Speaking of fire: reflexive governance in landscapes of social change and shifting local identities

Rodriguez, Iokine, Sletto, Bjorn, Bilbao, Bibiana, Sanchez, Isabelle and Leal, Alejandra (2018) Speaking of fire: reflexive governance in landscapes of social change and shifting local identities. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 20 (6). pp. 689-703. ISSN 1523-908X

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Abstract

The concept of reflexive governance has to a large extent emerged from an increasing recognition of the need to consider different meanings of nature in the environmental policy-making process. Yet, so far, little attention has been paid to creating conditions for reflexive governance among different actors in intercultural settings, particularly in the context of environmental conflict and strong cultural change among indigenous peoples. This paper reviews three participatory research projects carried out in the Gran Sabana in Canaima National Park, Venezuela, which facilitated dialogue among indigenous people regarding their conflicting views of fire, in part by developing community-wide critical reflections on processes of cultural change and identity formations. These experiences suggest that once marginalized environmental knowledge is publicly acknowledged within the context of endogenous cultural processes, indigenous people feel more confident to engage in dialogue with other actors, thus allowing the emergence of reflexive environmental governance.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development) University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Global Environmental Justice University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	13 Nov 2019 16:30
Last Modified:	14 Jun 2023 13:58
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/72956
DOI:	10.1080/1523908X.2013.766579

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