Undecidable decisions
As natural resource management is inherently riddled with different opinions and ensuing conflicts, there is no consensus that doesn’t necessarily exclude parts of society. At the same time, there is a need to manage natural resources in order to prevent their depletion by a few. According to Chan...
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| Acceso en línea: | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/10241/ |
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| author | Schallhart, Thomas |
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| collection | Epsilon Archive for Student Projects |
| description | As natural resource management is inherently riddled with different opinions and ensuing conflicts,
there is no consensus that doesn’t necessarily exclude parts of society. At the same time, there is a
need to manage natural resources in order to prevent their depletion by a few. According to Chantal
Mouffe and Ernesto Laclau, this undecidability renders every decision that is taken an act of power
that favours one possibility over others. This study provides a framework to analyze the paradox of
undecidability in a conflict case around the construction of a hydroelectric power plant around the
river Isel in Austria and the conflicting designation of the river as a protected area. Sensemakings
from in-depth interviews and a media analysis are used to analyse identity construction, hegemonic
projects as well as discursive strategies of depoliticization and politicization. The conflict case also
gives input to how participation processes in environmental conflicts could look like, if it took
Mouffe’s agonistic pluralism into account. |
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| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
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| publishDate | 2017 |
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| spelling | RepoSLU102412017-06-28T11:24:29Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/10241/ Undecidable decisions Schallhart, Thomas Nature conservation and land resources As natural resource management is inherently riddled with different opinions and ensuing conflicts, there is no consensus that doesn’t necessarily exclude parts of society. At the same time, there is a need to manage natural resources in order to prevent their depletion by a few. According to Chantal Mouffe and Ernesto Laclau, this undecidability renders every decision that is taken an act of power that favours one possibility over others. This study provides a framework to analyze the paradox of undecidability in a conflict case around the construction of a hydroelectric power plant around the river Isel in Austria and the conflicting designation of the river as a protected area. Sensemakings from in-depth interviews and a media analysis are used to analyse identity construction, hegemonic projects as well as discursive strategies of depoliticization and politicization. The conflict case also gives input to how participation processes in environmental conflicts could look like, if it took Mouffe’s agonistic pluralism into account. Weil Umwelt- und Bioressourcenmanagement grundsätzlich von verschiedenen Meinungen und daraus resultierenden Konflikten geprägt ist, gibt es keinen Konsens, der nicht Teile der Gesellschaft ausschließt. Gleichzeitig müssen natürliche Ressourcen verwaltet werden, um ihre Nutzung durch einige wenige zu verhindern. Laut Chantal Mouffe und Ernesto Laclau macht diese Unentscheidbarkeit jede Entscheidung zu einem Machtakt, der eine Möglichkeit gegenüber anderen bevorzugt. Diese Arbeit stellt einen analytischen Rahmen vor, um das Paradox der Unentscheidbarkeit auf einen Konflikt um den Bau eines Wasserkraftwerks an der Isel in Österreich und um die konkurrierende Nominierung des Flusses als Naturschutzgebiet anzuwenden. Bedeutungskonstruktionen aus Interviews und eine Medienanalyse werden angewandt, um Identitätsbildung, hegemoniale Projekte sowie Diskursstrategien der Entpolitisierung und der Politisierung zu analysieren. Diese Analyse des Konflikts trägt zur Diskussion bei, wie Partizipationsprozesse in Umweltkonflikten ausschauen könnten, wenn sie Mouffes agonistischen Pluralismus mit berücksichtigen würden. 2017-06-09 Second cycle, A2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf sv https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/10241/1/schallhart_t_170609.pdf Schallhart, Thomas, 2017. Undecidable decisions : an application of agonistic pluralism to an environmental conflict case from post-political Austria. Second cycle, A2E. Uppsala: (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-595.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-6438 eng |
| spellingShingle | Nature conservation and land resources Schallhart, Thomas Undecidable decisions |
| title | Undecidable decisions |
| title_full | Undecidable decisions |
| title_fullStr | Undecidable decisions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Undecidable decisions |
| title_short | Undecidable decisions |
| title_sort | undecidable decisions |
| topic | Nature conservation and land resources |
| url | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/10241/ https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/10241/ |