Routledge - New Mechanisms of Participation in Extractive Governance

Explore the complex relationship between governance technologies and social resistance in this scholarly work from Routledge. This book examines the tensions within environmental governance and the debate surrounding deliberative democracy. While many suggest that participatory processes improve legitimacy and empower marginalized groups, this text provides a critical perspective on how these processes actually function. Readers will gain insight into how governance technologies use participation to create boundaries between technical knowledge and political concerns. The analysis looks at how these systems direct focus toward procedural aspects and contractual obligations. By studying these mechanisms, the book examines how hegemonic understandings of development and local relationships to resources are reinforced. This is an essential resource for those studying anthropology, sociology, and the political dynamics of extractive industries.