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Post-democratic sustainability in the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement. On the depoliticized inclusion of the waters of occupied Western Sahara

Clausen, Ina Nyrup LU (2021) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20212
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
The territory of Western Sahara (WS) has been occupied by Morocco since 1975, displacing many of the
indigenous people now living in refugee camps in Algeria. In 2019, the EU adopted a new Sustainable Fisheries
Partnership Agreement (SFPA) with Morocco which includes WS waters. This in spite of two court rulings stating
that trade agreements including WS resources are not legal without the consent of the people of WS. This thesis
shows how sustainability is used to depoliticize the inclusion of WS waters in the SFPA. Applying the political
theory of Jacques Rancière in a document analysis of official EU documents around the SFPA, the analysis reveals
how the presentation of sustainable development as necessary creates a... (More)
The territory of Western Sahara (WS) has been occupied by Morocco since 1975, displacing many of the
indigenous people now living in refugee camps in Algeria. In 2019, the EU adopted a new Sustainable Fisheries
Partnership Agreement (SFPA) with Morocco which includes WS waters. This in spite of two court rulings stating
that trade agreements including WS resources are not legal without the consent of the people of WS. This thesis
shows how sustainability is used to depoliticize the inclusion of WS waters in the SFPA. Applying the political
theory of Jacques Rancière in a document analysis of official EU documents around the SFPA, the analysis reveals
how the presentation of sustainable development as necessary creates a post-democratic policy space in which
dissenting voices are rendered illegible. Finally, the thesis reflects on how sustainability science can avoid
contributing to post-democratic tendencies by actively looking for the political in environmental governance. (Less)
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author
Clausen, Ina Nyrup LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20212
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Sustainable development, post-democracy, post-politics, Western Sahara, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement, European Union
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2021:042
language
English
id
9066956
date added to LUP
2021-10-19 14:38:44
date last changed
2021-10-19 14:38:44
@misc{9066956,
  abstract     = {{The territory of Western Sahara (WS) has been occupied by Morocco since 1975, displacing many of the 
indigenous people now living in refugee camps in Algeria. In 2019, the EU adopted a new Sustainable Fisheries 
Partnership Agreement (SFPA) with Morocco which includes WS waters. This in spite of two court rulings stating 
that trade agreements including WS resources are not legal without the consent of the people of WS. This thesis 
shows how sustainability is used to depoliticize the inclusion of WS waters in the SFPA. Applying the political 
theory of Jacques Rancière in a document analysis of official EU documents around the SFPA, the analysis reveals 
how the presentation of sustainable development as necessary creates a post-democratic policy space in which 
dissenting voices are rendered illegible. Finally, the thesis reflects on how sustainability science can avoid 
contributing to post-democratic tendencies by actively looking for the political in environmental governance.}},
  author       = {{Clausen, Ina Nyrup}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{Post-democratic sustainability in the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement. On the depoliticized inclusion of the waters of occupied Western Sahara}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}