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Resisting and Repoliticizing REDD+ A single case study of how Indigenous Peoples attempt to repoliticize REDD+ in the Brazilian state of Acre

Hugosson, Clara LU (2019) STVK12 20191
Department of Political Science
Abstract
In light of alarming reports on devastating effects of deforestation, the UNFCCC initiated in 2005 REDD+; a climate scheme designed to halt deforestation and mitigate emissions from forest degradation. Despite being met with enthusiastic approval at top level, the scheme has been met with resistance by local forest community groups. Displaying the core characteristics of a depoliticized policy issue, REDD+ is through its technocratic framing a suitable subject of receiving backlash in form of grass-root resistance, according to an emerging critical debate within climate change literature. With the aim of reinstating politics onto the detached political status of climate policy issues there has been an increased interest in examining how... (More)
In light of alarming reports on devastating effects of deforestation, the UNFCCC initiated in 2005 REDD+; a climate scheme designed to halt deforestation and mitigate emissions from forest degradation. Despite being met with enthusiastic approval at top level, the scheme has been met with resistance by local forest community groups. Displaying the core characteristics of a depoliticized policy issue, REDD+ is through its technocratic framing a suitable subject of receiving backlash in form of grass-root resistance, according to an emerging critical debate within climate change literature. With the aim of reinstating politics onto the detached political status of climate policy issues there has been an increased interest in examining how resistors frame their concerns in trying to repoliticize the issues in question. By analyzing the case of Acre, Brazil, this thesis looks into closer detail what the resistors of a particular local community, the indigenous community, anchor their concerns in when opposing REDD+. Moreover, by departing from a theoretical stance of REDD+ being a depoliticized issue, this thesis makes use of the analytical framework of repoliticization in order to conceptualize in which direction the resistance is going. Findings suggests that not only can environmental concerns be of key political pressure point when trying to engage a wider arena and shifting policies back into public contestation, but also social concerns. Assessed against the theory of repoliticization, findings also suggest that the indigenous groups of Acre are well on their way in bringing the issue up for public deliberation, albeit not achieving full recognition at government level as of yet. (Less)
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author
Hugosson, Clara LU
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organization
course
STVK12 20191
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
REDD+, Indigenous Peoples, Repoliticization, Depoliticization, Acre
language
English
id
8991714
date added to LUP
2019-09-06 09:11:26
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2019-09-06 09:11:32
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  abstract     = {{In light of alarming reports on devastating effects of deforestation, the UNFCCC initiated in 2005 REDD+; a climate scheme designed to halt deforestation and mitigate emissions from forest degradation. Despite being met with enthusiastic approval at top level, the scheme has been met with resistance by local forest community groups. Displaying the core characteristics of a depoliticized policy issue, REDD+ is through its technocratic framing a suitable subject of receiving backlash in form of grass-root resistance, according to an emerging critical debate within climate change literature. With the aim of reinstating politics onto the detached political status of climate policy issues there has been an increased interest in examining how resistors frame their concerns in trying to repoliticize the issues in question. By analyzing the case of Acre, Brazil, this thesis looks into closer detail what the resistors of a particular local community, the indigenous community, anchor their concerns in when opposing REDD+. Moreover, by departing from a theoretical stance of REDD+ being a depoliticized issue, this thesis makes use of the analytical framework of repoliticization in order to conceptualize in which direction the resistance is going. Findings suggests that not only can environmental concerns be of key political pressure point when trying to engage a wider arena and shifting policies back into public contestation, but also social concerns. Assessed against the theory of repoliticization, findings also suggest that the indigenous groups of Acre are well on their way in bringing the issue up for public deliberation, albeit not achieving full recognition at government level as of yet.}},
  author       = {{Hugosson, Clara}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Resisting and Repoliticizing REDD+ A single case study of how Indigenous Peoples attempt to repoliticize REDD+ in the Brazilian state of Acre}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}