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Radical Environmentalism Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology This book series aims to showcase new ideas and cutting edge research in green criminology. It provides a distinctive and exciting forum within which to explore the theoretical and empirical frontiers of green criminology, and the key contemporary debates surrounding environmental crime. Reflecting the range, depth and diversity of research and scholarship in this burgeoning area, the series welcomes contributions from early career researchers as well as established scholars. Books in this series reflect both the global nature of the issues pertaining to environmental harms and harms to animals, and the international span of scholarship researching and writing about them. Series editors: Dr Angus Nurse Department of Criminology and Sociology, Middlesex University, UK Professor Rob White School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, Australia Dr Melissa Jarrell School of Social Sciences, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, USA Series advisory board: Avi Brisman, Eastern Kentucky University, USA, Silvia Ciotti, Eurocrime Research Institute, Eve de Coning, University of Oslo, Norway, Matthew Hall, University of Lincoln, UK, Ron Kramer, Western Michigan University, USA, Rachel Newman, The League against Cruel Sports, Grant Pink, Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Vice Chair of Interpol’s Environmental Crime Committee, Nigel South, University of Essex, UK, Toine Spapens, Tilburg University, Netherlands, Noriyoshi Takemura,Toin University of Yokohama, Japan, Reece Walters. Queensland University of Technology, Australia, Tanya Wyatt, Northumbria University, UK, Damian Zaitch, Utrecht University, Netherlands. Titles include: Angus Nurse POLICING WILDLIFE Perspectives on the Enforcement of Wildlife Legislation John Cianchi RADICAL ENVIRONMENTALISM Nature, Identity and More-than-human Agency Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology Series Standing Order ISBN 9781–137–47093–5 hardback (outside North America only) You can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a stand- ing order. Please contact your bookseller or, in case of diffi culty, write to us at the address below with your name and address, the title of the series and the ISBN quoted above. Customer Services Department, Macmillan Distribution Ltd, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, England Radical Environmentalism Nature, Identity and More-than-human Agency John Cianchi Research Associate, University of Tasmania, Australia © John Cianchi 2015 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave is a global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-50145-8 ISBN 978-1-137-47378-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137473783 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Typeset by MPS Limited, Chennai, India. For Miriam, Freja, Indigo and Saffron, who remind me to be fully alive. Contents Tables and Figures viii Acknowledgements ix A Note on the Author x 1 Defending Nature 1 2 What is Nature Doing?: Radical Environmentalism and the Role of Nature 15 3 Nature, Identity and More-than-human Agency 28 4 ‘I Talked to My Tree and He Talked Back’: Activism, Nature and Meaning-making 39 5 Encounters with Activists 60 6 Radicalisation: Activist Journeys to Direct Action Campaigning 73 7 Transcendence: Experiences of Nature that Transform Activist Identity 95 8 Connection: The Formation of Relationships with Nature 112 9 Communication: Dialogic Relationships with Animals, Plants and Landscapes 131 10 Grief from the Destruction of Nature 141 11 Alive to the World: Interconnection, Kinship and Responsibility 154 References 164 Index 172 vii Tables and Figures Tables 2.1 Environmental activism and tactical repertoires 17 4.1 Participant characteristics at time of interview 50 Figure 11.1 Transformation of activist concepts and actions over time 160 viii Acknowledgements This book was written by spending time with many people and land- scapes. I am particularly grateful to the activists who shared their experi- ences and stories. Their humility, generosity and commitment continue to inspire me. I hope this book will repay their trust. Rob White encouraged me to set out on this journey. I am very grate- ful for his guidance, patience and teaching. Rob’s comments on the drafts were insightful and instructive, and this book would not have been written without him. John Cameron helped shape my research approach through many conversations and bushwalks. Especially memorable is a three-day walk on the Freycinet peninsula, immersed in conversation about landscape, identity and more-than-human agency, punctuated by raucous groups of swift parrots chasing through the blue gums, steep granite hill climbs that made conversation impossible, and icy swims in crystalline seas. Thanks also to Di Heckenberg, Felicity Picken and Doug Ezzy for their ideas and encouragement. The Institute for the Study of Social Change at the University of Tasmania provided a fellowship that supported me to complete the final manuscript. I also owe thanks to the staff at Palgrave Macmillan, especially Julia Willan, Dominic Walker and Richard Bouwman who provided valuable advice. Above all I would like to thank my parents Peter and Zelda for their love and encouragement, and introducing me to the outdoors. My wife Miriam and my daughters Freja, Indigo and Saffron animate my life. This book, in so many ways, is driven by our shared love of adventure and concern for wild nature. ix A Note on the Author John Cianchi is a Research Associate in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Tasmania. He holds a PhD in environmental sociology and a Masters of criminology and corrections. He joined the university having established careers in outdoor education and criminal justice. x
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