Social-Environmental Conflicts, Extractivism and Human Rights in Latin America

Malayna Raftopoulos

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English

Routledge
19 December 2019

Regional studies; Social & political philosophy; Sociology; Jurisprudence & general issues; Environmental science, engineering & technology

This book focuses on the issues of global environmental injustice and human rights violations and explores the scope and limits of the potential of human rights to influence environmental justice. It offers a multidisciplinary perspective on contemporary development discussions, analysing some of the crucial challenges, contradictions and promises within current environmental and human rights practices in Latin America. The contributors examine how the extraction and exploitation of natural resources and the further commodification of nature have affected local communities in the region and how these policies have impacted on the promotion and protection of human rights as communities struggle to defend their rights and territories. The book analyses the emergence of transnational activism in the context of collective action organised around socio-environmental conflicts, the infringement of basic human rights and the emergence of alternative and sometimes conflicting development models. Furthermore, it critically discusses why governments are often willing to override their commitments to sustainability and human rights to promote their development agenda.

The chapters originally published as a special issue in The International Journal of Human Rights.

Edited by: Malayna Raftopoulos
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367893101
ISBN 10: 036789310X
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 19 December 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Malayna Raftopoulos is an assistant professor in Latin American studies at Aalborg University, Denmark. She is also the co-editor of Provincialising nature: Multidisciplinary approaches to the politics of nature in Latin America (ILAS, University of London Press).