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Growth strategies in mining regions promote gold extraction based on industrial mining, associating Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) with persistent informality. Against this background, we consider how to approach transformations to sustainability in ASGM. Acknowledging how problematic this topic is for sustainability debates, given how ASGM is associated with a host of environmental and social problems, we argue that a justice lens demands we confront such challenges within the global politics of sustainability. This leads us to review advances in the study of ASGM, linked to debates on extractivism, resource materialities, and informality. We use the notion of gold lifeways to capture how the matter of mining shapes different worlds of extraction. We argue that consideration of the potential for transformations to sustainability needs to be grounded within the realities of ASGM. This necessitates giving value to miners’ knowledge(s), perspectives and interests, while recognising the plurality of mining futures. Nevertheless, we conclude that between the immediacy of precarious work and the structural barriers to change in ASGM, the challenges for transformation cannot be underestimated.
Eleanor Fisher; Sabine Luning; Lorenzo D’Angelo; Carlos Hx Araujo; Luigi Arnaldi de Balme; Jorge Calvimontes; Esther van de Camp; Lúcia Da Costa Ferreira; Cristiano Lanzano; Luciana Massaro; Alizèta Ouédraogo; Januária Pereira Mello; Robert J Pijpers; Nii Obodai Provençal; Raíssa Resende de Moraes; Christophe Sawadogo; Marjo de Theije; Giorgio de Tomi; Margaret Tuhumwire; Ronald Twongyirwe. Transforming matters: sustaining gold lifeways in artisanal and small-scale mining. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 2021, 49, 190 -200.
AMA StyleEleanor Fisher, Sabine Luning, Lorenzo D’Angelo, Carlos Hx Araujo, Luigi Arnaldi de Balme, Jorge Calvimontes, Esther van de Camp, Lúcia Da Costa Ferreira, Cristiano Lanzano, Luciana Massaro, Alizèta Ouédraogo, Januária Pereira Mello, Robert J Pijpers, Nii Obodai Provençal, Raíssa Resende de Moraes, Christophe Sawadogo, Marjo de Theije, Giorgio de Tomi, Margaret Tuhumwire, Ronald Twongyirwe. Transforming matters: sustaining gold lifeways in artisanal and small-scale mining. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2021; 49 ():190-200.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEleanor Fisher; Sabine Luning; Lorenzo D’Angelo; Carlos Hx Araujo; Luigi Arnaldi de Balme; Jorge Calvimontes; Esther van de Camp; Lúcia Da Costa Ferreira; Cristiano Lanzano; Luciana Massaro; Alizèta Ouédraogo; Januária Pereira Mello; Robert J Pijpers; Nii Obodai Provençal; Raíssa Resende de Moraes; Christophe Sawadogo; Marjo de Theije; Giorgio de Tomi; Margaret Tuhumwire; Ronald Twongyirwe. 2021. "Transforming matters: sustaining gold lifeways in artisanal and small-scale mining." Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 49, no. : 190-200.
This paper presents a case study that examines the importance of the international 'fair trade' market in honey and beeswax from western Tanzania. Ethnographic research was carried out with producer members of an association known as the 'Tabora Beekeepers Cooperative Society Ltd'. Based on this data, the author examines producer decision-making in relation to market options for produce - local, regional and international. One of the fundamental concepts underlying the notion of 'fair trade' is that producers can gain a high price for goods that they have produced on terms favourable to themselves. It is argued that fair or alternative trade retail outlets in Europe enable consumers to buy goods believing that the goods have been produced and sold in ways that are in keeping with their desire to promote global relations of justice, equity and development; by buying goods in this way consumption is embued with new meanings. However, based on the example of the Tanzanian beekeeper's cooperative, it is argued that the concept of 'fair' may be meaningless for producers, having been taken out of context; what is most important is that beekeepers have an international market for their produce, enabling them to achieve various ends in life, potentially fair trading may assist them to do this in ways more favourable than provided by other international markets. The case study demonstrates that a commodity like honey can be a vehicle around which development can be constructed in new ways. Honey and wax embody a multiplicity of values and become mediums that allow diverse individual actors to perform different roles in the fair trade network. But fair trade does not provide an alternative to the globalising tendencies of development and to modernisation per se.
