Del i serien Studies Comparative Energy and Environ

Who Speaks for Nature?

Indigenous Movements, Public Opinion, and the Petro-State in Ecuador

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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In 2009, Ecuador became the first nation ever to enshrine rights for nature in its constitution. Nature was accorded inalienable rights, and every citizen was granted standing to defend those rights. At the same time, the government advanced a policy of "extractive populism," buying public support for mineral mining by promising that funds from the mining would be used to increase public services.This book, based on a nationwide survey and interviews about environmental attitudes among citizens as well as indigenous, environmental, government, academic, and civil society leaders in Ecuador, offers a theory about when and why individuals will speak for nature, particularly when economic interests are at stake. Parting from conventional social science arguments that political attitudes are determined by ethnicity or social class, the authors argue that environmental dispositions in developing countries are shaped by personal experiences of vulnerability to environmental degradation. Abstract appeals to identity politics, on the other hand, are less effective. Ultimately, this book argues that indigenous groups should be the stewards of nature, but that they must do so by appealing to the concrete, everyday vulnerabilities they face, rather than by turning to the more abstract appeals of ethnic-based movements.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-06-06
Mått165 x 236 x 30 mm
Vikt522 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies Comparative Energy and Environ
Antal sidor288
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780190908959

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Todd Eisenstadt is Professor of Government at American University. He has worked on six continents, publishing multiple award-winning books and dozens of articles. He studies development with research that focuses on democratization and environmental politics, as well as the relationship between constitution-making processes and democratization. Karleen West is Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at SUNY Geneseo. She researches how historically marginalized groups gain representation in Latin America and around the world. Her work has been published in the Latin American Research Review, Comparative Political Studies, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Comparative Politics, and Party Politics, among others.

Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Beyond Multiculturalism: Vulnerability Politics and the Environment in Latin America Chapter 2: Multiculturalism Versus Polycentric Pluralism: Vulnerability Challenges Post-Materialist Values on Ecuador's Oil Extraction Frontier Chapter 3: Does Prior Consultation Diminish Extractive Conflict or Channel It to New Venues? Evidence from Ecuador and the Andes Chapter 4: Crude Bargaining: Indigenous Ambivalence Regarding Oil Extraction in the Ecuadorian Amazon Chapter 5: How Science, Religion, and Politics Influence Indigenous Attitudes on Climate Change in Ecuador Chapter 6: Exploring the Contradiction of Extractive Populism between Domestic and International Politics in Ecuador Chapter 7: How to Effectively Speak for Nature? BibliographyIndex

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