Legal Mobilization in Large-Scale Land Deals - Evidence from Sierra Leone and the Philippines

This book enquires how local communities affected by large-scale land deals make use of legal norms to protect their interests. It combines legal, social mobilisation and business management approaches to identify conditions that promise success in this respect, which are explored in four case studies from two countries: Sierra Leone and the Philippines. The findings of these studies show the relevance of the national legal opportunity structure, strong support networks and the specific characteristics of a company in this regard. The role of political elites and the unity of local actors are also discussed. This book is especially relevant for academics and practitioners interested in the relationship between legal frameworks and local reactions to foreign investors. It also contributes to the research literature on legal mobilisation by going beyond the Western world. Finally, the book offers perspectives on the 'middle ground' of social mobilisation phenomenons, which are neither social movements nor everyday resistance.

Summary

This book enquires how local communities affected by large-scale land deals make use of legal norms to protect their interests. It combines legal, social mobilisation and business management approaches to identify conditions that promise success in this respect, which are explored in four case studies from two countries: Sierra Leone and the Philippines. The findings of these studies show the relevance of the national legal opportunity structure, strong support networks and the specific characteristics of a company in this regard. The role of political elites and the unity of local actors are also discussed.
This book is especially relevant for academics and practitioners interested in the relationship between legal frameworks and local reactions to foreign investors. It also contributes to the research literature on legal mobilisation by going beyond the Western world. Finally, the book offers perspectives on the ‘middle ground’ of social mobilisation phenomenons, which are neither social movements nor everyday resistance.

Product details

• Authors: Annette Schramm
• Publisher: Nomos
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2020
• EAN: 9783848767038
• ISBN: 978-3-8487-6703-8
• No. of pages: 294
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 227 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 436 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Entwicklungspolitik, Lateinamerika, Südostasien, Philippinen, Politik, Süd- und Zentralamerika (inklusive Mexiko), Lateinamerika, Civil Society, Latin America, NG-Rabatt, Sierra Leone, NGO, Global South, Developing Countries, Südasien, Social Movement, Rechtsnormen, Gloaber Süden, Agrarunternehmen, rechtliche Mobilisierung, transnational companies, Agrarinvestitionen, legal Mobilisation, legal opportunity, Landinvestitionen, Land deal, legal norms, Regionalstudien / Internationale Studien, Philosophie: Epistemologie und Erkenntnistheorie