Essays about: "Buen Vivir"

Showing result 11 - 12 of 12 essays containing the words Buen Vivir.

  1. 11. Lekil Kuxlejal - an alternative to development? A field study in Chiapas, Mexico

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Lovisa Prage; [2015]
    Keywords : autonomy; indigenous movements; Buen Vivir; Social anthropology; development; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The development ideals of linear progress, modernization and economic growth are based on one worldview among many, but have nonetheless been able to dominate global politics. Critical development literature has shown how indigenous peoples’ cosmologies have been pushed aside since colonialism, deemed traditional and backwards. READ MORE

  3. 12. Replace One´s Place: The Livelihood of Internally Displaced People in Colombia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Cornelia Helmcke; [2013]
    Keywords : internal displacement; development induced resettlement; livelihood approach; Buen Vivir; place; El Quimbo; Neiva; Colombia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Colombia es el país con el número más alto en desplazados internos en el mundo. La población rural huye generalmente por la violencia generada en el conflicto armado. Pero también los llamados “proyectos de desarrollo” de empresas multinacionales que invierten en infraestructura generalmente afectan a comunidades locales. READ MORE