Not so natural an alliance? Degrowth and environmental justice movements in the Global South

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• dc.contributor.author Rodríguez-Labajos, Beatriz
• dc.contributor.author Yánez, Ivonne
• dc.contributor.author Bond, Patrick
• dc.contributor.author Greyl, Lucie
• dc.contributor.author Munguti, Serah
• dc.contributor.author Ojo, Godwin Uyi
• dc.contributor.author Overbeek, Winfridus
• dc.date.accessioned 2023-05-18T06:11:40Z
• dc.date.available 2023-05-18T06:11:40Z
• dc.date.issued 2019
• dc.description.abstract Both environmental justice (EJ) and degrowth movements warn against increasing the physical size of the economy. They both oppose extractivism and debt-fuelled economies, as well as the untrammelled profit motive which fails to incorporate full environmental and social costs. They both rely upon social movements that have led scholarship in its activities and achievements, in part through challenging power structures. Therefore, some argue the existence of an obvious alliance between degrowth and EJ movements in the Global South. Yet, direct observation unveils concerns from EJ activists in the Global South about the plausibility of alliances until some significant divergences have been examined and reconciled. Activists inspire, promote and disseminate transformations that overcome several forms of domination. Their perspectives on degrowth advance informed cooperation. Our aim is thus to systematically evaluate tensions and possible analogies between the scope of action of EJ organisations operating in the Global South and the main propositions of the Degrowth movement. The argument relies on methodical scrutiny of core themes in the degrowth debate by critical thinkers in the Global South. It incorporates insights from EJ struggles in Ecuador, Italy, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uruguay, with important implications in Brazil, Mozambique, and Indonesia. The paper contributes to an exploration of the implications of the degrowth debate for the Global South, with the purpose of strengthening potential synergies, through an assertive recognition of the barriers to doing so.
• dc.description.sponsorship The authors thank support for open access publication from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, through the “María de Maeztu” program for Units of Excellence (MDM-2015-0552). The lead author acknowledges funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement N° 797444 (CLAMOR).
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• dc.identifier.citation Rodríguez-Labajos B, Yánez I, Bond P, Greyl L, Munguti S, Ojo GU, Overbeek W. Not so natural an alliance? Degrowth and environmental justice movements in the Global South. Ecol Econ. 2019;157:175-84. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.11.007
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.11.007
• dc.identifier.issn 0921-8009
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/56881
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Elsevier
• dc.relation.ispartof Ecological Economics. 2019;157:175-84.
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/797444
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/1PE/MDM-2015-0552
• dc.rights © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/).
• dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
• dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• dc.subject.keyword Degrowth
• dc.subject.keyword Environmental justice
• dc.subject.keyword Global South
• dc.subject.keyword Activism
• dc.subject.keyword Alliances
• dc.subject.keyword Socio-environmental conflicts
• dc.title Not so natural an alliance? Degrowth and environmental justice movements in the Global South
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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