The power of peasants: Reflections on the meanings of La Vía Campesina

Desmarais, Annette Aurélie

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2007.12.002

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“…We take as our starting point the increasing global recognition of the deeply political nature of food production and consumption (see, for example, Madden and Finch 2006;Desmarais 2008;Mair et al 2008;Yan et al 2011) and the ways in which many individuals and communities seek to challenge the dominant ideology of "global food" (Carolan 2011). We know that, for many people, counter-hegemony is expressed primarily through conscious purchase and consumption decisions (Mair et al 2008;Sassatelli and Davolio 2010;Dunlap 2012).…”

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Beyond agriculture: the counter-hegemony of community farming

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In this paper we seek to understand the interplay between increasingly widely held concerns about the hegemony of industrialized agriculture and the emergence of counterhegemonic activities, such as membership of community supported agriculture (CSA) initiatives. Informed by Blackshaw's (2010) work on "liquid leisure," we offer a new leisurebased conceptualization of the tactics of counter-hegemony, arguing in the process that food politics offers a rich site for new, transitional identity formation. Using a case study of a wellestablished community farm in southeast England, we demonstrate how the community members devote themselves to transient and inconsequential activities as a means of attempting to realize a larger self-related identity project. We also demonstrate how the seemingly close inter-personal bonds typical of CSA may not reflect the permanence accorded to them, with members able willingly to leave these communities once they can no longer progress their identity project. We conclude by arguing that our findings are emblematic of society in transition, with people moving well beyond the work/leisure activity into a world in which they embody the idea and the practice of being an active co-producerin our case, of food. While recognizing that this does not necessarily mean that there is simple causality between practice and identity formation, we do argue that there is evidence of an increasing relationship between activity, time, and the performance of a new form of civil labor practice.

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“…(HOEFLE, 2006;MEDEIROS, 2007). Yet a more nuanced, non-Marxist view of the matter is described by DESMARAIS (2008). The author explores the expansion of social movements and their commitment to represent land-related interests of non-urban communities in the policy-making process.…”

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Regional Planning in the Land Reform Literature: A Gap to be Bridged

Souza¹,

Silva

2011

Regional Studies

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Souza S. S. and Silva E. A. Regional planning in the land-reform literature: a gap to be bridged, Regional Studies. This paper reviews recent research efforts in the area of land reform in the developing world, and evaluates comparatively different planning approaches per country. The historical antecedents, socio-economic circumstances, legal framework, and different degrees of governmental intervention influencing access to land in the countryside are covered. A snapshot of the empirical findings in a group of developing countries highlights the need to adopt systematically regional planning strategies that are able to maximize the positive socio-economic impacts of the schemes. It is also concluded that a combination of market and non-market approaches to land reform could be beneficial for developmental purposes. [image omitted] Souza S. S. et Silva E. A. La planification regionale dans la documentation sur la reforme agraire: une breche a colmater, Regional Studies. Cet article fait la critique de la recherche recente dans le domaine de la reforme agraire aux pays en voie de developpement, et evalue leurs facons d'aborder la planification, qui sont relativement differentes suivant le pays. On considere les antecedents historiques, les circonstances socio-economiques, le cadre juridique, et le degre d'intervention du gouvernement qui influent sur l'acces aux terres a la campagne. Un apercu des resultats empiriques provenant d'un groupe de pays en voie de developpement souligne le besoin d'adopter systematiquement des strategies de planification regionale qui pourraient utiliser a leur maximum les retombees socio-economiques positives des projets. On conclut aussi qu'une conjonction des facons marchandes et non-marchandes d'aborder la question de la reforme agraire s'avererait favorable au developpement. Reforme agraire Planification Amenagement du territoire Pays en voie de developpement Souza S. S. und Silva E. A. Regionalplanung in der Literatur der Landreform: eine Lucke zum Schliessen, Regional Studies. In diesem Beitrag untersuchen wir die aktuelle Forschungsarbeit im Bereich der Landreform in Entwicklungslandern und nehmen eine vergleichende Bewertung der Planungsansatze in den verschiedenen Landern vor. Untersucht werden die Vorgeschichte, die soziookonomischen Umstande, der gesetzliche Rahmen sowie verschiedene Stufen staatlicher Intervention, die sich auf die Verfugbarkeit von Land in landlichen Gebieten auswirken. Mit Hilfe einer Momentaufnahme der empirischen Ergebnisse in einer Gruppe von Entwicklungslandern verdeutlichen wir die Notwendigkeit einer systematischen Anpassung von regionalen Planungsstrategien, mit denen sich die positiven soziookonomischen Auswirkungen der Massnahmen maximieren lassen. Ebenso ziehen wir den Schluss, dass sich eine Kombination aus marktorientierten und anderen Ansatzen bei der Landreform fur Entwicklungszwecke als nutzlich erweisen konnte. Landreform Planung Regionalentwicklung Entwicklungslander Souza S. S. y Silva E. A. Planificacion regional en la literatura sobre...

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“…The economic perspective puts productive activities first and privileges the forms to increase that production and hence the growth of the household incomes. Instead, other opinions regarding rural problems suggest the inclusion of social aspects and specifically the topic about the rights of the peasantry (DESMARAIS, 2008). Adding to the debate, the framework "heritage and patrimony of the peasantry" proposes that rural development should take two key points into consideration: the process to improve the quality of life for all rural inhabitants and the assurance that their rights are respected.…”

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Heritage and Patrimony of the Peasantry Framework and Rural Development Indicators in Rural Communities in Mexico

Ariza

Bokelmann

Miranda

2017

Rev. Econ. Sociol. Rural

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Abstract:The analytical framework "heritage and patrimony of the peasantry" and its recommended implementation theoretically provide an enhancement over previous methodologies to examine rural development. The current paper measures rural development indicators in six Mexican rural territories, and analyses their interaction in the heritages and patrimonies of the peasantry. The principal indicators that affect the patrimonies in these regions were recognised as Pluriactivity, Social Acknowledgment, Biodiversity and Recycling. Based on these outcomes, the indicators that belong to the Human Patrimony define it as the lowest of all the heritages of the Mexican peasantry. The analysis of the results remarks on the fact that the emphasis of public policies on productive concerns has left out complicated social problems such as the loss of identity, diversity and culture. These matters are becoming the strongest threat affecting the Mexican peasantry to improve their quality of life while respecting their human rights. Key-words:Rural development, wicked problems, quality of rural life. Resumen: El marco analitico 'Patrimonios del

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The power of peasants: Reflections on the meanings of La Vía Campesina

Cited by 97 publications

References 8 publications

Beyond agriculture: the counter-hegemony of community farming

Beyond agriculture: the counter-hegemony of community farming

Regional Planning in the Land Reform Literature: A Gap to be Bridged

Heritage and Patrimony of the Peasantry Framework and Rural Development Indicators in Rural Communities in Mexico

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