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What if the subaltern speaks? Traditional knowledge policies in Brazil and India

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This article explores the success chances of subaltern political agency. Empirically, it investigates how indigenous groups can prevent unwanted access to their traditional knowledge regarding biological resources. The article compares indigenous politics in Brazil and India. Brazilian movements effectively defend regulations to deny the disclosure of their knowledge, whereas comparable demands of the Adivasis in India have remained fairly neglected. To explain these differences, the article connects the insights of social movements and postcolonial theories. It shows that a synopsis of both literatures helps to explain both the potential and the limitations of indigenous political agency.

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  • Thomas R. Eimer, 2020. "What if the subaltern speaks? Traditional knowledge policies in Brazil and India," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(1), pages 96-112, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:41:y:2020:i:1:p:96-112
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2019.1650639
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