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Developmentalism and the genocide–ecocide nexus

Crook, Martin; Short, Damien

Authors

Martin Crook

Damien Short



Abstract

This article seeks to contribute to an emerging “ecological turn” in genocide studies that places the material “extra-human environment” at the core of the biological and cultural integrity of social groups such as indigenous peoples and territorially dependent placed-based groups. Such social groups are often the victims of an array of ecological and culturally genocidal coercive practices which we will discuss herein. From land grabs in the service of economic development projects in Australia to, perversely, “conservation” and the “environmental” protection projects in Uganda and Kenya. For many indigenous and place-based peoples, their historical narrative and their practises, rituals and traditions are inextricably connected to their land base. In this article we explore the ecologically induced genocide suffered by such groups where environmental destruction results in conditions of life that fundamentally threaten a social group’s cultural and/or physical existence.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 17, 2020
Online Publication Date Dec 8, 2020
Publication Date Apr 3, 2021
Deposit Date Feb 7, 2023
Journal Journal of Genocide Research
Print ISSN 1462-3528
Electronic ISSN 1469-9494
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 23
Issue 2
Pages 162-188
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/14623528.2020.1853914
Keywords Law; Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science; History
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10419328
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14623528.2020.1853914