University of Twente Student Theses
Between Knowledge and Power : A Case Study of the Hambacher Forest Movement
Speemann, Maret (2023) Between Knowledge and Power : A Case Study of the Hambacher Forest Movement.
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| Abstract: | The bachelor thesis “"Between Knowledge and Power – A Case Study of the Hambacher Forest Movement" answers the research question “How did the Hambacher forest movement utilize different types of knowledge to stop the deforestation in 2018?”. To answer the research ques-tion, a literature-based qualitative content analysis of the case of the Hambacher forest move-ment and its approach to knowledge utilization was conducted. The Hambacher forest move-ment was chosen due to its diversity in participants and global attention that arose in 2018 when conflicts between the social movement and RWE AG peaked. Moreover, since deforestation has been taking place since 1978 so evaluating what caused the success in 2018 is significant. This study of the social movement was conducted in consideration of the knowledge utilization framework developed by Hoffmann et al. (2019). The analysis showed that the success of the Hambacher forest movement was based in the variety of knowledge developed and the inter-sectional approach, which meant knowledge was utilized in the judicial, political, and public realm. Furthermore, the movement made use of intellectual and practical knowledge, which increased its impact. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 88 social and public administration |
| Programme: | Management Society and Technology BSc (56654) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/96208 |
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