Holmes, G (2011) Conservation's Friends in High Places: Neoliberalism, Networks, and the Transnational Conservation Elite. Global Environmental Politics, 11 (4). 1 - 21 (21). ISSN 1526-3800
Abstract
Global conservation has changed over the last two decades. As conservation NGOs have grown in size and stature, they have increasingly turned to businesses and market mechanisms and they are increasingly replacing the state in delivering conservation programs. This article argues that at the heart of global conservation lies a small, well-connected elite, made up of directors and senior staff of key conservation NGOs, state politicians and bureaucrats, corporate directors, scientists, celebrities, and media actors. This elite network works as influence, ideas, and money are spread in formal spaces, such as conferences and meeting rooms, and in informal occasions such as social events. Drawing on emerging studies of conservation bureaucracies and NGOs, this article outlines the workings and structure of this elite, illustrated through four detailed vignettes. It situates the elite in the emerging literature on neoliberalism, arguing that this elite is at the forefront of driving the neoliberalization of conservation.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2011, MIT Press. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 07 Nov 2013 13:29 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 09:35 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/GLEP_a_00081 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1162/GLEP_a_00081 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:76972 |