Green Activism and Social Networks of Care, Repair and Action: A Criminological Perspective

This chapter considers examples of groups or communities engaging in activities that express care for the living environment. Drawing on the theoretical perspectives of green criminology, southern green criminology and feminist epistemologies, it discusses examples from our previous research on Indigenous Peoples in the Global South and criminalised environmental movements in the Global North, to show how local (regional or community‑based) networks of care, repair and action foster ways of connecting with nature and the environment, and others who share our world, both human and non‑human. Such networks are of clear interest to social work – a profession which promotes social inclusion, social cohesion and social change, and which recognises “the place of human agency in advancing human rights and economic, environmental, and social justice” (https://www.ifsw.org/what‑is‑social‑work/global‑definition‑of‑social‑work/).