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

Daskalaki, Maria; Fotaki, Marianna; Sotiropoulou, Irene

Abstract

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.

Citation

Daskalaki, M., Fotaki, M., & Sotiropoulou, I. (2019). Performing Values Practices and Grassroots Organizing: The Case of Solidarity Economy Initiatives in Greece. Organization Studies, 40(11), 1741-1765. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840618800102

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 30, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Oct 22, 2018
• Publication Date: 2019-11
• Deposit Date: Sep 18, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 19, 2020
• Journal: Organization Studies
• Print ISSN: 0170-8406
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 40
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 1741-1765
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840618800102
• Keywords: Financial crisis; Gibson-Graham; Grassroots exchange network (GEN); Greece; Judith Butler; Performance; Values practices
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3519890
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0170840618800102
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