Moisés Arce, Michael S Hendricks, Marc S Polizzi

Gebundenes Buch

The Roots of Engagement

Understanding Opposition and Support for Resource Extraction

Beschreibung

Departing from the existing literature, The Roots of Engagement examines the individual-level factors that shape a person's opinions over resource extraction. It looks at what makes some individuals accept extractive activities close to their homes, while other individuals strongly reject them. Moisés Arce, Michael S. Hendricks, and Marc S. Polizzi find that an individual's level of social engagement--defined by a person's participation in local organizations--is critical for understanding these differences. Based on three original public opinion surveys and interviews conducted in Tía María in Peru, Fuleni in South Africa, and Rancho Grande in Nicaragua, The Roots of Engagement is the first book to measure social engagement in organizations and its connection to attitudes about extraction and development.

Autor

Moisés Arce is the Scott and Marjorie Cowen Chair in Latin American Social Sciences and Professor in the Department of Political Science at Tulane University. He specializes in conflict processes, state-society relations, and the politics of social and economic development. He is the author of Market Reform in Society, Resource Extraction and Protest in Peru, Protest and Democracy (with Roberta Rice), and numerous book chapters and journal articles. His research has been funded by grants from the National Science Foundation and the Social Science Research Council. Michael S. Hendricks is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University. His areas of research include resource extraction and peacekeeping. He has published articles in Research & Politics, International Studies Quarterly, and Latin American Perspectives. Marc S. Polizzi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Sociology at Murray State University. He conducts research in the areas of human rights, social movements, and transitional justice. He has published articles in International Studies Quarterly, The Extractive Industries and Society, and the Journal of Development Studies, as well as additional book chapters.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 163mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9780197639672
• ISBN-10: 0197639674
• Artikelnr.: 66174373