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- Broaches subjects pertinent to critical development studies, Mexican and Latin American studies, political economy, environmental studies, sociology and social anthropology
- Is one of the first projects on the topic written in English
- Provides empirical research findings and theoretical discussions oriented to students, academics, and social activists
Part of the book series: Environmental Politics and Theory (EPT)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Local Level Case Studies
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Front Matter
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Alternatives from Below
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Front Matter
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Conclusions
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
What are the political economic conditions that have given rise to increasing numbers of social environmental conflicts in Mexico? Why do these conflicts arise in some local and regional contexts and not in others? How are social environmental movements constructed and sustained? And what are the alternatives? These are the questions that this book seeks to address. It is organized into three parts. The first provides a panoramic view of social environmental conflicts in Mexico and of alternatives that are being constructed from below in rural areas. It also provides an analysis of the recent reforms to open the country’s energy sector to private and foreign investment. The second is comprised of local-level case studies of conflict (and no conflict) in diverse geographic locations and cultural settings, particularly in relation to the construction of wind farms, hydraulic infrastructure, industrial water pollution, and groundwater overdraft. The third explores alternatives from below in the form of community-based ecotourism and traditional mezcal production. A concluding chapter engages comparative and global analysis.
Editors and Affiliations
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Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
Darcy Tetreault
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Colectivo Ecologista Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
Cindy McCulligh
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Autonomous University of Chapingo, Morelia, Mexico
Carlos Lucio
About the editors
Darcy Tetreault is Professor in the Department of Development Studies at the Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Mexico, and Adjunct Professor of International Development Studies at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, CA.
Cindy McCulligh is Associate Researcher in the Consortium for Research and Dialogue on Local Government (CIDIGLO) at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies in Social Anthropology (CIESAS), Mexico, and an adviser for the Colectivo Ecologista Jalisco, Mexico. ​
Carlos Lucio is Professor Researcher at the Autonomous University of Chapingo, Mexico, at the regional center in Morelia, Michoacán.Â
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Environmental Conflicts in Mexico
Book Subtitle: Resistance to Dispossession and Alternatives from Below
Editors: Darcy Tetreault, Cindy McCulligh, Carlos Lucio
Series Title: Environmental Politics and Theory
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73945-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-73944-1Published: 21 March 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08890-3Published: 11 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-73945-8Published: 10 March 2018
Series ISSN: 2731-670X
Series E-ISSN: 2731-6718
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 303
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Latin American Politics, Environmental Politics, Political Theory