This book presents an analysis of forest politics that employs a broader scope to include non-institutionalized actors. It offers a comparative perspective on various environmental social movements fighting to protect forests around the globe, including indigenous communities in the Amazon and eco-anarchists in Europe. By examining the political goals, motives, and tactics of these sometimes-radical environmentalists, it helps readers understand the commonalities and differences among these “grass-roots forest politicians.” In addition, the book highlights the importance of forest-related struggles for a just transition to a carbon-neutral future. Accordingly, it will appeal to scholars of political science, public policy, and political sociology, as well as anyone interested in social movements and forest conservation.
Author(s): Ricardo Kaufer
Series: Contributions to Political Science
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 185
City: Cham
Contents
Acronyms and Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Alliances, Social Movements, Networks and Organizations in Defence of the Forests
Chapter 1: Introduction
References
Chapter 2: Forest Politics from Below and the Struggles Against Destruction Through Extraction
2.1 Destruction Through Extraction
2.2 Forest Protection Protests as Forest Politics from Below
2.2.1 Power as Justification of Actions by Less Powerful Actors
References
Chapter 3: Social Movements in and for the Forests
3.1 Green Anarchism
3.1.1 Tactics and Conceptions of Social Change: Self-Governance Within the Forest
3.2 Indigenous Communities
3.3 Civil Society
References
Chapter 4: Eco-Solidarism
References
Chapter 5: Methods for the Analysis of Social Movements in and for the Forests
5.1 Case Selection
5.2 Content Analysis of Manifestos, Policy Briefs, and Press Releases
5.3 Video and Picture Analysis
5.4 Expert Interviews and Group Discussions
5.5 Drawing on ``Anarchist Geographies´´ and Maps of Resistance
References
Chapter 6: Forest Politics from Below in Europe
6.1 Austria
6.2 France
6.3 Germany
6.4 Poland
6.5 Romania
6.6 Switzerland
References
Chapter 7: Forest Politics from below in the Americas
7.1 North America
7.1.1 Canada
7.1.2 USA
7.1.3 Mexico
7.2 South America
7.2.1 Brazil
7.2.2 Ecuador
7.2.3 Peru
References
Chapter 8: Forest Politics from below in Australasia
8.1 Australia
8.2 Indonesia
References
Chapter 9: Conclusion
References
Appendix
Newspaper Articles
Press and Media Releases, Blogs, Interactive Maps and Policy Papers by NGOs, Social Movements and Indigenous Communities
Videos
Interviews and Group Discussions