Eleanor Fisher. Beekeepers in the Global 'Fair Trade' Market: A Case from Tabora Region, Tanzania. The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food 2021, 109 -159.
AMA StyleEleanor Fisher. Beekeepers in the Global 'Fair Trade' Market: A Case from Tabora Region, Tanzania. The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food. 2021; ():109-159.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEleanor Fisher. 2021. "Beekeepers in the Global 'Fair Trade' Market: A Case from Tabora Region, Tanzania." The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food , no. : 109-159.
Food systems need to focus more on health, prosperity, and environmental sustainability. This requires changes in what, where, how and by whom food is produced, marketed, and consumed. Interdisciplinary research and trans-disciplinary collaboration are needed. Stakeholders need to agree on their respective roles, values, responsibilities and modus operandi so that research better responds to real-world challenges and opportunities. This viewpoint argues that this is especially the case in the Global South post Covid-19. Without these changes, there will continue to be unrealistic expectations of impact from agricultural research, and disappointment when these are not realised.
Jon Hellin; Jean Balié; Eleanor Fisher; Genowefa Blundo-Canto; Nafees Meah; Ajay Kohli; Melanie Connor. Sustainable agriculture for health and prosperity: stakeholders’ roles, legitimacy and modus operandi. Development in Practice 2020, 30, 965 -971.
AMA StyleJon Hellin, Jean Balié, Eleanor Fisher, Genowefa Blundo-Canto, Nafees Meah, Ajay Kohli, Melanie Connor. Sustainable agriculture for health and prosperity: stakeholders’ roles, legitimacy and modus operandi. Development in Practice. 2020; 30 (7):965-971.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJon Hellin; Jean Balié; Eleanor Fisher; Genowefa Blundo-Canto; Nafees Meah; Ajay Kohli; Melanie Connor. 2020. "Sustainable agriculture for health and prosperity: stakeholders’ roles, legitimacy and modus operandi." Development in Practice 30, no. 7: 965-971.
Despite the potential of its known gold deposits, Uganda has no history of large-scale gold mining. Instead, the story of gold focuses largely on informal artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and on the gold trade that extends through the region. Recent changing global trends in gold investment are stimulating the expansion of both refining and industrial extraction. Here we explore how these trends become articulated in the Ugandan context, with a focus on ASGM. Reflecting nationalistic discourse and new planning priorities, government today characterises gold as a “national treasure” and an engine for development transformation. To this end, and in line with initiatives promoted by multilateral agencies, it seeks to encourage the industrial sector coupled with the formalisation of small-scale gold mining. These formalisation dynamics are embedded within a context in which a semi-authoritarian regime privileges a (trans)national elite whose interests in gold extend into mining and into (trans)national trade and refining. Against this background, we echo a familiar story where emphasis is placed on investment in industrial mining and where institutional and regulatory capacity is weak, namely that formalisation privileges some gold miners while reinforcing inequalities, undermining potential for equity and discounting the value of the wider sector for people’s livelihoods.
Eleanor Fisher; Lorenzo D’Angelo; Ronald Twongyirwe; Esther Van De Camp. Uganda: Gold as a (Trans)National Treasure. Global Gold Production Touching Ground 2020, 225 -244.
AMA StyleEleanor Fisher, Lorenzo D’Angelo, Ronald Twongyirwe, Esther Van De Camp. Uganda: Gold as a (Trans)National Treasure. Global Gold Production Touching Ground. 2020; ():225-244.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEleanor Fisher; Lorenzo D’Angelo; Ronald Twongyirwe; Esther Van De Camp. 2020. "Uganda: Gold as a (Trans)National Treasure." Global Gold Production Touching Ground , no. : 225-244.
