Abstract

BARKIN, David  and  LEMUS, Blanca. Building post capitalists worlds. Cultura representaciones soc [online]. 2015, vol.10, n.19, pp.26-60. ISSN 2007-8110.

In a very broad context of - biological, cultural and ethnic- diversity, profound social inequalities and attitudes of the hegemonic forces in Latin America, a coherent process of environmental governance is becoming difficult and environmental injustice is getting worse. No matter what zone of the region is observed, there is an increase in the quantity and intensity of the conflicts between the groups committed to promote economic development (that is to say, private accumulation) and those who say they are in favor of the planet and/or the well-being of the great majority of the population or of particular minorities that feel excluded from these processes and are the ones that suffer the negative effects of these activities. This text deals with the underlining causes of those conflicts and gives a voice to some of the social actors that actively participate in the development of their own alternatives for the construction of new post capitalist societies. These alternatives arise from groups whose organizations are shaped by different cosmovisions, product of their multiple ethnic origins, and by the profound philosophical and epistemological debates of half a century ago, that emerged from numerous social movements, suggesting different strategies in order to achieve progress by improving their well-being and the conservation of the ecosystems.

Keywords : post-capitalism; environmental justice; environmental governance; Latin America; indigenous peoples.

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