A socioecological discourse of care or an economistic discourse: which fits better with transition?
Abstract Objective: To analyse a ‘socioecological’ health promotion discourse and its relationship to orthodox ‘economistic’ discourse in Australia. Method: In research on health promotion addressing equity and environmental sustainability, we identified a socioecological discourse, based on an ethi...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d9772b809a304c188312ec36235ab815 2023-10-01T03:56:00+02:00 A socioecological discourse of care or an economistic discourse: which fits better with transition? Valerie Kay Charles Livingstone 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13070 https://doaj.org/article/d9772b809a304c188312ec36235ab815 EN eng Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13070 https://doaj.org/toc/1326-0200 https://doaj.org/toc/1753-6405 1753-6405 1326-0200 doi:10.1111/1753-6405.13070 https://doaj.org/article/d9772b809a304c188312ec36235ab815 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Vol 45, Iss 1, Pp 71-79 (2021) equity environmental sustainability climate change discourse ecofeminism Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13070 2023-09-03T00:35:54Z Abstract Objective: To analyse a ‘socioecological’ health promotion discourse and its relationship to orthodox ‘economistic’ discourse in Australia. Method: In research on health promotion addressing equity and environmental sustainability, we identified a socioecological discourse, based on an ethic of care for people and ecosystems. Using Foucault's concept of discourse as a regime that produces and legitimises certain kinds of knowledge, and ecofeminist historical analysis, we analysed this discourse and its relationship to economism. Results: The socioecological discourse takes social and ecological wellbeing as primary values, while economism takes production and trade of goods and services, measured by money, as primary. Following British invasion, property‐owning white men in Australia had the right to control and profit from land, trade, and the work of women and subordinate peoples. A knowledge regime using money as a primary measure reflects this history. In contrast, a First Nations’ primary value expressed in the study was ‘look after the land and the children’. Conclusion and implications for public health: Public health often attempts to express value through economism, using monetary measures. However, socioecological discourse, expressed for example through direct measures of social and ecological wellbeing, appears more fit for purpose in promoting a fair and sustainable society. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 45 1 71 79 |
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Abstract Objective: To analyse a ‘socioecological’ health promotion discourse and its relationship to orthodox ‘economistic’ discourse in Australia. Method: In research on health promotion addressing equity and environmental sustainability, we identified a socioecological discourse, based on an ethic of care for people and ecosystems. Using Foucault's concept of discourse as a regime that produces and legitimises certain kinds of knowledge, and ecofeminist historical analysis, we analysed this discourse and its relationship to economism. Results: The socioecological discourse takes social and ecological wellbeing as primary values, while economism takes production and trade of goods and services, measured by money, as primary. Following British invasion, property‐owning white men in Australia had the right to control and profit from land, trade, and the work of women and subordinate peoples. A knowledge regime using money as a primary measure reflects this history. In contrast, a First Nations’ primary value expressed in the study was ‘look after the land and the children’. Conclusion and implications for public health: Public health often attempts to express value through economism, using monetary measures. However, socioecological discourse, expressed for example through direct measures of social and ecological wellbeing, appears more fit for purpose in promoting a fair and sustainable society. |
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