Contested powers : the politics of energy and development in Latin America / edited by John-Andrew McNeish, Axel Borchgrevink and Owen Logan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McNeish, John-Andrew.

Borchgrevink, Axel.

Logan, Owen, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power resources--Political aspects--Latin America.

Power resources.

Power resources--Economic aspects--Latin America.

Economic development--Political aspects--Latin America.

Economic development.

Energy industries--Environmental aspects--Latin America.

Energy industries.

Energy policy--Latin America.

Energy policy.

Energy industries--Environmental aspects.

Economic development--Political aspects.

Power resources--Economic aspects.

Power resources--Political aspects.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

324 pages : map ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Zed Books, 2015.

Summary:

In the global North the commoditization of creativity and knowledge under the banner of a creative economy is being posed as the post-industrial answer to dependency on labour and natural resources. Not only does it promise a more stable and sustainable future, but an economy focused on intellectual property is more environmentally friendly, so it is suggested. Contested Powers argues that the fixes being offered by this model are bluffs; development as witnessed in Latin American energy politics and governance remains hindered by a global division of labour and nature that puts the capacity for technological advancement in private hands. The authors call for a multi-layered understanding of sovereignty, arguing that it holds the key to undermining rigid accounts of the relationship between carbon and democracy, energy and development, and energy and political expression. Furthermore, a critical focus on energy politics & crucial to wider debates on development and sustainability. Contested Powers is essential reading for those wondering how energy resources are converted into political power and why we still value the energy we take from our surroundings more than the means of its extraction. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: recovering power from energy - reconsidering the linkages between energy and development / John-Andrew McNeish McNeish, John-Andrew, Axel Borchgrevink Borchgrevink, Axel 1

2 Oil extraction and territorial disputes in the Maya Biosphere Reserve / Virgilio Reyes Reyes, Virgilio 40

3 Gracias a díos y al gobierno: electric power struggles in Nicaraguan politics / Axel Borchgrevink Borchgrevink, Axel 66

4 Wind at the margins of the state: autonomy and renewable energy development in southern Mexico / Cymene Howe Howe, Cymene, Dominic Boyer Boyer, Dominic, Edith Barrera Barrera, Edith 92

5 Oil and environmental injustice in Venezuela: an ethnographic study of Punta Cardón / María Victoria Canino Canino, María Victoria, Iselin Åsedotter Strønen Strønen, Iselin Åsedotter 116

6 'Everything moves with fuel': energy politics and the smuggling of energy resources / Cecilie Vindal Ødegaard Ødegaard, Cecilie Vindal 141

7 The continuous negotiation of the authority of oil- and gas-dependent states: the case of Bolivia / Fernanda Wanderley Wanderley, Fernanda 167

8 Passive revolution? Social and political struggles surrounding Brazil's new-found oil reservoirs / Einar Braathen Braathen, Einar 195

9 Doing well in the eyes of capital: cultural transformation from Venezuela to Scotland / Owen Logan Logan, Owen 216

10 Latin America transformed? / John-Andrew McNeish McNeish, John-Andrew 254

11 From the King's Peace to transition society / Owen Logan Logan, Owen, John-Andrew McNeish McNeish, John-Andrew 291.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783600922

1783600926

OCLC:

892455154