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- Lalander, Rickard, et al.
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Indigenous Gold Mining in the Kenkuim Shuar Community : A Decolonial and Postcapitalist Approach to Sustainability
- 2021
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Ingår i: Revista iberoamericana de estudios de desarrollo / Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies. - Saragoza : Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain) ; Spanish Network of Development Studies (REEDES). - 2254-2035. ; 10:2, s. 178-202
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article analyzes the experiences of the small Shuar community of Kenkuim (Congüime) in the Ecuadorian Amazon that since 2016 carries out gold mining through the communitarian company Exploken Minera. The case is unique in South America, not only for being the only example of indigenous mining granted formal state concession, but also for its green profile, without the usage of chemicals or heavy metals. Within a setting of expanding extractivism conditioned by global capitalism and a theoretical framework of a decolonial and postcapitalist approach to sustainability, this ethnographic study deals with the expressions of resistance and adaptation of the Kenkuim community and how socio-cultural, ecological, and economic values are articulated by Shuar actors in relation to the new indigenous mining project. The results indicate that this mining experiment constitutes a meaningful alternative to destructive extractivismin line with decolonial and postcapitalist reasoning.
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- Lalander, Rickard
(författare)
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Rights of nature and the indigenous peoples in Bolivia and Ecuador : A Straitjacket for Progressive Development Politics?
- 2014
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Ingår i: Revista iberoamericana de estudios de desarrollo / Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies. - : Universidad de Zaragoza. - 2254-2035. ; 3:2, s. 148-173
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Is it possible to justify resource extractivism to provide progressive welfare politics and still respect the constitutional rights of nature? The Indigenous concept of Sumak Kawsay on human beings living in harmony with each other and the environment is the fundamental framing of the new constitutions of Ecuador and Bolivia. These constitutional reforms embrace strengthened proper rights of nature and similarly of ethnic rights. However, the same constitutions grant the State the right to exploit and commercialize natural resources and extractivism has increased. This study revises the tensions between welfare politics, extractivism and the rights of nature and the Indigenous peoples in the new constitutional settings of Bolivia and, particularly, Ecuador. The article argues that Sumak Kawsay challenges dominating understandings of theconcepts of welfare, common good and development, and likewise that a pragmatic approach is applied by national governments towards the constitutional rights of nature amidst other human values.
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- Lembke, Magnus, 1964-, et al.
(författare)
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Indigenous Gold Mining in the Kenkuim Shuar Community : A Decolonial and Postcapitalist Approach to Sustainability
- 2021
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Ingår i: Revista iberoamericana de estudios de desarrollo / Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies. - : Universidad de Zaragoza. - 2254-2035.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article analyzes the experiences of the small Shuar community of Kenkuim (Congüime) in the Ecuadorian Amazon that since 2016 carries out gold mining through the communitarian company Exploken Minera. The case is unique in South America, not only for being the only example of indigenous mining granted formal state concession, but also for its green profile, without the usage of chemicals or heavy metals. Within a setting of expanding extractivism conditioned by global capitalism and a theoretical framework of a decolonial and postcapitalist approach to sustainability, this ethnographic study deals with the expressions of resistance and adaptation of the Kenkuim community and how socio-cultural, ecological, and economic values are articulated by Shuar actors in relation to the new indigenous mining project. The results indicate that this mining experiment constitutes a meaningful alternative to destructive extractivismin line with decolonial and postcapitalist reasoning.
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- Porsani, Juliana, et al.
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Indigenously controlled tourism as struggle for autonomy : the Pataxó Jaqueira Reserve in Brazil
- 2024
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Ingår i: Revista iberoamericana de estudios de desarrollo / Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies. - : Universidad de Zaragoza. - 2254-2035. ; 13:1, s. 26-47
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study analyses the emblematic experience of an indigenous group in Brazil, the Pataxó, who was able to set up and exercise strong control over an indigenous tourism project: the Jaqueira Reserve. Based on document analysis, interviews, and observations, we show how the Jaqueira Reserve was consolidated not only as a strongly autonomous initiative but also as constituent of a greater quest for autonomy (to craft aspired livelihoods conducive to cultural revitalization and environmental protection). The Pataxó experience shows that indigenous tourism can be an instrument in greater indigenous struggles, and as such can develop not only despite marginalization but also against it.
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- Porsani, Juliana, et al.
(författare)
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Why Does Deliberative Community Consultation in Large-Scale Land Acquisitions Fail? : A Critical Analysis of Mozambican Experiences
- 2018
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Ingår i: Revista iberoamericana de estudios de desarrollo / Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies. - : Prensas Universitarias Universidad de Zaragoza. - 2254-2035. ; 7:2, s. 164-193
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Community consultation prior to large-scale land acquisitions (LSLA) is a cornerstone that justifies the portrayal of projects as partnerships or land grabs. This study focuses on one of the countries most targeted by LSLA in the last decade, namely, Mozambique. We examine the legal and theoretical bases that support community consultations and analyse their corresponding everyday practices in Mozambique. The article argues that, although the existence of these participatory forums is inspired by normative ideals of popular deliberation, the prevailing practices in these spaces are diametrically opposed to deliberative foundations and values. As shown in this study, this mismatch between theory that is institutionalized in legal frameworks and practice derives largely from the interplay of hierarchical relations anchored in, inter alia, formal and customary ethnically based realms, gender disparities, and livelihood orientations. A core argument of the article is that any attempt to ameliorate these practices must consider critical insights regarding the centrality of enhancing social equality and inclusion in participatory spaces —challenges that are immense in places marked by deep structural inequalities.
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