Geography
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Research related to extractive industries has grown significantly over the last decade. As the commodities boom appears to be winding down, this essay outlines areas for potential future research. Emphasis is placed on the need for research on: the relationships among extractivism, climate change and societal transitions; the aggregate effects of the commodity boom on the environment, on societal structures, on elite formation and on cultural politics; the implications of resource extraction on the couplings of space and power at different scales and with particular reference to the Colombian peace process; and the gendered and generation dimensions of the effects of extractivism on rights and citizenship. The paper calls for on-going collaborations among scholars and activists, for greater collaboration among social and bio-physical scientists, for comparative analysis with regions beyond Latin America and for innovative ways of bridging research and the public sphere.
Publication Title
European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Publication Date
2015
Volume
100
First Page
85
Last Page
98
ISSN
0924-0608
DOI
10.18352/erlacs.10121
Keywords
alternatives, climate change, extractivism, political ecology
Repository Citation
Bebbington, Anthony J., "Political ecologies of resource extraction: Agendas pendientes" (2015). Geography. 454.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_geography/454
Creative Commons License
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Copyright
Published source must be acknowledged with citation: Bebbington, Anthony. "Political ecologies of resource extraction: Agendas pendientes." European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies/Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe (2015): 85-98.