Journal of Agrarian Change - 2022 - Torres Contreras - Who owns the land owns the wind Land and citizenship in the Isthmus-2.pdf (2.17 MB)
Who owns the land owns the wind? Land and citizenship in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico
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posted on 2023-06-10, 05:47 authored by Gerardo Torres ContrerasGerardo Torres ContrerasWind energy expansion across rural areas interacts with various interests at the local level, generating multiple reactions within communities. The Eólica del Sur wind farm implementation pathway in Mexico is a paragon of different positions vis-à-vis this industry after trying to install 132 wind turbines in other towns since 2006. This paper argues that there is a bias in studies of the politics of wind energy development in favour of oppositional voices, as opposed to groups that endorse wind energy expansion or that have stakes in the sector but neither support nor oppose wind projects per se. Based on fieldwork conducted over three?years and semi-structured interviews with Eólica del Sur stakeholders, the paper argues that different responses to wind energy are linked to contrasting ownership claims over land in the region and competing notions of the institutions that should legitimize these claims.
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Journal of Agrarian ChangeISSN
1471-0358Publisher
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