A strong indigenous capacity for credible, salient and legitimate knowledge production is crucial to support African countries in developing their economies and societies inclusively and sustainably. In this article, we aim to quantify the current and historic capacity for African knowledge production to support the green economy in Africa, and identify important topical gaps. With a focus on topics relating to Governing Inclusive Green Growth in Africa (GIGGA), our research mapped how much Africa-focused research is being produced, from where and which African countries have higher or lower supply; and the topical focus of the research, mapping it against the African GIGGA policy discourses visible in government strategies. To do this we undertook a systematic review using a two-stage process, mapping the literature for GIGGA. This resulted in 960 verified citations. Content analysis of core metadata and article abstracts enabled mapping of the research focus. The analysis revealed a significant role for South Africa as both the pre-eminent producer of GIGGA literature as well as the geographic focus of GIGGA research, with Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya representing emerging loci of credible, African-relevant knowledge production. Topically, there was a strong emphasis on development, policy and environment while topics important for growth that is inclusive in character were infrequent or absent. Overall the results reinforced the view that investment is needed in research on inclusive green growth, linked to capacity building for knowledge production systems in Africa. Furthermore, from a policy perspective, policy makers and academics need to actively explore best to collaborate to ensure that academic research informs government policy.
Adam Cooper; Chipo Mukonza; Eleanor Fisher; Yacob Mulugetta; Mulu Gebreeyesus; Magnus Onuoha; Abu-Bakar Massaquoi; Kennedy Chigozie Ahanotu; Chukwumerije Okereke. Mapping Academic Literature on Governing Inclusive Green Growth in Africa: Geographical Biases and Topical Gaps. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1956 .
AMA StyleAdam Cooper, Chipo Mukonza, Eleanor Fisher, Yacob Mulugetta, Mulu Gebreeyesus, Magnus Onuoha, Abu-Bakar Massaquoi, Kennedy Chigozie Ahanotu, Chukwumerije Okereke. Mapping Academic Literature on Governing Inclusive Green Growth in Africa: Geographical Biases and Topical Gaps. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (5):1956.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdam Cooper; Chipo Mukonza; Eleanor Fisher; Yacob Mulugetta; Mulu Gebreeyesus; Magnus Onuoha; Abu-Bakar Massaquoi; Kennedy Chigozie Ahanotu; Chukwumerije Okereke. 2020. "Mapping Academic Literature on Governing Inclusive Green Growth in Africa: Geographical Biases and Topical Gaps." Sustainability 12, no. 5: 1956.
Climate change will continue to have a largely detrimental impact on the agricultural sector worldwide because of predicted rising temperatures, variable rainfall, and an increase in extreme weather events. Reduced crop yields will lead to higher food prices and increased hardship for low income populations, especially in urban areas. Action on climate change is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 13) and is linked to the Paris Climate Agreement. The research challenge posed by climate change is so complex that a trans-disciplinary response is required, one that brings together researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers in networks where the lines between “research” and “development” become deliberately blurred. Fostering such networks will require researchers, throughout the world, not only to work across disciplines but also to pursue new South–North and South–South partnerships incorporating policy-makers and practitioners. We use our diverse research experiences to describe the emergence of such networks, such as the Direct Seeded Rice Consortium (DSRC) in South and Southeast Asia, and to identify lessons on how to facilitate and strengthen the development of trans-disciplinary responses to climate change.
Jon Hellin; Jean Balie; Eleanor Fisher; Ajay Kohli; Melanie Connor; Sudhir Yadav; Virender Kumar; Timothy J. Krupnik; Bjoern Ole Sander; Joshua Cobb; Katherine Nelson; Tri Setiyono; Ranjitha Puskur; Pauline Chivenge; Martin Gummert. Trans-Disciplinary Responses to Climate Change: Lessons from Rice-Based Systems in Asia. Climate 2020, 8, 35 .
