Performing Values Practices and Grassroots Organizing: The Case of Solidarity Economy Initiatives in Greece

This article discusses solidarity economy initiatives as instances of grassroots organizing, and explores how ‘values practices’ are performed collectively during times of crisis. In focusing on how power, discourse and subjectivities are negotiated in the everyday practices of grassroots exchange n...

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Published in:Organization studies 2019-11, Vol.40 (11), p.1741-1765
Main Authors: Daskalaki, Maria, Fotaki, Marianna, Sotiropoulou, Irene
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Articulation
Crises
Exchange networks
Grass roots movement
Mobilization
Organization studies
Performativity
Power
Social cohesion
Social relations
Social values
Values
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Summary:This article discusses solidarity economy initiatives as instances of grassroots organizing, and explores how ‘values practices’ are performed collectively during times of crisis. In focusing on how power, discourse and subjectivities are negotiated in the everyday practices of grassroots exchange networks (GENs) in crisis-stricken Greece, the study unveils and discusses three performances of values practices, namely mobilization of values, re-articulation of social relations, and sustainable living. Based on these findings, and informed by theoretical analyses of performativity, we propose a framework for studying the production and reproduction of values in the context of GENs, and the role of values in organizing alternatives.
ISSN:0170-8406
1741-3044
DOI:10.1177/0170840618800102