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Fissures of a Blue Revolution

The Ramponkars’ Response to Mechanised Fishing in Goa

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ID9287151
AuthorsGanesha Somayaji (0009-0008-4227-1884, Department of Sociology, Goa University, Goa, India., corresponding author), Joanna Coelho (0000-0001-7048-8425, Goa University), Joanna P Coelho (Department of Sociology, Goa University, Goa, India.)
Year2017
Volume47
Issue2
Pages200-213
Publication date2017-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Change (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0049-0857 • E-ISSN: 0976-3538
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0049085717696392
OpenAlexW2626528283
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited3

This article is a critique of the project modernity from the vantage point of an indigenous occupational community of Goa which for centuries has been pursuing sustainable livelihood practices. It revolves around the traditional occupation of fishing in the context of modernist threat it faces. Informed by the theoretical insights provided by Frank’s theory of development of underdevelopment, this article argues that our understanding of environmental change as a social process is inextricably linked with the expansion and contradiction of the world economic system. While delineating Frank’s theory of underdevelopment as theoretical support, it captures the indigenous knowledge systems of the fishing community of Goa, highlighting its ecological sensitivity. It then addresses the changes that have affected this community in the wake of enforced modernisation and development. It specifically focuses on the social movements carried out by the traditional fishermen of Goa in an attempt to protect their traditional fishing practices

Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Contradiction · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Fishing · Geography · Indigenous · Livelihood · Modernity · Modernization theory · Political economy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Underdevelopment · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Ecology · Law · Social and Economic Development in India

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Citations per year0.25
Citation span2018 - 2019 (2)
Highly citedNo

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