AMA StyleJon Hellin, Jean Balie, Eleanor Fisher, Ajay Kohli, Melanie Connor, Sudhir Yadav, Virender Kumar, Timothy J. Krupnik, Bjoern Ole Sander, Joshua Cobb, Katherine Nelson, Tri Setiyono, Ranjitha Puskur, Pauline Chivenge, Martin Gummert. Trans-Disciplinary Responses to Climate Change: Lessons from Rice-Based Systems in Asia. Climate. 2020; 8 (2):35.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJon Hellin; Jean Balie; Eleanor Fisher; Ajay Kohli; Melanie Connor; Sudhir Yadav; Virender Kumar; Timothy J. Krupnik; Bjoern Ole Sander; Joshua Cobb; Katherine Nelson; Tri Setiyono; Ranjitha Puskur; Pauline Chivenge; Martin Gummert. 2020. "Trans-Disciplinary Responses to Climate Change: Lessons from Rice-Based Systems in Asia." Climate 8, no. 2: 35.
Jon Hellin; Eleanor Fisher. The Achilles heel of climate-smart agriculture. Nature Climate Change 2019, 9, 493 -494.
AMA StyleJon Hellin, Eleanor Fisher. The Achilles heel of climate-smart agriculture. Nature Climate Change. 2019; 9 (7):493-494.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJon Hellin; Eleanor Fisher. 2019. "The Achilles heel of climate-smart agriculture." Nature Climate Change 9, no. 7: 493-494.
Climate variability is a major source of risk to smallholder farmers and pastoralists, particularly in dryland regions. A growing body of evidence links climate-related risk to the extent and the persistence of rural poverty in these environments. Stochastic shocks erode smallholder farmers' long-term livelihood potential through loss of productive assets. The resulting uncertainty impedes progress out of poverty by acting as a disincentive to investment in agriculture – by farmers, rural financial services, value chain institutions and governments. We assess evidence published in the last ten years that a set of production technologies and institutional options for managing risk can stabilize production and incomes, protect assets in the face of shocks, enhance uptake of improved technologies and practices, improve farmer welfare, and contribute to poverty reduction in risk-prone smallholder agricultural systems. Production technologies and practices such as stress-adapted crop germplasm, conservation agriculture, and diversified production systems stabilize agricultural production and incomes and, hence, reduce the adverse impacts of climate-related risk under some circumstances. Institutional interventions such as index-based insurance and social protection through adaptive safety nets play a complementary role in enabling farmers to manage risk, overcome risk-related barriers to adoption of improved technologies and practices, and protect their assets against the impacts of extreme climatic events. While some research documents improvements in household welfare indicators, there is limited evidence that the risk-reduction benefits of the interventions reviewed have enabled significant numbers of very poor farmers to escape poverty. We discuss the roles that climate-risk management interventions can play in efforts to reduce rural poverty, and the need for further research on identifying and targeting environments and farming populations where improved climate risk management could accelerate efforts to reduce rural poverty.
James Hansen; Jon Hellin; Todd Rosenstock; Eleanor Fisher; Jill Cairns; Clare Stirling; Christine Lamanna; Jacob van Etten; Alison Rose; Bruce Campbell. Climate risk management and rural poverty reduction. Agricultural Systems 2019, 172, 28 -46.
AMA StyleJames Hansen, Jon Hellin, Todd Rosenstock, Eleanor Fisher, Jill Cairns, Clare Stirling, Christine Lamanna, Jacob van Etten, Alison Rose, Bruce Campbell. Climate risk management and rural poverty reduction. Agricultural Systems. 2019; 172 ():28-46.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJames Hansen; Jon Hellin; Todd Rosenstock; Eleanor Fisher; Jill Cairns; Clare Stirling; Christine Lamanna; Jacob van Etten; Alison Rose; Bruce Campbell. 2019. "Climate risk management and rural poverty reduction." Agricultural Systems 172, no. : 28-46.
