What is it about?
Hundreds of millions of people —principally in indigenous and peasant communities—are strengthening their societies to face the challenges of environmental (or climate) change by reclaiming the importance of their cultural and scientific heritages, reinforcing their social institutions and their capacity for governance to improve their quality of life and to protect their environments. The paper traces some of these experiences and then shows how these communities share information, and build alliances. Today, they are participating in movements that occupy one-quarter of the world’s land area. There is great potential for others to join them, expanding from the substantial areas where they are already operational. Global social networks are ensuring that this dynamic accelerates.
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Why is it important?
It offers an alternative vision of the significance of grassroots movements in applying traditional epistemologies for improving the quality of life for societies, historically marginalized, and implementing new practices for protecting and restoring ecosystems.
Perspectives
The article points to the value of alternative epistemologies that are proving valuable for developing strategies to face environmental crises in many parts of the world. It also stresses the importance of community and international alliances that support these local initiatives to ensure their well-being and strengthen their effectiveness.
Dr David Barkin
Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana
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This page is a summary of: The communitarian revolutionary subject: new forms of social transformation, Third World Quarterly, July 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2019.1636370.
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