Brokering justice: Global indigenous rights and struggles over hydropower in Nepal

Sikor, Thomas, Satyal, Poshendra, Dhungana, Hari and Maskey, Gyanu (2019) Brokering justice: Global indigenous rights and struggles over hydropower in Nepal. Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 40 (3). pp. 311-329. ISSN 0225-5189

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Abstract

This article explores the dynamics of brokerage at the intersection between the justice conceptions enshrined in global norms and the notions of justice asserted in specific socio-environmental struggles. Using the case of a small hydropower project in Nepal, we trace the attempts of an indigenous activist to enrol villagers in his campaign against the background of villagers’ everyday negotiations with the hydropower company. The study shows how global norms, such as indigenous peoples’ rights, may fail to gain traction on the ground or even become sources of injustice in particular contexts.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: global norms,justice conceptions,brokerage,indigenous rights,hydropower
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of International Development
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Climate Change
Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Global Environmental Justice
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 01 Oct 2018 15:30
Last Modified: 28 Apr 2023 00:03
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/68398
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2018.1540344

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