
Fighting Global Neo-Extractivism
Fossil-Free Social Movements in South Africa
- 148 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Fighting Global Neo-Extractivism: Fossil-Free Social Movements in South Africa analyzes social struggles over damaging new fossil fuel projects in the Global South with a focus on South Africa, Africa's biggest fossil fuel emitter.
Fossil fuel extraction in South Africa has reached a new accelerated phase in which the fossil fuel frontier is moving beyond historical 'sacrifice zones' into non-traditional spaces, such as conservation parks and middle-class neighbourhoods, and provoking fervent opposition from grassroots activists. This book examines campaigns such as Frack Free South Africa and Save our iMfolozi Wilderness, viewing them as struggles against neo-extractivism driven by the state and industry. Through a series of detailed case studies, it highlights the shaping of mobilisation patterns by prior land use practices and the capacity to mobilize different social groups across race and class. Developing the notion of the fossil fuel frontier as the material and political boundary that activists in South Africa and elsewhere in the world render visible, this volume provides a theoretical framework to understanding global mobilization patterns.
This timely and impassioned book will appeal to students and researchers interested in a range of subjects, including environmentalism, social movements, political ecology, and development studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- Neo-Extractivism, Fossil Fuels, and the Climate Crisis in South Africa
- Post-Apartheid State and Social Movements
- Structure of the Book
- Part I Theory and Practice of Resource Extractivism
- Part II Social Movements Fighting Fossil Fuels
- Appendix: Demographics of Population in Field Sites
- Index