Sovereign Forces: Everyday Challenges to Environmental Governance in Latin America by John A. McNeish

Political Ecology Forum @NMBU

In this interview John-Andrew McNeish, professor at the department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric) at NMBU, discusses some insights of his new book Sovereign Forces: Everyday Challenges to Environmental Governance in Latin America. The book explores the role of sovereignty in environmental governance and peace-building, drawing on examples from fieldwork carried out in Bolivia, Guatemala, and Colombia over the last twenty years. McNeish reveals how the idea of sovereignty is reworked and repurposed in current debates and conflicts between states, corporations, peasants, and indigenous peoples regarding land and resources.

You can find the book at https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/McNeishSovereign or in digital platforms like Amazon.