Neoliberal Capitalism and Ethno-Territoriality in Highland Northeast India: Resource-Extraction, Capitalist Desires and Ethnic Closure

Wouters, Jelle J.P.

doi:10.1080/14650045.2020.1812581

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“…For instance, Kikon (2019) shows how Adivasi, Ahom, and Naga communities are impacted by extractive industries in the Indian states of Assam and Nagaland bordering China and Southeast Asia since 19th century. Wouters (2023) offers insights of contestations around resources in Northeastern India among tribal elders, ethnic communities and neoliberal actors. O’Morchoe (2023) analyzes resources as state-territory-border making agents in Myanmar.…”

Section: Rancière Political Communication and Sociotechnical Imaginariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energizing dissensus: Socio-technical (counter) imaginaries along the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor

Mehmood,

Cousins

2024

Environ Plan D

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The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor is a featured project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative that is creating new resource frontiers in Tharparkar, Pakistan. Centered around coal mining and energy production, these new sites of resource extraction and their infrastructures have sparked dissensus throughout the Desert district of Sindh, Pakistan. Our analysis draws on research on socio-technical imaginaries and Rancière’s thoughts on political change and aesthetics. In doing so, we examine how political dissensus is represented though graffiti and works in contrast to the socio-technical imaginaries represented by the state in public signage. The differences, we suggest, represent socio-technical counter imaginaries that form a politics that disrupts the established socio-political order embedded within the political goals of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor. These counter imaginaries have important implications for the creation of just and equitable opportunities for people impacted by the emerging coal extraction and power generation complex. Our ethnographic approach provides a street-level analysis of the politicization of imagined socio-technical futures in the Tharparkar desert and emerging energy resource frontiers.

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Section: Rancière Political Communication and Sociotechnical Imaginariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energizing dissensus: Socio-technical (counter) imaginaries along the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor

Mehmood,

Cousins

2024

Environ Plan D

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“…However, the aspirations and interests of local communities have frequently been subordinated to the extraction of natural resources for economic gain driven by colonialism and capitalist expansion (Kohn and Reddy, 2006). Indigenous tribes have sought to assert their sovereignty over their lands and resources to halt resource extraction methods that threaten their communities and ecosystems (Wouters, 2020).…”

Section: Indigenous Sovereignty: Nature and Scopementioning

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(Re)affirming sovereignty, self-determination, and democratic rights: An analysis of evolving jurisprudence concerning indigenous peoples under international law

Raj,

Alam

2023

Multidiscip. Rev.

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This research article delves into the formidable obstacles and struggles that indigenous people encounter as they strive for their rights within the framework of international law. Its broad objective is to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the rights indigenous communities demand in contrast to the rights available to them at the international level. The paper focuses on three fundamental rights actively sought by indigenous peoples: indigenous sovereignty, right to self-determination, and democratic rights. To commence, the paper undertakes a thorough examination of the concept of sovereignty and its pertinence to indigenous communities. It analyzes the nature and extent of indigenous sovereignty, considering how the ongoing debate on sovereignty influences the calls for indigenous self-governance. Additionally, it critically evaluates the associated rights that are intrinsically linked to indigenous sovereignty. Following this, the paper explores the notion of self-determination and investigates the interpretations and aspirations of indigenous peoples with regard to this right. It also scrutinizes the right to self-determination within the specific context of indigenous communities. Subsequently, the paper delves into the democratic rights of indigenous peoples as prescribed under international law. It emphasizes the challenges and prospects involved in ensuring democratic participation and representation for indigenous communities. By comprehensively exploring these crucial facets, the authors aim to provide valuable insights into the challenges faced by indigenous peoples in asserting their sovereignty, self-determination, and democratic rights. Moreover, the research also endeavours to contribute to the existing discourse on indigenous rights, shedding light on the evolving nature of international law and its feasibility to address the concerns and aspirations of indigenous communities.

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“…This article contributes to the scope of Himalayan studies which, in some respects, bring to light indigenous knowledge at the periphery of nation states but at the centre of transboundary commons (eg Miller 2020, Wouters 2020, Rippa 2019, Besky 2014, Winkler 2009. Therefore, instead of mapping the flow of fresh-cut flowers within the political economy of China or the global networks of flower consumption, I shed light on the 'indigeneity' of Yunnan flower cultivation.…”

Section: Yunnan Flowersmentioning

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Yunnan flowers: storying cross-species love beyond metaphors

Sun¹

2022

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Neoliberal Capitalism and Ethno-Territoriality in Highland Northeast India: Resource-Extraction, Capitalist Desires and Ethnic Closure

Cited by 26 publications

References 50 publications

Energizing dissensus: Socio-technical (counter) imaginaries along the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor

Energizing dissensus: Socio-technical (counter) imaginaries along the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor

(Re)affirming sovereignty, self-determination, and democratic rights: An analysis of evolving jurisprudence concerning indigenous peoples under international law

Yunnan flowers: storying cross-species love beyond metaphors

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