Abstract
How and in what ways do ‘marginalized' actors influence global environmental governance? Through a collaborative event ethnography of the Paris Climate Summit (COP21), we examine power as it emerges through interactions between actors, institutions, and spaces, focusing on Indigenous Peoples’ engagement at the international treaty negotiations. The findings show how Indigenous Peoples generate new meanings and avenues for their pursuits of justice by contesting the production of various forms of rights. In doing so, Indigenous delegates situate power through the politics of representation, carving out distinct political roles in international arenas.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 604-628 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Journal of Peasant Studies |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2022 |
Funding
This research was supported by Purdue Climate Change Research Center, the department of Political Science at Purdue University, College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University, the Center for the Environment at Purdue University, and the Purdue Policy Research Institute at Purdue University. CEE relies on collaboration in coordinating field work, collecting and analyzing data, and thinking through meaning, and this paper reflects the efforts of the larger team working on site in Paris. The Paris-COP21 CEE team is: project leaders Kimberly R. Marion Suiseeya and Laura Zanotti, and researchers Scott Benzing, Sarah Huang, Fernando Tormos, Suraya Williams, and Elizabeth Wulbrecht. This research was supported by Purdue Climate Change Research Center, the department of Political Science at Purdue University, Purdue University?s College of Liberal Arts, the Center for the Environment at Purdue University, and the Purdue Policy Research Institute. CEE relies on collaboration, in coordinating field work, collecting and analyzing data, and thinking through meaning, and this paper reflects the efforts of the larger team. Earlier versions of this paper were presented at the International Studies Association (2015, 2016). Special thanks to the following individuals who provided valuable comments: Shana Starobin, Andy Ten Eyck. Research assistance provided by: Scott Benzing, Kate Yeater, and Desmond O?Shaughnessy. Author Contributions: KMS : Conceived and designed the study; collected, analyzed and interpreted the data, drafted and critically revised the article. LZ : Contributed to study concept and designed the study; collected, analyzed and interpreted the data; critically revised article for important intellectual content. KH : Provided research assistance and support, contributed to data collection and analysis.
Keywords
- Indigenous Peoples
- collaborative event ethnography
- global environmental governance
- human rights
- justice
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- Anthropology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
