Rethinking Resistance: Ecofeminist Philosophy of Nonviolence

Description of the granted funding

The project belongs to the field of feminist philosophy and offers a new approach to understanding and problematising violence in the age of ecological crisis. It develops an ecofeminist philosophy of nonviolence that extends feminist critique of violence beyond human-centred perspectives. The project examines how ecological destruction transforms the conditions under which violence, nonviolence and resistance are understood and practised. It further investigates how environmental damage is intertwined with structural violence, including colonial, capitalist and gendered oppression. By bringing feminist, ecological and decolonial perspectives into dialogue, the project develops a novel philosophical framework for analysing the relations between ecological devastation, social injustice, violence and resistance. The project also contributes to public debate on these issues. The research integrates conceptual and historical analysis, producing four peer-reviewed articles and a monograph.
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Starting year

2026

End year

2030

Granted funding

Sanna Karhu Orcid -palvelun logo
508 497 €

Funder

Research Council of Finland

Funding instrument

Academy research fellows

Decision maker

Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities
11.06.2026

Other information

Funding decision number

376652

Fields of science

Other social sciences

Research fields

Nais- ja sukupuolentutkimus

Identified topics

gender, feminism