Who speaks for nature? : indigenous movements, public opinion, and the petro-state in Ecuador /

Who speaks for nature? : indigenous movements, public opinion, and the petro-state in Ecuador /

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Author / Creator:	Eisenstadt, Todd A., author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in comparative energy and environmental politics Oxford scholarship online Studies in comparative energy and environmental politics. Oxford scholarship online.
Subject:	Environmentalism -- Social aspects -- Ecuador. Environmental protection -- Social aspects -- Ecuador. Environmentalism -- Ecuador -- Public opinion. Environmental protection -- Ecuador -- Public opinion. Indians of South America -- Ecuador -- Attitudes. Petroleum industry and trade -- Environmental aspects -- Ecuador. Ecuador -- Environmental conditions. Ecuador -- Public opinion.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12686529

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Other authors / contributors:	West, Karleen Jones, author.
ISBN:	9780190908980 (ebook) : No price
Notes:	Previously issued in print: 2019. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 8, 2019).
Summary:	Parting from conventional social science arguments that people speak for the ethnic groups they represent or for social or class-based groups, this study argues that attitudes of Ecuador's Amazon citizens are shaped by environmental vulnerability, & specifically exposure to environmental degradation. Using results of a nationwide survey to show that vulnerability matters in determining environmental attitudes of respondents, the authors argue that groups might have more success mobilizing on behalf of the environment through geographically based 'polycentric rights,' rather than through more traditional & ethnically bound multicultural rights. This text offers among the first methodological bridges between scholarship considering social movements, & predominantly ethnic groups, as primary agents of environmental change in Latin America & those emphasizing the agency of individuals.
Target Audience:	Specialized.
Other form:	Print version : 9780190908959

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Summary:	In 2009, Ecuador became the first nation ever to enshrine rights for nature in its constitution. Nature was accorded inalienable rights, and every citizen was granted standing to defend those rights. At the same time, the government advanced a policy of "extractive populism," buying public support for mineral mining by promising that funds from the mining would be used to increase public services.<br> <br> This book, based on a nationwide survey and interviews about environmental attitudes among citizens as well as indigenous, environmental, government, academic, and civil society leaders in Ecuador, offers a theory about when and why individuals will speak for nature, particularly when economic interests are at stake. Parting from conventional social science arguments that political attitudes are determined by ethnicity or social class, the authors argue that environmental dispositions in developing countries are shaped by personal experiences of vulnerability to environmental degradation. Abstract appeals to identity politics, on the other hand, are less effective. Ultimately, this book argues that indigenous groups should be the stewards of nature, but that they must do so by appealing to the concrete, everyday vulnerabilities they face, rather than by turning to the more abstract appeals of ethnic-based movements.<br>
Item Description:	Previously issued in print: 2019.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Audience:	Specialized.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190908980