Overview
- Offers an alternative vantage point to the growing body of anthropological literature surrounding NGOs in their many forms and capacities
- Sheds light on the multiplicity of actors involved in conservation efforts
- Clarifies the discourse surrounding the role of NGOs in a wider global setting
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Anthropology of Sustainability (PSAS)
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This book explores how NGOs have been influential in shaping global biodiversity, conservation policy, and practice. It encapsulates a growing body of literature that has questioned the mandates, roles, and effectiveness of these organizations–and the critique of these critics. This volume seeks to nurture an open conversation about contemporary NGO practices through analysis and engagement.
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Reviews
“The intent of the book to open up new and productive spaces of collaboration should be welcomed. It serves as a reminder to conservation NGO staff of the need to find space for reflection in practice, which may well be possible at an individual level but is challenging for an institution.” (Rob Small, Oryx, Vol. 53 (4), October, 2019)
“This book is a prime example of the high-quality scholarly work that is being produced within the framework of this new generation of critical environmental conservation studies. ... This book is to be commended for its success in addressing and transposing some of the limitations that accompanied earlier studies. … this book will be of great use to a variety of readers who seek to deepen their understanding of contemporaryenvironmental conservation.” (Katja Neves, Conservation & Society, Vol. 17 (4), 2019)
NGOs have become hired guns of states and corporations. They also masquerade as a counter-balance to both, the medium of civil society and a fertile soil for strong democracy. This book reconsiders the boundaries of NGOs and their shifting nature in relations to capitalism, markets, governments, and each other. A must-read for the environmentalist and broader NGO-dependent world.
“This book is a prime example of the high-quality scholarly work that is being produced within the framework of this new generation of critical environmental conservation studies. ... This book is to be commended for its success in addressing and transposing some of the limitations that accompanied earlier studies. … this book will be of great use to a variety of readers who seek to deepen their understanding of contemporaryenvironmental conservation.” (Katja Neves, Conservation & Society, Vol. 17 (4), 2019)
NGOs have become hired guns of states and corporations. They also masquerade as a counter-balance to both, the medium of civil society and a fertile soil for strong democracy. This book reconsiders the boundaries of NGOs and their shifting nature in relations to capitalism, markets, governments, and each other. A must-read for the environmentalist and broader NGO-dependent world.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Peter Bille Larsen is an anthropologist with two decades of experience in global conservation research and practice. He teaches sustainable development, environmental anthropology, and international governance at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland.
Dan Brockington directs the Sheffield Institute of International Development at the University of Sheffield, UK. His research covers conservation, agricultural change, and celebrity, entailing fieldwork in remote parts of East Africa and offices in large cities.
Dan Brockington directs the Sheffield Institute of International Development at the University of Sheffield, UK. His research covers conservation, agricultural change, and celebrity, entailing fieldwork in remote parts of East Africa and offices in large cities.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Anthropology of Conservation NGOs
Book Subtitle: Rethinking the Boundaries
Editors: Peter Bille Larsen, Dan Brockington
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Anthropology of Sustainability
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60579-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-60578-4Published: 01 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86894-3Published: 22 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-60579-1Published: 30 August 2017
Series ISSN: 2945-6657
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6665
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 289
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Social Anthropology, Environmental Sociology, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology