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The Struggle of Indigenous Peoples to Maintain Their Spirituality in Latin America: Freedom of and from Religion(s), and Other Threats

open access: yesReligions, 2021
This article argues that the (Western-oriented) right to religion has been proven inadequate in protecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights. It recognizes that this is partly because of the distinctive characteristics of Indigenous religions, which differ from
Alexandra Tomaselli, Alexandra Xanthaki
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Study review and conceptual approach: Urban extractivism (2014 – 2020)

open access: yesCuadernos de Administración
The article presents a review of studies conducted between 2014 and 2020 and a reference framework on urban extractivism, linking this concept to theories of classical authors in urban sociology and geography, as well as to contemporary scholars.
Guillermo León Moreno Soto
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Neo-Esktraktivisme Tambang Timah di Pulau Bangka

open access: yesIndonesian Journal of Religion and Society, 2020
Tin mining on Bangka Island was monopolized by large companies since the colonial period until twenty years ago. Furthermore, illegal tin miners or unconventional mines (tambang inkonvensional or TI) are the main actors in tin exploitation.
Agung Nugraha, Semiarto A. Purwanto
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The Role of Global Political Economy in Community‐Based Adaptation to Climate Change—Practitioners' Experience and Opinions

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Community‐based adaptation scholars and practitioners acknowledge that power asymmetries pose significant barriers to project impact. Nevertheless, there is little research on the role of the global political economy as the root cause of vulnerability.
Tom Selje, Alexandra Klepp, Boris Heinz
wiley   +1 more source

Neoliberalism and Extractivism in Turkey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
This essay aims at revealing the connection between neoliberalism and extractivism in Turkey by focusing on gold extractivism. It begins with the conceptual background of neoliberalism and extractivism, then describes how neoliberalism met Türkey on ...
Gündüz, Zuhal Yeşilyurt
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“Participation”, “negotiated settlement” of conflicts and (neo) extractivism in Brazil: The Serra do Gandarela National Park (Minas Gerais, Brazil)

open access: yesRevista de Estudios Andaluces, 2018
The adoption of mechanisms of participation and techniques for management and negotiated settlement of conflicts have become crucial in order to solve environmental “issues” (Monteiro et al., 2012; Mungai, M., 2008). Based on the struggles with Vale S.A.
Claudia Marcela Orduz-Rojas   +2 more
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Prohibited Plants: Converging Sustainability Transitions and Local Development in ‘Left‐Behind Places’

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between sustainability transitions and local development through the case of Colombia's medicinal cannabis industry. It highlights how neglecting place‐specific needs and development expectations can hinder equitable transitions and reinforce existing socio‐economic disparities.
Diana Morales, Mónica Ramos‐Mejía
wiley   +1 more source

Comic-Strip Mining: Neo-Extractivism and Land Conflicts in Joe Sacco’s Paying the Land (2020) and Nelly Luna and Jesús Cossio’s La guerra por el agua (2016)

open access: yesIdeAs, 2022
From the oil pipelines that scar the Northwest Territories transforming the lives of First Nation communities to the forest fires that rampage across the Gran Chaco due to soy deforestation, the devastating impact of neoextractivism is writ large in the ...
James Scorer
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The conflicts of (Neo)extractivism: Mines, tailings dams, and protected areas in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

open access: yesCybergeo, 2019
The third largest Brazilian metropolis - Belo Horizonte - accommodates local communities within its peri-urban area surrounding the Serra do Gandarela. These communities experience tensions, risk, and conflicts due to the expansion of mining activities ...
Claudia Marcela Orduz Rojas   +2 more
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FROM NY‐LON TO SILK? Shifting Centres of Attention in the World's Urban Fabric

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This Interventions essay explores Silk Road urbanism's emergence as a rival to New York and London (NY‐LON) for global centre stage in Anglophone urban and regional studies. Through China's Belt and Road Initiative, more attention is being given to urban formations and associated new centralities beyond North Atlantic global/world cities ...
Tim Bunnell, Han Cheng, Wenn Er Tan
wiley   +1 more source

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