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The Buen Vivir as a Real Utopia? Analysing the transformative potential of the Ecuadorian socio-political project for the Good Living

Gerer, Alexandra LU (2022) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20221
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
Motivated by the need for transformative change and more holistic conceptions of wellbeing, this thesis aims to explore the transformative potential of the Buen Vivir. As a synthesis of indigenous and modern principles, it was integrated in the Ecuadorian constitution. In order to evaluate the socio-political project of the Buen Vivir in the realm of a Real Utopia, I will investigate the transformation process and its challenges and limitations. Findings show that the constitutional reform comprises many remarkable ideas. Yet it is a compromise of different visions of the Buen Vivir, that is prone to diversification and conflicting interpretation. The translation into practice was dampened by delocalisation and alienation of the Buen... (More)
Motivated by the need for transformative change and more holistic conceptions of wellbeing, this thesis aims to explore the transformative potential of the Buen Vivir. As a synthesis of indigenous and modern principles, it was integrated in the Ecuadorian constitution. In order to evaluate the socio-political project of the Buen Vivir in the realm of a Real Utopia, I will investigate the transformation process and its challenges and limitations. Findings show that the constitutional reform comprises many remarkable ideas. Yet it is a compromise of different visions of the Buen Vivir, that is prone to diversification and conflicting interpretation. The translation into practice was dampened by delocalisation and alienation of the Buen Vivir, an insufficient confrontation of the structural dependence, and an inconsistent operationalisation. These factors, however, do not overshadow the improvements that have been achieved on the national level nor the transformation that was set into motion on the discursive and global level. (Less)
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author
Gerer, Alexandra LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Buen Vivir, Real Utopia, Ecuador, transformation, Sustainability Science
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2022:046
language
English
id
9087338
date added to LUP
2022-06-13 14:53:40
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2022-06-13 14:53:40
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  abstract     = {{Motivated by the need for transformative change and more holistic conceptions of wellbeing, this thesis aims to explore the transformative potential of the Buen Vivir. As a synthesis of indigenous and modern principles, it was integrated in the Ecuadorian constitution. In order to evaluate the socio-political project of the Buen Vivir in the realm of a Real Utopia, I will investigate the transformation process and its challenges and limitations. Findings show that the constitutional reform comprises many remarkable ideas. Yet it is a compromise of different visions of the Buen Vivir, that is prone to diversification and conflicting interpretation. The translation into practice was dampened by delocalisation and alienation of the Buen Vivir, an insufficient confrontation of the structural dependence, and an inconsistent operationalisation. These factors, however, do not overshadow the improvements that have been achieved on the national level nor the transformation that was set into motion on the discursive and global level.}},
  author       = {{Gerer, Alexandra}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{The Buen Vivir as a Real Utopia? Analysing the transformative potential of the Ecuadorian socio-political project for the Good Living}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}