Environmental Struggles in the Global South

Abstract

This panel casts light on the role of the Global South in contexts of ecological struggles and climate change. The contributions study dynamics that occur within single countries or local communities, as well as relationships and power dynamics between countries from the Global South and North. More specific questions addressed include, under what conditions and how local communities mobilize around ecological issues; which actors are in what ways involved in dealing with environmental changes and resource conflicts; and what tensions seem to be arising from commonly used frames and vocabularies (such as growth as progress or colonial legacy). A crucial aspect discussed as well is the role of power asymmetries, e.g. of minorities versus powerful private or public actors, and of private or public actors from the Global South versus Global North.

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