Private Politics and Peasant Mobilization

Private Politics and Peasant Mobilization
Author: Maria-Therese Gustafsson
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2017-09-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3319607561

This book explores how different corporate governance strategies affect community mobilization and the scope for influence when an area’s population is faced with the arrival of the extraction industry. Drawing on ethnographic research into Peruvian mining localities, the author analyses a series of relationships which are characterized by confrontations, clientelism, demobilization and strategic collaboration. By presenting a detailed account of micro practices and showing how these processes are interpreted by different groups, Gustafsson offers a refined understanding of the multiple layers and informal workings of power between transnational corporations and local communities.

Land, Protest, and Politics

Land, Protest, and Politics
Author: Gabriel A. Ondetti
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2008
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780271033532

"Analyzes the development of the movement for agrarian reform in Brazil, and attempts to explain the major moments of change in its growth trajectory, from the late 1970s to 2006"--Provided by publisher.

The Roots of Engagement

The Roots of Engagement
Author: Cowen Chair in Latin American Social Sciences and Professor in the Department of Political Science Moisés Arce
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2022-11-04
Genre: Mineral industries
ISBN: 0197639674

"The Tía María project by Southern Copper Peru is one of the most protracted and violent resource conflicts in Peru. It began in 2009 when Southern presented its first environmental impact assessment to develop an open-pit copper mine near the Valle del Tambo (Tambo Valley) area in the southern region of Arequipa. Twelve years later almost every mobilizing strategy and state response typical of protracted resource conflicts has taken place in Tía María, including"--

State–Society Relations in Guatemala

State–Society Relations in Guatemala
Author: Omar Sanchez-Sibony
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2023-07-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1666910104

By embedding Guatemala in recent conceptual and theoretical work in comparative politics and political economy, this volume advances knowledge about country’s politics, economy, and state-society interactions. The contributors examine the stubborn realities and challenges afflicting Guatemala during the post-Peace-Accords-era across the following subjects: the state, subnational governance, state-building, peacebuilding, economic structure and dynamics, social movements, civil-military relations, military coup dynamics, varieties of capitalism, corruption, and the level of democracy. The book deliberately avoids the perils of parochialism by placing the country within larger scholarly debates and paradigms.

The Prior Consultation of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America

The Prior Consultation of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America
Author: Claire Wright
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2019-08-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1351042084

This book delves into the reasons behind and the consequences of the implementation gap regarding the right to prior consultation and the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of Indigenous Peoples in Latin America. In recent years, the economic and political projects of Latin American States have become increasingly dependent on the extractive industries. This has resulted in conflicts when governments and international firms have made considerable investments in those lands that have been traditionally inhabited and used by Indigenous Peoples, who seek to defend their rights against exploitative practices. After decades of intense mobilisation, important gains have been made at international level regarding the opportunity for Indigenous Peoples to have a say on these matters. Notwithstanding this, the right to prior consultation and the FPIC of Indigenous Peoples on the ground are far from being fully applied and guaranteed. And, even when prior consultation processes are carried out, the outcomes remain uncertain. This volume rigorously investigates the causes of this implementation gap and its consequences for the protection of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, lands, identities and ways of life in the Latin American region. Chapter 8 and 18 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

Political Mobilization of the Venezuelan Peasant

Political Mobilization of the Venezuelan Peasant
Author: John Duncan Powell
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 286
Release: 1971
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780674686267

In the first part of this pioneering study, John Duncan Powell traces the formation of a successful alliance between the peasant masses, who sought land reform, and a small urban elite, which desperately needed a political power base. Part II is devoted to an empirical structural-functional analysis of the alliance.

Elgar Encyclopedia of Development

Elgar Encyclopedia of Development
Author: Matthew Clarke
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 661
Release: 2023-10-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1800372124

The Elgar Encyclopedia of Development is a ground-breaking resource that provides a starting point for those wishing to grasp how and why development occurs, while also providing further expansion appropriate for more experienced academics.

'Civilizing' Resource Investments and Extractivism

'Civilizing' Resource Investments and Extractivism
Author: Wolfram Laube
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2020-11
Genre:
ISBN: 3643910959

Attempts to `civilize' the exploitation of natural and mineral resources are globally promoted. The body of rules and regulations -often the outcome of prolonged socio-environmental and political struggles- is impressive. However, the outcomes of their implementation are much less convincing. The chapters in this book show how international law is curtailing national and local regulation, while existing legislation is often watered-down, circumvented or reinterpreted with severe environmental, health and socio-economic impacts, particularly in the `global south'.

Reflections from the Margins

Reflections from the Margins
Author: Monde Makiwane
Publisher: African Sun Media
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2021-10-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1991201133

Since the dawn of colonialism in Southern Africa, the province of the Eastern Cape emerged as the cradle of African resistance against colonial oppression. A closer look at the province reveals opportunities for progress and ultimate resurgence of economic and social development; yet conflated by a myriad of challenges. This book brings together different perspectives and realities of the post-apartheid Eastern Cape to provide an in-depth exploration of the developmental dilemmas that the province faces. This book provides insightful reflections on development and its sustainability some 25 years since democracy, and specifically focuses on sociological and demographic realities in the areas of migration and its impact on families. The book further grapples with the role of the state in developing culture and heritage in the province, pointing to fundamental and multiple challenges of deprivation, unemployment and subsequent community resilience in a variety of sectors including health and education. While it provides a historical analysis of contextual issues facing the province, the book also highlights the agency of the people of the Eastern Cape in confronting challenges in leadership, accountability, citizen participation and service provision. The book will be useful for development scholars and practitioners who are interested in understanding the state of the province, and similar settings, and the degree to which it has emerged from the shadows of its colonial and apartheid legacies.

The Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Development

The Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Development
Author: Katharina Ruckstuhl
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 758
Release: 2022-11-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000770338

This Handbook inverts the lens on development, asking what Indigenous communities across the globe hope and build for themselves. In contrast to earlier writing on development, this volume focuses on Indigenous peoples as inspiring theorists and potent political actors who resist the ongoing destruction of their livelihoods. To foster their own visions of development, they look from the present back to Indigenous pasts and forward to Indigenous futures. Key questions: How do Indigenous theories of justice, sovereignty, and relations between humans and non-humans inform their understandings of development? How have Indigenous people used Rights of Nature, legal pluralism, and global governance systems to push for their visions? How do Indigenous relations with the Earth inform their struggles against natural resource extraction? How have native peoples negotiated the dangers and benefits of capitalism to foster their own life projects? How do Indigenous peoples in diaspora and in cities around the world contribute to Indigenous futures? How can Indigenous intellectuals, artists, and scientists control their intellectual property and knowledge systems and bring into being meaningful collective life projects? The book is intended for Indigenous and non-Indigenous activists, communities, scholars, and students. It provides a guide to current thinking across the disciplines that converge in the study of development, including geography, anthropology, environmental studies, development studies, political science, and Indigenous studies.