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OverviewHow do societies negotiate the apparently competing agendas of environmental protection and social justice? Why do some countries perform much better than others on this front?Democracy in the Woods addresses these question by examining land rights conflicts--and the fate of forest-dependent peasants--in the context of the different forest property regimes in India, Tanzania, and Mexico. These three countries are prominent in the scholarship and policy debates about national forest policies and land conflicts associated with international support for nature conservation. This unique comparative study of national forestland regimes challenges the received wisdom that redistributive policies necessarily undermine the goals of environmental protection. It shows instead that the form that national environmental protection efforts take--either inclusive (as in Mexico) or exclusive (as in Tanzania and, for the most part, in India)--depends on whether dominant political parties are compelled to create structures of political intermediation that channel peasant demands for forest and land rights into the policy process. This book offers three different tests of this theory of political origins of forestland regimes. First, it explains why it took the Indian political elites nearly sixty years to introduce meaningful reforms of the colonial-era forestland regimes. Second, it successfully explains the rather counterintuitive local outcomes of the programs for formalization of land rights in India, Tanzania, and Mexico. Third, it provides a coherent explanation of why each of these three countries proposes a significantly different distribution of the benefits of forest-based climate change mitigation programs being developed under the auspices of the United Nations.In its political analysis of the control over and the use of nature, this book opens up new avenues for reflecting on how legacies of the past and international interventions interject into domestic political processes to produce specific configurations of environmental protection and social justice. Democracy in the Woods offers a theoretically rigorous argument about why and in what specific ways politics determine the prospects of a socially just and environmentally secure world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Prakash Kashwan (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.90cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 15.70cm Weight: 0.590kg ISBN: 9780190637385ISBN 10: 0190637382 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 09 March 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents"List of Figures List of Tables Preface and Acknowledgments 1. The Politics and Political Economy of Forestland Regimes SECTION I: The Origins and Divergences of National Forestland Regimes 2. Colonialism and the Transformation of Hinterlands 3. Politics of ""Development"" and National Forestland Regimes 4. Political Mediation of Land Conflicts in the Hinterlands SECTION II: Politics of Institutional Change 5. Politics of Institutional Change in India's Forestland Regimes 6. Politics of Institutional Change in Tanzania and Mexico SECTION III: Policy Differences and Key Lessons 7. Public Accountability in Policy- making: Forest- Based Climate Change Mitigation in India, Tanzania, and Mexico 8. Conclusion: Toward Social Justice and Enduring Nature Conservation Appendix I: Number of People Affected by Forestland Conflicts Appendix II: A Sample of Specific Events Related to Forestland Conflicts Appendix III: Major Socioeconomic and Political Indicators in Case Study Countries Appendix IV: Inequality- Adjusted Human Development Index for Selected Regions Appendix V: Statistical Analysis of Forestland Claims in Gujarat, India References Index"ReviewsKashwan's brilliant book offers a multi-scale political analysis of the production of policy for the control and use of nature. He develops a neat and feasible way of analyzing how national forestry regimes come to be and how they act for and on different classes of people. By showing how international campaigns for forest and wildlife conservation entangle with unequal access to policymaking processes, his forward-looking analysis opens up new scales of reflection on nature and justice in the era of global environmental change. This book will be of great interest to students of environmental politics, environmental sociology, environmental anthropology, political ecology, and environmental studies. Jesse Ribot, Professor of Geography, University of Illinois Kashwan ably applies institutional political economy to explain the political dynamics that shape 'forestland regimes' - a fresh concept that bridges land tenure and control over forest resources. Democracy in the Woods combines multi-level analysis with nuanced cross-national comparison to reveal how historical legacies, the state, local politics and social actors interact to shape conflicts over social equity and environmental conservation. -Jonathan Fox, author of Accountability Politics: Power and Voice in Rural Mexico and Professor in the School of International Service, American University Prakash Kashwan has made a hugely significant contribution to our understanding of the social justice dimensions of environmental policy. By focusing on India, Tanzania and Mexico he brings in the third dimension of economic growth as well giving this book a distinctive niche. Drawing from his extensive field research he enriches the discourse on ecological issues and makes us aware of how such issues are profoundly impacted by political decisions taken in the name of equity and growth. It will appeal to scholars, administrators and the general reader alike.Having been involved with environmental policy-making and implementation in India over the past eight years, I related to his analysis and found myself comparing my own experiences with his findings. Jairam Ramesh, former Minister of Environment and Forests, Rural Development 2009-2014 Government of India Prakash Kashwan has made a hugely significant contribution to our understanding of the social justice dimensions of environmental policy. By focusing on India, Tanzania and Mexico he brings in the third dimension of economic growth as well giving this book a distinctive niche. Drawing from his extensive field research he enriches the discourse on ecological issues and makes us aware of how such issues are profoundly impacted by political decisions taken in the name of equity and growth. It will appeal to scholars, administrators and the general reader alike.Having been involved with environmental policy-making and implementation in India over the past eight years, I related to his analysis and found myself comparing my own experiences with his findings. * Jairam Ramesh, former Minister of Environment and Forests, Rural Development 2009-2014 Government of India * Kashwan ably applies institutional political economy to explain the political dynamics that shape 'forestland regimes' - a fresh concept that bridges land tenure and control over forest resources. Democracy in the Woods combines multi-level analysis with nuanced cross-national comparison to reveal how historical legacies, the state, local politics and social actors interact to shape conflicts over social equity and environmental conservation. -Jonathan Fox, author of Accountability Politics: Power and Voice in Rural Mexico and Professor in the School of International Service, American University Kashwan's brilliant book offers a multi-scale political analysis of the production of policy for the control and use of nature. He develops a neat and feasible way of analyzing how national forestry regimes come to be and how they act for and on different classes of people. By showing how international campaigns for forest and wildlife conservation entangle with unequal access to policymaking processes, his forward-looking analysis opens up new scales of reflection on nature and justice in the era of global environmental change. This book will be of great interest to students of environmental politics, environmental sociology, environmental anthropology, political ecology, and environmental studies. * Jesse Ribot, Professor of Geography, University of Illinois * Kashwan's brilliant book offers a multi-scale political analysis of the production of policy for the control and use of nature. He develops a neat way of analyzing how national forestry regimes come to be and how they act for and on different classes of people. - Jesse Ribot, Professor of Geography, University of Illinois Combines multi-level analysis with nuanced cross-national comparison to reveal how historical legacies, the state, local politics and social actors interact to shape conflicts over social equity and environmental conservation. - Jonathan Fox, Professor, School of International Service, American University In Democracy in the Woods, Prakash Kashwan takes an ambitious step in the comparative analysis of land rights and environmental politics in a study that spans three continents. Kashwan explains how, in contexts of great social inequality, political institutions and processes mediate links between forest conservation, local land rights, and social justice outcomes. He challenges both scholars and activists to broaden their understanding of sources of challenge and opportunity in conservation and land-rights politics. - Catherine Boone, Professor of Comparative Politics, London School of Economics A hugely significant contribution to our understanding of the social justice dimensions of environmental policy. Kashwan brings in the third dimension of economic growth as well as giving this book a distinctive niche. - Jairam Ramesh, MP, former Minister of Environment and Forests, Rural Development, 2009-2014 Government of India Author InformationPrakash Kashwan is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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