Activism ; Cooperative ; Ethnic minority ; Guanajuato ; Housing ; Local market ; Mexico ; Oaxaca ; Organic farming ; Rural community ; Rural economy ; Social geography ; Sustainable development ; alternative economies ; community ; cooperatives
Les AA. analysent les expériences des coopératives des deux communautés rurales mexicaines vivant dans les Etats de Guanajuato et d’Oaxaca comme stratégies de subsistance. Ils expliquent que la première propose la vente de tomates biologiques au
niveau local pour ne pas dépendre des marchés extérieurs et que la seconde propose une coopérative de logement offrant un mode de vie durable. Ils concluent que les projets visant à l’amélioration des modes de vie des communautés rurales sont menacés par
les effets des politiques commerciales néolibérales.#The sustainable livelihoods perspective and cooperative movement are rooted in frameworks that value social justice in the form of participatory democracy, distributional equity, and solidarity
. Unlike studies of cooperatives that focus mainly on economic efficiency and productivity, we argue that this socio-political dimension of the cooperative projects is crucial for understanding their potential as sustainable livelihoods. This exploratory
research examines the experiences of two rural Mexican communities in Guanajuato and Oaxaca, which formed cooperatives as alternative livelihood strategies. Our results show that each community used similar grassroots political culture to develop
Forget the policy gap : why local governments really decide to take part in cross-border cooperation initiatives in Europe
Austria ; Cultural identity ; European integration ; Germany ; Hungary ; Norway ; Partnership ; Political geography ; Region ; Slovak Republic ; Sweden ; Trans-border cooperation
The article investigates the motivations of European local governments to join formalized cooperation initiatives between sub-national authorities, referred to as Euroregions. Drawing on the examples located at three national borders (Sweden/Norway
Analyse spatiale ; Canton ; Cluster ; Concentration spatiale ; Coopérative agricole ; Développement territorial ; Environnement économique ; France ; Localisation ; Méthodologie ; Proximité
Agricultural cooperative ; Canton ; Cluster ; Economic environment ; France ; Location ; Methodology ; Proximity ; Spatial analysis ; Spatial concentration ; Territorial development
Structures de localisation des coopératives agricoles en France (1995 et 2005) afin de mieux comprendre les déterminants de leur organisation spatiale. Les outils de l'analyse spatiale sont mobilisés pour construire une typologie cantonale des
structures de localisation des coopératives. Les facteurs explicatifs de cette typologie sont analysés par une modélisation de type logit multinomial. Existence de cantons à fort potentiel coopératif. Stabilité des schémas de localisation entre 1995 et 2005
. La forte présence coopérative est associée aux grands bassins de production agricole. Elle bénéficie aussi de la proximité à la ville. Le résultat est à nuancer cependant selon la taille de l'aire urbaine.
Re-placing indigenous territory : villagization and the transformation of Amerindian environments under “cooperative socialism” in Guyana
Cooperation ; Guyana ; Land rights ; Natural resources ; Political geography ; Role of the State ; Socialism ; Territorialisation ; Territoriality ; Territory ; Tribe ; Twentieth Century ; Village
This article explores the development of Guyana's interior during cooperative socialism between 1970 and 1986 and its lasting influence on Amerindian environmental politics. It shows that the government's agenda of resource development included
agricultural cooperatives, a new regional structure of governance, a villagization scheme, a hydropower project, and growth in small-scale mining. It demonstrates that diffuse village–state relations are compromising cultural and territorial integrity
Global alternatives, regional stability and common causes. The international politics of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and its relationship to the West
China ; Cooperation ; Discourse ; Geopolitics ; International organization ; International relations ; Political geography ; Region ; Regional identity ; Regionalism ; Russia
Cooperative ties and the impact of external factors upon innovation in an industrial district : some insights from the North Staffordshire table and giftware sector
Cooperation ; England ; Firm ; Industrial district ; Innovation ; Institution ; Regional economy ; Research and development ; United Kingdom ; University
qualité de la coordination entre acteurs parties pernantes des filières de bovidés, les AA. initient un processus d'apprentissage de dynamiques coopératives par les agents.
Cultural change ; Europe ; Frontier ; Frontier region ; Germany ; Institution ; Learning process ; Social practice ; Trans-border area ; Trans-border cooperation ; Transnationalism
China ; Development strategy ; External trade ; Geo-economics ; Geopolitics ; International relations ; Investment ; North Korea ; Trans-border cooperation
Carpathian Mountains ; European Union ; Frontier ; Man-environment relations ; Mountain ; National park ; Nature park ; Poland ; Trans-border cooperation