A Bourdesian Approach to the Digital-Environmental Relationship

The previous chapter referred to circumstantial determinants as a meso level that can be defined as a social space structured in fields in which social actors operate. This chapter adopts a Bourdesian approach to conceptualize the circumstantial level as an intersectional space where both agency and structure can mutually influence each other, leading to variations in what Bourdieu refers to as habitus. It is worth reflecting on the interplay between structural and individual determinants to understand the formation of what Ruiu et al. (2023) have defined as Digital-Environmental Habitus. Digital-environmental habitus, intended as an intersectional concept across the levels identified by the Digital-Environmental Poverty Framework (DEPF), can help comprehend the mechanisms at work at the circumstantial level and capture the connections between environmental and digital poverty.