Agricultural researchers have developed a number of agricultural technologies and practices, known collectively as climate-smart agriculture (CSA), as part of climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts. Development practitioners invest in scaling these to have a wider impact. We use the example of the Western Highlands in Guatemala to illustrate how a focus on the number of farmers adopting CSA can foster a tendency to homogenize farmers, instead of recognizing differentiation within farming populations. Poverty is endemic in the Western Highlands, and inequitable land distribution means that farmers have, on average, access to 0.06 ha per person. For many farmers, agriculture per se does not represent a pathway out of poverty, and they are increasingly reliant on non-agricultural income sources. Ineffective targeting of CSA, hence, ignores small-scale farming households’ different capacities for livelihood transformation, which are linked to the opportunities and constraints afforded by different livelihood pathways, agricultural and non-agricultural. Climate-smart interventions will often require a broader and more radical agenda that includes supporting farm households’ ability to build non-agricultural-based livelihoods. Climate risk management options that include livelihood transformation of both agricultural and non-agricultural livelihoods will require concerted cross-disciplinary research and development that encompasses a broader set of disciplines than has tended to be the case to date within the context of CSA.
Jon Hellin; Eleanor Fisher. Climate-Smart Agriculture and Non-Agricultural Livelihood Transformation. Climate 2019, 7, 48 .
AMA StyleJon Hellin, Eleanor Fisher. Climate-Smart Agriculture and Non-Agricultural Livelihood Transformation. Climate. 2019; 7 (4):48.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJon Hellin; Eleanor Fisher. 2019. "Climate-Smart Agriculture and Non-Agricultural Livelihood Transformation." Climate 7, no. 4: 48.
Participatory development is a process of taking into account people's agency in development by involving them in decision making over planning processes that affect their lives. This permits them to exercise their right to challenge established values and institutions. Against universal and top‐down solutions put forward by development experts, participation raises the central issue of reflexivity while suggesting how different forms of knowledge, power, and agency relate to one another in actors' lives.
Alberto M. G. Arce; Eleanor Fisher. Participatory Development. The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology 2018, 1 -7.
AMA StyleAlberto M. G. Arce, Eleanor Fisher. Participatory Development. The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. 2018; ():1-7.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlberto M. G. Arce; Eleanor Fisher. 2018. "Participatory Development." The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology , no. : 1-7.
Jon Hellin; Eleanor Fisher. Building pathways out of poverty through climate smart agriculture and effective targeting. Development in Practice 2018, 28, 974 -979.
AMA StyleJon Hellin, Eleanor Fisher. Building pathways out of poverty through climate smart agriculture and effective targeting. Development in Practice. 2018; 28 (7):974-979.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJon Hellin; Eleanor Fisher. 2018. "Building pathways out of poverty through climate smart agriculture and effective targeting." Development in Practice 28, no. 7: 974-979.
Motivation Fair distribution of benefits from index insurance matters. Lack of attention to social equity can reinforce inequalities and undermine the potential index insurance holds as a tool for climate risk management that is also pro‐poor. Purpose The aims are to: (i) examine social equity concerns raised by index insurance in the context of climate risk management; (ii) consider how greater attention can be given to social equity in index insurance initiatives; and (iii) reflect on the policy challenges raised by taking social equity into account as a mechanism for climate risk reduction. Approach and methods The article draws on learning from the CGIAR's Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and presents the cases of the Index Based Livelihoods Insurance (IBLI) and Agriculture and Climate Risk Enterprise Ltd. (ACRE) in East Africa. It proposes a framework for unpacking social equity related to equitable access, procedures, representation and distribution within index insurance schemes. Findings Systematically addressing social equity raises hard policy choices for index insurance initiatives without straightforward solutions. Attention to how benefits and burdens of index insurance are distributed raises the unpalateable truth for development policy that the poorest members of rural society can be excluded. Nevertheless, a focus on social equity may open up opportunities to ensure index insurance is linked to more socially just climate risk management. At the very least, it may prevent index insurance from generating greater inequality. Taking social equity into account, thus, shifts the focus from agricultural systems in transition per se to systems with potential to incorporate societal transformation through distributive justice. Policy implications A framework is presented for unpacking different dimensions of social equity in index insurance schemes. It is intended to facilitate identification of opportunities for building outcomes that are more equitable, with greater potential for inclusion and fairer distribution of benefits related to index insurance. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Eleanor Fisher; Jon Hellin; Helen Greatrex; Nathaniel Jensen. Index insurance and climate risk management: Addressing social equity. Development Policy Review 2018, 37, 581 -602.
AMA StyleEleanor Fisher, Jon Hellin, Helen Greatrex, Nathaniel Jensen. Index insurance and climate risk management: Addressing social equity. Development Policy Review. 2018; 37 (5):581-602.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEleanor Fisher; Jon Hellin; Helen Greatrex; Nathaniel Jensen. 2018. "Index insurance and climate risk management: Addressing social equity." Development Policy Review 37, no. 5: 581-602.
Eleanor Fisher. Forest livelihoods: Beekeeping as men’s work in Western Tanzania 1. Gender, Family and Work in Tanzania 2018, 138 -176.
AMA StyleEleanor Fisher. Forest livelihoods: Beekeeping as men’s work in Western Tanzania 1. Gender, Family and Work in Tanzania. 2018; ():138-176.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEleanor Fisher. 2018. "Forest livelihoods: Beekeeping as men’s work in Western Tanzania 1." Gender, Family and Work in Tanzania , no. : 138-176.
Eleanor Fisher. Solidarities at a distance: Extending Fairtrade gold to east Africa. The Extractive Industries and Society 2018, 5, 81 -90.
AMA StyleEleanor Fisher. Solidarities at a distance: Extending Fairtrade gold to east Africa. The Extractive Industries and Society. 2018; 5 (1):81-90.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEleanor Fisher. 2018. "Solidarities at a distance: Extending Fairtrade gold to east Africa." The Extractive Industries and Society 5, no. 1: 81-90.
Fisher, E., M. Bavinck, and A. Amsalu. 2018. Transforming asymmetrical conflicts over natural resources in the Global South. Ecology and Society 23(4):28. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10386-230428
Eleanor Fisher; Maarten Bavinck; Aklilu Amsalu. Transforming asymmetrical conflicts over natural resources in the Global South. Ecology and Society 2018, 23, 1 .
AMA StyleEleanor Fisher, Maarten Bavinck, Aklilu Amsalu. Transforming asymmetrical conflicts over natural resources in the Global South. Ecology and Society. 2018; 23 (4):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEleanor Fisher; Maarten Bavinck; Aklilu Amsalu. 2018. "Transforming asymmetrical conflicts over natural resources in the Global South." Ecology and Society 23, no. 4: 1.
Eleanor Fisher; Ramlatu Attah; Valentina Barca; Clare O'Brien; Simon Brook; Jeremy Holland; Andrew Kardan; Sara Pavanello; Pamela Pozarny. The Livelihood Impacts of Cash Transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Beneficiary Perspectives from Six Countries. World Development 2017, 99, 299 -319.
AMA StyleEleanor Fisher, Ramlatu Attah, Valentina Barca, Clare O'Brien, Simon Brook, Jeremy Holland, Andrew Kardan, Sara Pavanello, Pamela Pozarny. The Livelihood Impacts of Cash Transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Beneficiary Perspectives from Six Countries. World Development. 2017; 99 ():299-319.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEleanor Fisher; Ramlatu Attah; Valentina Barca; Clare O'Brien; Simon Brook; Jeremy Holland; Andrew Kardan; Sara Pavanello; Pamela Pozarny. 2017. "The Livelihood Impacts of Cash Transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Beneficiary Perspectives from Six Countries." World Development 99, no. : 299-319.
Stephen Sherwood; Eleanor Fisher; Alberto Arce. Conclusion. Food, Agriculture and Social Change 2017, 211 -223.
AMA StyleStephen Sherwood, Eleanor Fisher, Alberto Arce. Conclusion. Food, Agriculture and Social Change. 2017; ():211-223.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStephen Sherwood; Eleanor Fisher; Alberto Arce. 2017. "Conclusion." Food, Agriculture and Social Change , no. : 211-223.
Eleanor Fisher; Alberto Arce; F. Vladimir Díaz Copado. Embodiment and Reflexivity. Food, Agriculture and Social Change 2017, 21 -33.
AMA StyleEleanor Fisher, Alberto Arce, F. Vladimir Díaz Copado. Embodiment and Reflexivity. Food, Agriculture and Social Change. 2017; ():21-33.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEleanor Fisher; Alberto Arce; F. Vladimir Díaz Copado. 2017. "Embodiment and Reflexivity." Food, Agriculture and Social Change , no. : 21-33.
Este artículo examina transformaciones en la Patagonia chilena, región líder en la producción de salmón para mercados globalizados. Utilizando una aproximación etnográfica, se abordan las posibilidades de considerar las intersubjetividades en los procesos de conformación de regiones importantes para la producción global de alimentos, argumentando contra algunas perspectivas que enfatizan en la interobjetividad al explorar relaciones humanas y no humanas. En un mundo complejo y globalizado, la teoría del ensamblaje permite comprender cómo las transformaciones regionales son estimuladas por formas de biopoder que generan nuevas relaciones entre vida, agencia y naturaleza. Se rastrean experimentos, encuentros y afectos, descentrando así miradas convencionales sobre domesticación de especies, desarrollo regional y producción de alimentos, y abriendo un debate sobre las potencialidades y límites de interpretaciones no lineales de la realidad.
Gustavo Blanco Wells; Alberto Arce; Eleanor Fisher. Intersubjetividad y domesticación en el devenir de una región global: la territorialización del salmón en la Patagonia chilena. Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales 2015, 20, 125 -144.
AMA StyleGustavo Blanco Wells, Alberto Arce, Eleanor Fisher. Intersubjetividad y domesticación en el devenir de una región global: la territorialización del salmón en la Patagonia chilena. Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales. 2015; 20 (54):125-144.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGustavo Blanco Wells; Alberto Arce; Eleanor Fisher. 2015. "Intersubjetividad y domesticación en el devenir de una región global: la territorialización del salmón en la Patagonia chilena." Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales 20, no. 54: 125-144.
Our article focuses on the region of Chilean Patagonia and considers how it has developed as a leading producer of salmon for global food markets. It addresses the problem of how to decentre conventional views of the forces driving regional development that give primacy to the role of capital and technology, instead giving due recognition to the knowledge and practices of situated actors and to the relationships that form between human and non-human entities in food producing regions. As an alternative, we ask whether an assemblage approach can improve our understanding of regional transformation. To explore this question, we present original ethnographic data on constitutive practices that have transformed the Patagonian region, from the territorialization of Salmonidae species to experimentation in ocean ranching and seawater fish farming, and finally the development of a global industry. The evidence leads us to argue that in a complex globalised world, assemblage theory offers a valuable approach for understanding how regional potential is realised. In the case of Chilean Patagonia, it is apparent that forms of bio-power generate new relations between life, agency and nature, stimulating contemporary regional transformations in ways overlooked by the lineal logic of capital objectification discourses. Applying an assemblage approach enables the significance of new contemporary human – non-human relationships and inter-subjectivities to come to the fore, keeping the social in view as potential for regional transformation and new power asymmetries continuously emerge.
Gustavo Blanco; Alberto Arce; Eleanor Fisher. Becoming a region, becoming global, becoming imperceptible: Territorialising salmon in Chilean Patagonia. Journal of Rural Studies 2015, 42, 179 -190.
AMA StyleGustavo Blanco, Alberto Arce, Eleanor Fisher. Becoming a region, becoming global, becoming imperceptible: Territorialising salmon in Chilean Patagonia. Journal of Rural Studies. 2015; 42 ():179-190.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGustavo Blanco; Alberto Arce; Eleanor Fisher. 2015. "Becoming a region, becoming global, becoming imperceptible: Territorialising salmon in Chilean Patagonia." Journal of Rural Studies 42, no. : 179-190.