The Emergence of Associational Life in México’s Wild West
Pioneering Civic Participation, Sea Turtle Conservation, and Environmental Awareness in Baja California Sur
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12249003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Jon Schneller (0000-0003-2756-7034, corresponding author), Patricia A Baum |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 259-282 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Voluntas Revista Internacional de Filosofia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2179-3786 • E-ISSN: 1573-7888 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11266-010-9147-3 |
| OpenAlex | W2079796569 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
This research explores the contributions of the sea turtle conservation movement in Baja California Sur (B.C.S.), Mexico, to the growth of associational life in the state. Mexico has historically been known as a country with a traditionally weak associational life. Yet, the activities of sea turtle NGOs and community groups presented a unique case study to better understand the social, political, and strategic factors that have contributed to voluntary civic engagement and the environmental successes of the movement. Through 799 interviews and surveys with public stakeholders, this research utilized Sabet’s (Democratization 2:410–432, 2008) focus on political opportunity, efforts to reform informal rules, and supportive social networks, as an explanatory framework to help describe the emergence of associational life. We found that the sea turtle conservation movement in B.C.S. has become accessible to a diversity of interests and individuals. We found unexpected results in the extent of federal environmental agency complaisance in regard to the involvement of NGOs in conservation programs and environmental policy decisions that have traditionally been the sole domain of the Government of Mexico
Agency (philosophy · Business · Civil society · Corporate governance · Democracy · Democratization · Diversity (politics · Economic growth · Environmental governance · Environmental movement · Geography · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Social movement · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Turtle (robot · Community Health and Development · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Ecology
Research design
Environmental service learning
Civil Organizations in Mexico
Caught in the Middle
Thickening Civil Society
Mapping Local Government-Nongovernmental Organization Interactions
From Public Concern to Policy Effectiveness
How does civil society thicken? the political construction of social capital in rural Mexico
Conceptualizing Political Opportunity
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |