Tor A. Benjaminsen has published a new book (in Norwegian) with Hanne Svarstad
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Translated to English the title would be ‘Political ecology: environment, people and power’. While being a textbook for students, it is also targeted to a broad academic audience.
The book gives an introduction to political ecology as an approach focusing on the importance of studying power relations in order to understand environmental issues. This implies a critical look at environmental knowledge production and environmental governance.
There are 9 chapters:
Tor A. Benjaminsen & Hanne Svarstad.
Politisk økologi.
Miljø, mennesker og makt.
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1. The ten syntheses of political ecology
2. The roots and directions of political ecology
3. Discourses and narratives on environment and development: the case of bioprospecting
4. New conservation areas in Africa and Norway: discourses and practices
5. Gender and power: towards a feminist political ecology
6. The marginalized herders
7. Climate change, scarcity and conflicts
8. Agriculture and the environment in Africa: population growth and markets
