Women for peace and small scale renewables. Anti-nuclear mobilization in 1970s Sweden

Authors

  • Ann-Sofie Kall Linköping University
  • Martin Hultman Umeå Universitet

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/1827-9198/5694

Keywords:

public engagement, gender, feminist movement, nuclear resistance, renewable energy, politics

Abstract

Women were, for a long time, not welcome in the energy debate or in the energy sector in Sweden. However, during the 1970s feminist actors influenced and made important changes in Swedish energy politics. In the beginning of the decade, Member of Parliament Birgitta Hambraeus brought nuclear resistance into the Swedish Parliament. On September 26, 1979, the Women’s March against nuclear power took place in more than 100 locations around Sweden. This was one of the more visible signs of how influential feminists presented the anti-nuclear struggle as a crucial women’s issue. In this article, we analyze the rise and mobilization of feminist engagement in energy politics in Sweden during the 1970s. The purpose is to focus on women’s engagement, the feminist arguments and strategies based on their commitment to a society based on renewable energy and against nuclear power. We do this by using archive material, political documents and qualitative interviews.

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Author Biographies

Ann-Sofie Kall, Linköping University

Ann-Sofie Kall is assistant professor at the Department of Thematic Studies – Technology and Social Change, Linköping University. In her research, she has been particularly interested in exploring the interface between environmental engagement, politics and technology, especially relating to energy issues. She is also deputy director of The Seed Box, an international environmental humanities collaboratory headquartered at Linköping University.

Martin Hultman, Umeå Universitet

Associate professor Martin Hultman is an interdisciplinary scholar working in the fields of energy, climate and environment. His publications include the books Ecological Masculinities and Discourses of Global Climate Change and the article The Making of an Environmental Hero. Hultmans current research revolves around ecofeminism, utopias, climate change denial and ecopreneurship. martin.hultman@umu.se

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Published

2018-06-25

How to Cite

Kall, A.-S., & Hultman, M. (2018). Women for peace and small scale renewables. Anti-nuclear mobilization in 1970s Sweden. La Camera Blu, (18). https://doi.org/10.6092/1827-9198/5694