologian haaste, Jarno Valkonen, 19…
Johdatus eheyttävään kulutukseen
2013
Jenny Offill: Ilmastoja
2020
Kirja-arvostelu teoksesta Jenny Offill: Ilmastoja, suom Marja Luoma, Gummerus 2020. nonPeerReviewed
A new Weber for the international academic audience
2022
Kirjasto elää!
2016
Kirjaston kuolema on tarpeellinen puheenvuoro kirjastojen elinvoiman puolesta. Tekijät haluavat päivittää kirjastojen aseman, tehtävän ja arvon yhteiskunnallisessa keskustelussa. Teos sisältää useita tärkeitä keskustelunavauksia kirjastojen nykytilasta ja tulevaisuuden suunnasta. nonPeerReviewed