Reflexivity for sustainability: appreciating entanglement and becoming relationally reflexive

Allen, Stephen

Abstract

This paper attempts to open up new possibilities for reflexivity which can help promote adequate human responses to sustainability issues. It explores how predominant ideas about reflexivity are located within an individualistic perspective of bounded and independent selves. The relational thinking of Gergen (2009) and Hosking (2011) is discussed to consider the implications for approaching selves as unbounded and interdependent. It develops the concept of relational reflexivity which is argued to respect the social and material entanglements of selves and foster systemic intelligence and action.

Citation

Allen, S. (2015). Reflexivity for sustainability: appreciating entanglement and becoming relationally reflexive. International journal of work innovation, 1(2), 240-250. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWI.2015.071191

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 10, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Aug 16, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Deposit Date: Apr 14, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 16, 2015
• Journal: International journal of work innovation
• Print ISSN: 2043-9032
• Electronic ISSN: 2043-9040
• Publisher: Inderscience
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 240-250
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWI.2015.071191
• Keywords: Reflexivity, Sustainability, Environmental sustainability, Relational thinking, Relational ontology, Relational reflexivity, Entanglement, Unbounded selves
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/372438
• Publisher URL: http://www.inderscience.com/offer.php?id=71191
• Additional Information: Author's accepted manuscript of article published in: International journal of work innovation. 2015, v.1, issue 2