Geography
Document Type
Article
Abstract
In this introductory article, we present the special issue and outline our research agenda on extractive development, social mobilization, and policy impact in Latin America. We propose a shift in analytical focus from the study of resistance to studying the policy and institutional impacts of mobilization. We outline possible outcomes of interest and conditions contributing to the attainment of policy and institutional change. These conditions include movement characteristics - such as coalitions, repertoires, and alliances with state actors - and the socioeconomic, political, and ideational conditions that shape and constrain patterns of mobilization and the likelihood and durability of its impact. We also sketch the core themes and findings of the articles comprising the special issue, which cover sectors including mining, hydroelectricity, oil extraction, and accompanying infrastructural expansion across Central and South America. Several of the articles show how mobilization led to policy change while others caution against being overly optimistic about policy change without durable shifts in the structures that keep development models that prioritize the large-scale extraction of natural resources in place. We conclude by identifying pending questions and avenues for future research.
Publication Title
European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Publication Date
2018
Issue
106
First Page
25
Last Page
46
ISSN
0924-0608
DOI
10.32992/erlacs.10397
Keywords
extractive development, Latin America, policy impact, resistance, social mobilization
Repository Citation
Silva, Eduardo; Akchurin, Maria; and Bebbington, Anthony J., "Policy effects of resistance against mega-projects in Latin America: An introduction" (2018). Geography. 443.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_geography/443
Creative Commons License
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Copyright
Published source must be acknowledged with citation: Silva, Eduardo, Maria Akchurin, and Anthony Bebbington. "Policy effects of resistance against mega-projects in Latin America." European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies/Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe 106 (2018): 25-46.