Just Transformations: Grassroots Struggles for Sustainable Futures

Iokiñe Rodríguez; Mariana Walter; Leah Temper

Just Transformations: Grassroots Struggles for Sustainable Futures

Iokiñe Rodríguez (Editor)
, Mariana Walter (Editor)
, Leah Temper (Editor)

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Abstract

The climate crisis is the greatest existential threat humanity faces today. The need for a radical societal transformation in the interests of social justice and ecological sustainability has never been greater. But where can we turn to find systemic alternatives?

From India, Turkey and Bolivia, to Venezuela, Canada and Lebanon, Just Transformations looks to local environmental struggles for the answers. With each case study grounded in the social movements and specific politics of the region in question, this volume investigates the role that resistance movements play in bringing about sustainable transformations, the strategies and tools they utilise to overcome barriers, and how academics and grassroots activists can collaborate effectively.

The book provides a toolkit for scholar-activists who want to build transformative visions with communities. Interrogating each case study for valuable lessons, the contributors develop a conceptualisation of a just transformation that focuses on the changes that communities themselves are trying to produce.

Original language	English
Publisher	Pluto Press
Volume	1
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9780745344799, 9780745344812
ISBN (Print)	9780745344775
Publication status	Published - 20 Dec 2023

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Academic-activist co-produced knowledge for environmental justice
Rodriguez Fernandez, I. (Principal Investigator), Temper, L. (Principal Investigator), Hamouchene, H. (Co-Investigator), Kothari, A. (Co-Investigator), Martin, A. (Co-Investigator), Masri, R. (Co-Investigator) & Ozkaynak, B. (Co-Investigator)
Belmont Forum (The)
17/12/15 → 30/04/19
Project: Research

7 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
1 Article

Empowering European farmers: Insights from decolonial theory and indigenous people in Latin America
Lecuye, L., Calla, S., Coolsaet, B., Rodriguez, I. & Young, J. C., Jul 2025, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 117, 103651.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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2 Citations (Scopus)
A Conversation on Radical Transformations Frameworks: From Conflicts to Alternatives
Lulla, A., Rodríguez, I., Inturias, M. & Kothari, A., 20 Nov 2023, Just Transformations: Grassroots Struggles for Alternative Futures. Rodriguez, I., Walter, M. & Temper, L. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Pluto Press, Vol. 1. p. 57-75 22 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

Open Access
Co-production of Knowledge for Environmental Justice: Key Lessons, Challenges and Approaches in the ACKnowl-EJ Project
Weber, L., Walter, M., Temper, L. & Rodríguez, I., 20 Dec 2023, Just Transformations: Grassroots Struggles for Alternative Futures. Rodríguez, I., Walter, M. & Temper, L. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Pluto Press, Vol. 1. p. 31-56 26 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

Open Access

2 Citations (Scopus)

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Academic-activist co-produced knowledge for environmental justice

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Empowering European farmers: Insights from decolonial theory and indigenous people in Latin America

A Conversation on Radical Transformations Frameworks: From Conflicts to Alternatives

Co-production of Knowledge for Environmental Justice: Key Lessons, Challenges and Approaches in the ACKnowl-EJ Project

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