The Post-Politicization of Participation in Neoliberal Conservation: Cases from Canada and Thailand

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dc.contributor.advisorRoth, Robin J.
dc.creatorYoudelis, Megan Calise
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-27T16:29:29Z
dc.date.available2018-08-27T16:29:29Z
dc.date.copyright2017-12-22
dc.date.issued2018-08-27
dc.date.updated2018-08-27T16:29:29Z
dc.degree.disciplineGeography
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractThe rescaling of conservation globally is engendering an increase in private sector stakeholders in conservation practice. Recent moves to allow private interests to develop and manage services within national parks have sparked significant countermovements in several states, including Canada and Thailand. Political ecologists have widely elucidated the socio-economic implications of the neoliberalsiation of conservation, but have been rather quiet on the political implications in terms of public and Indigenous participation in conservation governance. This research explores the relationship between political economy and the politics of conservation governance through two case studies of public protest against private tourism development within protected areas: Jasper National Park, Canada and Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Thailand. I analyze the nature and scope of both countermovements, looking at how and why situated actors articulate different visions of conservation and the role of national parks, what strategies proponents and opponents employ to enrol allies, and how and why certain knowledge claims about conservation gain currency over others. I argue that neoliberalisation, and austerity politics more specifically, create the structural conditions for the post-politicization of conservation governance, reducing democratic oversight of public provisioning. In such conditions, park authorities employ a series of strategies to remove debate from the public sphere, orchestrate the appearance of consensus and ultimately to legitimize unpopular tourism development decisions.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/34960
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subject.keywordsConservation
dc.subject.keywordsNeoliberal conservation
dc.subject.keywordsPost-politicization
dc.subject.keywordsPost-politics
dc.subject.keywordsAnti-politics
dc.subject.keywordsDepoliticization
dc.subject.keywordsAusterity politics
dc.subject.keywordsIndigenous consultation
dc.subject.keywordsPublic consultation
dc.subject.keywordsDuty to Consult
dc.subject.keywordsJasper National Park
dc.subject.keywordsBanff National Park
dc.subject.keywordsParks Canada
dc.subject.keywordsDoi Suthep-Pui National Park
dc.subject.keywordsThailand
dc.subject.keywordsCanada
dc.subject.keywordsNeoliberalism
dc.subject.keywordsNature-based tourism
dc.subject.keywordsSocial activism
dc.subject.keywordsReconciliation
dc.subject.keywordsIndigenous peoples
dc.titleThe Post-Politicization of Participation in Neoliberal Conservation: Cases from Canada and Thailand
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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