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Downloaded From: Usage Rights: Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Deriva- Tive Works 4.0 Vandeventer, James Scott (2019) Rhizomatic Assemblage: A diffractive ethnography on the geographical constitutiveness of organising. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University. Downloaded from: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/626075/ Usage rights: Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Deriva- tive Works 4.0 Please cite the published version https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk Rhizomatic Assemblage: A diffractive ethnography on the geographical constitutiveness of organising J S Vandeventer PhD 2019 Rhizomatic Assemblage: A diffractive ethnography on the geographical constitutiveness of organising James Scott Vandeventer A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Manchester Metropolitan University for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Marketing, Retail and Tourism Manchester Metropolitan University October 2019 Declaration I declare that the thesis submitted is my own work and I have maintained professional integrity during all aspects of my research degree and I have complied with the Institutional Code of Practice and the Regulations for Postgraduate Research Degrees. Signed: i Dedication for the Redbricks ii Abstract This thesis contributes to a narrative about the interwovenness of the sociomaterial world. To do so, I propose a new way of thinking about collective activities as a fundamental part of our lives: namely, I argue that organising is geographically constituted. Problematising existing engagements in organisation studies with geographical ideas and pointing to the lively debates about space, place, scale and territory in human geography, I draw these together by arguing for the ‘geographical constitutiveness of organising’ as a conceptual framework at the intersection of these two fields, which incorporates a processual, relational, and sociomaterial view of the world. Further, by plugging in (Jackson and Mazzei, 2012) the notion of rhizome to assemblage, I suggest ‘rhizomatic assemblage’ as a metaphor for thinking at this intersection. Building on this, the research question that this thesis addresses is: How can collective activities of organising be understood as geographically constituted? To respond to this question, a methodological argument draws on new materialism and Barad’s (2007) ‘agential realism’ in favour of a diffractive ethnographic approach (Gullion, 2018), in which ‘agential cuts’ implicate the researcher’s ethics and ways of knowing with the phenomena that exist in the world. Diffractive considerations of my subjectivity as researcher and my values inform why the focus of empirical fieldwork was on a particular rhizomatic assemblage: the Redbricks, a housing estate in Hulme, Manchester. Findings from the fieldwork are discussed in terms of four agential cuts to the rhizomatic assemblage: genealogising, shaping, cultivating and geometabolising. Each provokes a new perspective about how collective activities on the Redbricks are geographical accomplishments, and how organising is geographically constituted. Throughout, organising (on) the estate is (re)considered as a rhizomatic assemblage: as consequential unfoldings of geographically constituted activities also imbued with potentiality. Thus, this thesis enlivens our thinking about sociomaterial collective activities as becomings-together that give meaning to our lives, and points to ways that such activities should be encouraged. iii Acknowledgments Countless influences make this thesis a becoming-together, and for them I am deeply grateful. I first wish to acknowledge my supervisory team. I found inspiration in our discussions, in your readiness to provoke my curiosity, and in your challenges to my thinking. Ares, you brought a stimulating perspective in meetings, especially early on. Gary, you showed me new directions and provided much-needed reassurance in times of uncertainty. Most of all, Javi, you put your confidence in me all that time ago when you asked a simple question about my interests. You pushed me along on this journey, and I am proud with the result. I humbly thank you. At Manchester Metropolitan University, the space and place reading group was an invaluable crucible for critical thinking. And the supportive environment of the university allowed me to wander on this journey whilst feeling anchored. At IPM, the opportunity to learn and work at the interface of research, policy and practice would not have been possible without your support, Cathy. Throughout this unfolding, I am especially grateful for those with whom I have ventured on this journey. I was lucky to encounter people that made the past years in Manchester pleasant ones. From the doctoral programme, Adam, Giorgos, Lino and Ged, I fondly recall many a long and lively conversation together, and cherish our enduring friendships. I also am grateful to Gemma, Nigel, Jackie, Lin, Pavel and everyone from the Sidney Nolan Trust residency for helping (re)awaken my artistic impulses and for such fine camaraderie. There are also those who have shared thoughts and conversation, providing direction and mentorship, both in Manchester and further afield. They include Nikos, Damien, James, Jonathan, Micaela, Bob, Matthias, Maritina, Bruce and countless others. I have also been lucky enough to find kindred thinkers in the Steady State Manchester collective. Others I have encountered on the journey to completion whose influences I surely have overlooked. But this entire project would have gone very differently if not for a serendipitous conversation that led me to the Redbricks. When I became entangled with the estate, I felt and continue to feel deeply affected by the willingness of so many residents there to invite me into their lives. I will respect their anonymity, but you know who you are. This thesis is for you. Catherine, you have provided endless support as our lives intertwined during the writing up of this thesis. I am constantly inspired by you, your positivity and your mind. Please accept my eternal gratitude. Here’s to our waking souls, now and evermore. Finally, and most importantly, my family. You have been a steady presence from afar, offering encouragement and laughs, supporting me through everyday life as well as the challenging situations and unexpected changes life brings. Mom, Dad and Ethan, I love you infinitely. iv Table of Contents Declaration .................................................................................................................. i Dedication .................................................................................................................. ii Abstract ..................................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgments .................................................................................................... iv Table of Contents ...................................................................................................... v List of Images and Tables ...................................................................................... viii 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1 2 Literature Review I: Organisation studies and engaging with geography ......... 6 2.1 Introduction: What is organisation studies? ........................................................ 7 2.2 The subject of OS: Organisation or organising? ................................................. 9 2.2.1 OS research on organisation ....................................................................... 9 2.2.2 From organisation to organising in OS ...................................................... 12 2.2.3 Origin myths: problematising the trajectories of OS ................................... 15 2.3 Critical research on organisation and organising ............................................. 18 2.3.1 OS and Critical Management Studies ........................................................ 19 2.3.2 A clarification: What is it to be critical? ....................................................... 24 2.3.3 Bringing together organisation studies, CMS and a critical perspective .... 26 2.4 OS engagements with geography .................................................................... 32 2.4.1 OS engagements with geographical concepts ........................................... 33 2.4.2 CCO engagements with ideas from geography ......................................... 46 2.4.3 Summarising OS engagements with geographical concepts ..................... 50 2.4.4 Challenging OS to engage further with geography .................................... 51 2.5 The story so far: Setting the stage for further inquiry ....................................... 54 3 Literature Review II: Space, place, scale and territory in human geography .. 56 3.1 Entering human geography debates................................................................. 56 3.1.1 Context: The emergence of human geography ......................................... 57 3.1.2 Reflecting on human geography: The importance of space and place ...... 59 3.2 Perspectives on space and place in human geography ................................... 61 3.2.1 Humanistic geography: an emphasis on experience and human agency .. 62 v 3.2.2 Marxist geography: A structural view of capitalism .................................... 66 3.2.3 Feminist geographies: complicating agency and structure ........................ 72 3.2.4 Further approaches: Moving past agency and structure ...........................
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