In value’s shadows: Devaluation as accumulation frontier

Abstract

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New energy spaces: Towards a geographical political economy of energy transition

“…However, existing applications of geographical political economy to themes associated with energy transition illustrate its considerable potential as an approach (e.g. Cumbers, 2013;Dawley, 2014;McCarthy, 2015;Knuth et al, 2019). Indeed, the attentiveness of geographical political economy to the constitutive, multi-scalar character of space, and to the legacies of history in shaping regional development pathways, we argue, is particularly well-suited for analysing the character of transition and its geographical implications.…”

Transboundary environmental governance: Emerging themes and lessons from Southeast Asia

“…In their most positive iteration, hybrid partnerships fill gaps in formal governance regimes by reforming land use practices, addressing regulatory gaps and promoting fairer systems of resource access and distribution (Lambin et al, 2014). More negatively, however, power asymmetries can, and often do, undermine the collaborative potential of hybrid governance in transboundary resource regimes, such as when state or corporate actors conceal the opportunities for capital accumulation in converting devalued or degraded resources to the disadvantage of local community partners (Knuth et al, 2019; Miller, 2022).…”

Market‐based commons: Social agroforestry, fire mitigation strategies, and green supply chains in Indonesia’s peatlands

“…Gendered work on the commons has debunked the myth of co‐equal membership in community‐based forms of resource organisation, which may be more or less equitable than in purely privatised systems (Giordano, 2003). Somewhat differently, market interventions in community‐based sustainable livelihood programmes might conceal agendas to convert devalued or degraded resources into opportunities for capital accumulation that perpetuate or introduce redistributive exclusions (Knuth et al, 2019). Market incentives (rewards conditional on environmental performance) and deterrents (fines and other sanctions) can also be used to further disenfranchise already marginal groups from environmental collectives.…”