CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2022
| Author | Su Mae Chua |
|---|---|
| Title | Re-centering Subjectivity in Knowledge Practices in Climate Change Adaptation Research |
| Summary | The way humans think, feel, and experience the exercise of power matters in climate change adaptation. Climate change adaptation has emerged as a critical agenda in global environmental politics. However, global environmental politics and research practice in climate change adaptation have been dominated by Western scientific institutions and networks. Therefore, it is important to shift and re-center knowledges and research practices beyond Western research paradigms and locations. This thesis project uses a decolonial perspective and approach to analyze the processes of knowledge production, integration, and exchange in climate change adaptation research. Drawing on the perspectives and experiences of 17 climate researchers and practitioners from different countries, including India, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines, I analyze their subjectivities in relation to their research practices, perception, and embodied experiences of climate change adaptation research. Overall, I highlight that multiple levels and dimension of power dynamics shape the research practices and the subjectivities of the climate researchers and practitioners. Additionally, I suggest that a decolonial perspective of critical border thinking and relationality is essential for opening-up transformative and collective adaptation possibilities. |
| Supervisor | Aistara, Guntra |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2022/chua_su-mae.pdf |
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