A passive revolution?: constructing a municipal alternative to carbon markets in British Columbia.

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dc.contributor.authorGreeno, Matthew
dc.contributor.supervisorBoyd, Susan C.
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-24T22:40:08Z
dc.date.available2012-08-24T22:40:08Z
dc.date.copyright2012en_US
dc.date.issued2012-08-24
dc.degree.departmentProgram: Studies in Policy and Practiceen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractUsing a Foucault-inspired critical analysis of discourse within a Gramscian framework of hegemony, this thesis analyzes how patterns of international climate change policy relate to climate policy in British Columbia (BC), Canada, and explores the patterns of resistance to carbon neutrality in a single municipality. The BC Carbon Neutral Government Strategy and the Provincial Crown Corporation responsible for stimulating the growth of the BC carbon-offset market are characterized by neo-liberalism ideology and dispossession. The District of Saanich’s policy, which establishes a local and public form of carbon offset alternative, is characterized as a form of resistance. Saanich’s policy represents a passive revolution. This thesis suggests that the discourse of ecological modernization exists within both the hegemonic climate policy structure as well as the alternative found in Saanich. This thesis also suggests that municipalities represent a political space in which a Gramscian war of position may be waged.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/4171
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectCarbon Neutralityen_US
dc.subjectBritish Columbiaen_US
dc.subjectDistrict of Saanichen_US
dc.subjectGramscien_US
dc.subjectPassive Revolutionen_US
dc.subjectMunicipalityen_US
dc.subjectFoucaulten_US
dc.titleA passive revolution?: constructing a municipal alternative to carbon markets in British Columbia.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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