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A Political Ecology for Developing Countries?

A Political Ecology for Developing Countries? Jg. 43 (1999) Heft 3-4, S. 148-157 Frankfurt a. M. Raymond L. Bryant, London/Great Britain Progress and Paradox in the Evolution of a Research Field Introduction Research adopting a political-ecology perspective to analyse the politicised environment of developing countries has gone from strength to strength in the last two decades. Since the early 1980s, it has grown from an exotic research interest of the few into a populär and respected research field in its own right (BRYANT 1992, PEET/WATTS 1996, BATTERBURY et al. forthcoming). Thus, the number of scholars describing themselves as political ecologists has certainly grown and the field's adherents now hail from a multitude of countries in the North and South. In a similar way, political ecology has now penetrated the teaching curriculum of many universities as dedicated undergraduate and postgraduate courses and seminars are put on offer to accommodate rising demand. It would seem, in other words, that political eco logy has come of age as a research approach. Yet, there are a set of contradictory trends at the heart of this exuberant research field that merit careful attention if we are to get a sense of political ecology's ultimate Utility to an understanding of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie de Gruyter

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Jg. 43 (1999) Heft 3-4, S. 148-157 Frankfurt a. M. Raymond L. Bryant, London/Great Britain Progress and Paradox in the Evolution of a Research Field Introduction Research adopting a political-ecology perspective to analyse the politicised environment of developing countries has gone from strength to strength in the last two decades. Since the early 1980s, it has grown from an exotic research interest of the few into a populär and respected research field in its own right (BRYANT 1992, PEET/WATTS 1996, BATTERBURY et al. forthcoming). Thus, the number of scholars describing themselves as political ecologists has certainly grown and the field's adherents now hail from a multitude of countries in the North and South. In a similar way, political ecology has now penetrated the teaching curriculum of many universities as dedicated undergraduate and postgraduate courses and seminars are put on offer to accommodate rising demand. It would seem, in other words, that political eco logy has come of age as a research approach. Yet, there are a set of contradictory trends at the heart of this exuberant research field that merit careful attention if we are to get a sense of political ecology's ultimate Utility to an understanding of

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Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie – de Gruyter

Published: Oct 1, 1999

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