TY - JOUR
T1 - For More Pluralistic Critiques of Colonialism
T2 - A Response to Dunlap
AU - Ramirez, Jacobo
AU - Böhm, Steffen
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - In accordance with critical reflective thinking on colonialisation, we respond to Dunlap’s critical remarks on our article by deconstructing some of the themes presented in the debate on internal colonialism in the context of large-scale wind energy developments in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico. We return to a historical conceptualisation of internal colonialism as it pertains to a continuation of colonial-like dynamics – oppression, repression, violation and exploitation of vulnerable people – within a country, which is important for our discussion on energy justice, particularly cognitive justice, as the colonial-like dynamics of economic transactions between economically motivated indigenous people and private investors with the support of elite actors – which we term transactional colonialism – have repercussions for vulnerable people and indigenous livelihoods. We hope that our perspective will contribute to the global discussion of the socio-ecological impacts of large-scale wind energy developments and green transitions more generally.
AB - In accordance with critical reflective thinking on colonialisation, we respond to Dunlap’s critical remarks on our article by deconstructing some of the themes presented in the debate on internal colonialism in the context of large-scale wind energy developments in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico. We return to a historical conceptualisation of internal colonialism as it pertains to a continuation of colonial-like dynamics – oppression, repression, violation and exploitation of vulnerable people – within a country, which is important for our discussion on energy justice, particularly cognitive justice, as the colonial-like dynamics of economic transactions between economically motivated indigenous people and private investors with the support of elite actors – which we term transactional colonialism – have repercussions for vulnerable people and indigenous livelihoods. We hope that our perspective will contribute to the global discussion of the socio-ecological impacts of large-scale wind energy developments and green transitions more generally.
KW - Critical research
KW - Transactional colonialism
KW - Indigenous people
KW - Wind energy
KW - Isthmus of Tehuantepec
KW - Critical research
KW - Transactional colonialism
KW - Indigenous people
KW - Wind energy
KW - Isthmus of Tehuantepec
U2 - 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102303
DO - 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102303
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2214-6296
VL - 82
JO - Energy Research & Social Science
JF - Energy Research & Social Science
M1 - 102303
ER -