Conflicts over natural resources in the Global South : conceptual approaches / [editors] Maarten Bavinck, Lorenzo Pellegrini, [and] Erik Mostert.
Inhabitants of poor, rural areas in the Global South heavily depend on natural resources in their immediate vicinity. Conflicts over and exploitation of these resources - whether it is water, fish, wood fuel, minerals, or land - severely affect their livelihoods. The contributors to this volume leav...
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| Other title: | Conceptual approaches. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2014.
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| Summary: | Inhabitants of poor, rural areas in the Global South heavily depend on natural resources in their immediate vicinity. Conflicts over and exploitation of these resources - whether it is water, fish, wood fuel, minerals, or land - severely affect their livelihoods. The contributors to this volume leave behind the polarized debate, previously surrounding the relationship between natural resources and conflict, preferring a more nuanced approach that allows for multiple causes at various levels. The contributions cover a wide array of resources, geographical contexts (Africa, Asia, and Latin America), and conflict dynamics. Most are of a comparative nature, exploring experiences of conflict as well as cooperation in multiple regions. This volume finds its origin in an innovative research program with the acronym CoCooN, steered by The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO/WOTRO) and involving universities and civil society partners in many countries. It presents the conceptual approaches adhered to by each of seven interdisciplinary projects, ranging from green criminology and political ecology to institutional analysis, legal pluralism, and identity politics. The volume will be of interest to academics and practitioners concerned with an understanding of conflict as well as cooperation over natural resources. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 223 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references at chapter ends, and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781315778464 1315778467 1306501210 9781306501217 9781317696551 1317696557 9781317696537 1317696530 9781317696544 1317696549 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 8, 2014) |