Decommonisation–commonisation dynamics and social movements

What is it about?

How social movements contributes to both prevent the loss and foster the strengthening of communal governance of commons (forests, water, fisheries, etc.), often also discussed as "community-based natural resource management". The paper is based on a systematic review of the published scientific literature (meta-analysis) on this topic.

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Why is it important?

Identifies some of the main dynamics leading to loss of communal governance of commons, i.e. decommonization, for instance infrastructural and resource extraction projects, and government privatization policies. Points to the central role of civil society mobilizations in support of community-based management of commons, including strengthening local social capital and achieving legal recognition of community rights.