Navigating state-led extractivism in Ecuador and Russia
Rodríguez and Loginova adopt a political ecology approach to analyse the struggles of two socio-environmental movements: the water guardians of Kimsakocha in Ecuador and the Pechora River saviours in Russia. They explore how the socio-environmental movements have navigated through power asymmetries...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:481cd4d 2023-05-15T17:54:59+02:00 Navigating state-led extractivism in Ecuador and Russia Rodríguez, Denisse Loginova, Julia 2018-01-01 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:481cd4d unknown Routledge doi:10.4324/9780429427145-4 orcid:0000-0002-1304-5967 Book Chapter 2018 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429427145-4 2020-08-06T17:28:48Z Rodríguez and Loginova adopt a political ecology approach to analyse the struggles of two socio-environmental movements: the water guardians of Kimsakocha in Ecuador and the Pechora River saviours in Russia. They explore how the socio-environmental movements have navigated through power asymmetries in the quest of spaces to demand meaningful participation in decision-making and secure their own aspirations for development. Rodríguez and Loginova pay particular attention to the metaphor of ‘ “fluidity”‘ as they believe that it can contribute to a better understanding of the movements’ identities and agendas, and the reactive and strategic adaptation that allows them to navigate myriad processes and actors in an ever-changing context. They also show that resistance is not based only on strategies based on direct contestation and protest, but also on finding innovative approaches for promoting transformations. In particular, they discuss practices adopted by local communities that can lead to alternative ecologies against the neoliberal agenda while initiating learning processes. Book Part Pechora The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace 43 55 Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. | Series: Routledge studies in environmental policy |
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Rodríguez and Loginova adopt a political ecology approach to analyse the struggles of two socio-environmental movements: the water guardians of Kimsakocha in Ecuador and the Pechora River saviours in Russia. They explore how the socio-environmental movements have navigated through power asymmetries in the quest of spaces to demand meaningful participation in decision-making and secure their own aspirations for development. Rodríguez and Loginova pay particular attention to the metaphor of ‘ “fluidity”‘ as they believe that it can contribute to a better understanding of the movements’ identities and agendas, and the reactive and strategic adaptation that allows them to navigate myriad processes and actors in an ever-changing context. They also show that resistance is not based only on strategies based on direct contestation and protest, but also on finding innovative approaches for promoting transformations. In particular, they discuss practices adopted by local communities that can lead to alternative ecologies against the neoliberal agenda while initiating learning processes. |
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Navigating state-led extractivism in Ecuador and Russia |
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