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'Inspiring. [...] Crammed with lively interviews and grounded
examples' Ashish Kothari, founder of Kalpavriksh Permaculture is an
environmental movement that makes us reevaluate what it means to be
sustainable. Through innovative agriculture and settlement design,
the movement creates new communities that are harmonious with
nature. It has grown from humble origins on a farm in 1970s
Australia and flourished into a worldwide movement that confronts
industrial capitalism. The Politics of Permaculture is one of the
first books to unpack the theory and practice of this social
movement that looks to challenge the status quo. Drawing upon the
rich seam of publications and online communities from the movement
as well as extensive interviews with permaculture practitioners and
organisations from around the world, Leahy explains the ways
permaculture is understood and practiced in different contexts. In
the face of extreme environmental degradation and catastrophic
climate change, we urgently need a new way of living.
Recent critiques treat humanism as a mistaken value framework.
Indeed, the concept of human nature is in fact essential for
sociology, but is often being denied at the same time as it appears
without acknowledgement. While classic authors can show us how to
connect an ethics with a concept of human nature, current humanists
must tackle the sociobiological view of human nature and
interrogate humanism in the light of the ecological crisis.
Humanist Realism for Sociologists both explains and explores some
of the main arguments surrounding humanism put forward by classic
social theorists such as Aristotle, Marx and Weber, as well as more
contemporary authors, such as Braidotti, Oakley, Weedon, Firestone,
Connell, Flyvjberg, Foucault and Bourdieu. A must-have tool for
understanding how value perspectives cannot be eliminated from the
social sciences, this book is essential for undergraduates,
postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers interested in the fields
of sociology, anthropology, women's studies, social work, human
geography, political philosophy and ecology.
At least fifty years of projects aimed at the rural poor in Africa
have had very little impact. Up to half of the children of these
countries are still suffering from stunting and malnutrition. Soil
degradation and poor crop yields are ubiquitous. Projects are
almost always aimed at helping local people to solve their problems
by growing for the market. In some countries, projects link poor
villagers into cooperatives to produce a commercial output. In
other countries, projects target more competent entrepreneurial
villagers. Almost all these projects fail after several years. Even
those that are successful make few inroads into the problems. While
the slogan 'feeding the farmers first' comes from the Philippines,
it is particularly applicable to much of Africa, where household
food security can come from household production. This book
explains how projects can be designed that increase food security
through subsistence production. Focusing on particular people and
projects, it gives a sociological analysis of why this is so
difficult to manage. This book challenges the models promoted by
academics in the field of development studies and argues against
the strategies adopted by most donor organizations and government
bodies.It explains why commercial projects have been so ubiquitous
even though they rarely work. It gives practical tips on how to set
up villages and farms to achieve sustainable solutions that also
provide plenty of nutritious food. The book is written to be
accessible and engaging. For anyone planning to work in the rural
areas of Africa, this book is required reading.
At least fifty years of projects aimed at the rural poor in Africa
have had very little impact. Up to half of the children of these
countries are still suffering from stunting and malnutrition. Soil
degradation and poor crop yields are ubiquitous. Projects are
almost always aimed at helping local people to solve their problems
by growing for the market. In some countries, projects link poor
villagers into cooperatives to produce a commercial output. In
other countries, projects target more competent entrepreneurial
villagers. Almost all these projects fail after several years. Even
those that are successful make few inroads into the problems. While
the slogan 'feeding the farmers first' comes from the Philippines,
it is particularly applicable to much of Africa, where household
food security can come from household production. This book
explains how projects can be designed that increase food security
through subsistence production. Focusing on particular people and
projects, it gives a sociological analysis of why this is so
difficult to manage. This book challenges the models promoted by
academics in the field of development studies and argues against
the strategies adopted by most donor organizations and government
bodies.It explains why commercial projects have been so ubiquitous
even though they rarely work. It gives practical tips on how to set
up villages and farms to achieve sustainable solutions that also
provide plenty of nutritious food. The book is written to be
accessible and engaging. For anyone planning to work in the rural
areas of Africa, this book is required reading.
'Inspiring. [...] Crammed with lively interviews and grounded
examples' Ashish Kothari, founder of Kalpavriksh Permaculture is an
environmental movement that makes us reevaluate what it means to be
sustainable. Through innovative agriculture and settlement design,
the movement creates new communities that are harmonious with
nature. It has grown from humble origins on a farm in 1970s
Australia and flourished into a worldwide movement that confronts
industrial capitalism. The Politics of Permaculture is one of the
first books to unpack the theory and practice of this social
movement that looks to challenge the status quo. Drawing upon the
rich seam of publications and online communities from the movement
as well as extensive interviews with permaculture practitioners and
organisations from around the world, Leahy explains the ways
permaculture is understood and practiced in different contexts. In
the face of extreme environmental degradation and catastrophic
climate change, we urgently need a new way of living.
Recent critiques treat humanism as a mistaken value framework.
Indeed, the concept of human nature is in fact essential for
sociology, but is often being denied at the same time as it appears
without acknowledgement. While classic authors can show us how to
connect an ethics with a concept of human nature, current humanists
must tackle the sociobiological view of human nature and
interrogate humanism in the light of the ecological crisis.
Humanist Realism for Sociologists both explains and explores some
of the main arguments surrounding humanism put forward by classic
social theorists such as Aristotle, Marx and Weber, as well as more
contemporary authors, such as Braidotti, Oakley, Weedon, Firestone,
Connell, Flyvjberg, Foucault and Bourdieu. A must-have tool for
understanding how value perspectives cannot be eliminated from the
social sciences, this book is essential for undergraduates,
postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers interested in the fields
of sociology, anthropology, women's studies, social work, human
geography, political philosophy and ecology.
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