Participatory processes in the soy conflicts in Paraguay and Argentina

García-López, Gustavo; Arizpe, Nancy

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.06.013

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“…The case of the RSPO in Colombia shows that this occurs when the goals of the NSMD system reflect a choice for accommodating values mainly of interest to the industry due to its market-driven nature. Similar findings from the Roundtable on Responsible Soy standard-setting process confirm this conclusion (Elgert, 2012;García-López and Arizpe, 2010).…”

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“…This requires the existence of a market for sustainable products (Ponte, 2012), so that the continuous growth of the industry remains uncontested. This is questioned by some 'relevant audiences' who hold social and environmental values, as shown by empirical evidence (Elgert, 2012;García-López and Arizpe, 2010).…”

Section: Legitimacy Plurality Of Values and 'Procedural Power' In Nsmentioning

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“…In this way the 'procedural power' in the hands of Fedepalma worked against effective participation of local actors, while Fedepalma responded to the interests of the business actors to conduct the process as quickly and efficiently as possible to ensure market access through certification. iii) The NI process was led by the organization representing the interests of their adversaries -Fedepalma -which may have created a feeling of distrust in the NI process on the part of local actors resisting (Elgert, 2012;García-López and Arizpe, 2010). Second, the perception of some representatives of the social and environmental sectors who attended NI workshops was that the process was not really inclusive and the methodology was not appropriate to enable true participation, in the sense that participants were able to influence outcomes.…”

Section: Whose Values Whose Power In the Colombian National Interprementioning

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Access, power and justice in commodity frontiers : the political ecology of access to land and palm oil expansion in Colombia

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“…This policy approach triggered a new round of localized social conflict between authorities, firms, and civil society groups, in particular, in poorer provinces aspiring to capture benefits from mining or agricultural investment. These conflicts were noted to share a pattern where grassroots and civil society organizations oppose corporate projects; provincial governments accuse these groups of irresponsibility and hampering investment; the national government remains indifferent or silent; and companies roll out CSR and community development activities to garner public support and comply with organizational policies (Espach ; García‐López & Arizpe , p. 202). Not surprisingly, in the last five years, GRI sustainability reports in Argentina surged, with agribusiness, mining, and energy companies accounting for an important proportion of the total number of reports submitted in the country (GRI ).…”

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The politics of resonance: Transnational sustainability governance in Argentina

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Why do private governance initiatives trigger greater participation in one country than another? This article examines the domestic dimension of transnational regulation through a case study of private sustainability governance in Argentina. Drawing from theories of contentious politics, the argument poses that the resonance of transnational private governance is shaped by the semantic compatibility of “incoming” sustainability programs against national political culture. Analyzing the limited participation of Argentine actors in contemporary sustainability initiatives, the article claims that the validity and relevance of sustainability programs is affected by three dimensions of national political culture accentuated over the last decade: a politicized model of state‐society relations, the low visibility of environmental matters, and a widespread anti‐corporate culture. By examining the ideational fundamentals of the “politics of resonance” in Argentina, the article makes a relevant and original contribution to transnational regulation literature, highlighting the need for theoretical accounts and empirical analyses that address domestic and cultural variables as fundamental pieces in transnational norm diffusion and effectiveness.

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“…This is the case for the inhabitants of La Primavera (Formosa, Argentina), who have been displaced by the expansion of soy production ever since 2008. Indigenous communities have been dispossessed of their lands, and the Qom people are struggling to recover 5,000 Ha (Asociación Civil Nodo Tau, 2010;García-López and Arizpe, 2010).…”

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Environmental Governance in Latin America

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Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world.Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Contents List of Figures and Tables viiPreface viii List of Contributors xi PrefaceThis book is the result of the collaborative research project Environmental Governance in Latin America (ENGOV) funded by the European Union (EU). For four years, a team of experts from ten Latin American and European academic institutions investigated how environmental governance is currently being shaped in Latin America. In this joint effort, we were driven by our concerns about widespread ecological degradation, poverty and injustice, as well as by our curiosity about the ways in which the emergence of new political regimes and elites, and innovative steps by communities and social organizations, affects governance practices and nature-society relations. To understand the possibilities and obstacles for sustainable and equitable natural resource use, a range of case-studies were carried out in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Mexico. Although some of the research topics and cases are not included in this volume, their findings have contributed to the discussions and theoretical reflections in the overall analysis. The ENGOV project has been simultaneously challenging and inspiring. The theme of environmental governance is a huge academic enterprise because it addresses complex social relations, practices and views influencing how societies perceive nature and use natural resources. Combining methods and theories from different fields of the social sciences is a prerequisite which in practice is fairly demanding. Furthermore, by encompassing political, economic, cultural and environmental changes, formal as well as informal arrangements, and cross-scale connections, the study of environmental governance can easily become a 'mission impossible'. Arguably this is even more the case for contemporary Latin America, with its variety of local and national conditions facing rapid-paced changes. Finally, collaborating in an international research consortium of ten institutional partners and more than 25 researchers from different disciplines, schools of thought and generations has also proved to be both daring and rewarding. The fact that we spoke in different academic languages and idiom accents was not only a hurdle to tackle during our group discussions, but also forced us to learn from each other's approaches and convictions, and the foundations on which these are based. As a typical governance process, next viii Preface ix to misunderstandings, dissonances and unbridgeable differences, the exchange of different insights and perspectives proved to bring ab...

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Participatory processes in the soy conflicts in Paraguay and Argentina

Cited by 65 publications

References 33 publications

Access, power and justice in commodity frontiers : the political ecology of access to land and palm oil expansion in Colombia

Access, power and justice in commodity frontiers : the political ecology of access to land and palm oil expansion in Colombia

The politics of resonance: Transnational sustainability governance in Argentina

Environmental Governance in Latin America

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