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Book Discussion - Elections, Violence And Transitional Justice In Africa, Elias Opongo, Tim Murithi
Book Discussion - Elections, Violence And Transitional Justice In Africa, Elias Opongo, Tim Murithi
The Journal of Social Encounters
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Book Discussion - Violence And Peace In Sacred Texts: Interreligious Perspectives, Maria Power, Helen Paynter
Book Discussion - Violence And Peace In Sacred Texts: Interreligious Perspectives, Maria Power, Helen Paynter
The Journal of Social Encounters
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Review Of Colonial Africa: 1884-1994, Brittany Merritt
Review Of Colonial Africa: 1884-1994, Brittany Merritt
The Journal of Social Encounters
No abstract provided.
Fixing Prior Consultation For Indigenous Empowerment, Marcela Torres-Wong, Elia Méndez-García
Fixing Prior Consultation For Indigenous Empowerment, Marcela Torres-Wong, Elia Méndez-García
The Journal of Social Encounters
Over the last three decades, extractive conflicts in Latin America have become increasingly violent. Hundreds of Indigenous activists have been murdered for defending their land against extractive interests. The international formula for addressing this type of conflict is for governments to conduct prior consultation procedures with Indigenous communities before affecting indigenous territories. However, the misuse of consultations by governments and companies to legitimize ecologically destructive projects has led a sector of Indigenous organizations to reject prior consultation, while others continue advocating for free, prior, and informed consent. We compare two cases of Indigenous communities from Oaxaca and Yucatán in Mexico …