Toward a Political Sociology of Dispossession: Explaining Opposition to Capital Projects in India

IF 4.1 2区社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE Politics & Society Pub Date : 2021-05-21 DOI:10.1177/00323292211016587

Michael Levien, Smriti Upadhyay

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Abstract

Land dispossession is a major source of protest in many countries. This article asks, How common are cases of mobilization against land dispossession relative to cases of nonmobilization? Why do we see protests against land dispossession for some projects and not others? These questions are taken up in the context of India, a major global hotspot for land dispossession protest. Using a database of all major capital projects in the country, the article looks at the effects of project characteristics and context on incidence of delays or cancellations due to land acquisition problems. The findings demonstrate that a project’s sector and subnational location affect the emergence of opposition to land dispossession. Further, differences in political competitiveness and agrarian social structure are significant factors driving subnational variation. By identifying important factors shaping opposition to land dispossession, the article aims to stimulate comparative research that can advance a political sociology of dispossession.

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在许多国家，土地被剥夺是抗议的主要来源。这篇文章问，相对于不动员的案例，动员反对土地剥夺的案例有多普遍?为什么我们看到一些项目的土地被剥夺而不是其他项目的土地被剥夺?这些问题是在印度的背景下提出的，印度是全球土地剥夺抗议的主要热点。本文利用该国所有主要资本项目的数据库，研究了项目特征和背景对由于土地征用问题而导致的延迟或取消的发生率的影响。研究结果表明，一个项目的部门和次国家位置影响反对土地征用的出现。此外，政治竞争力和农业社会结构的差异是推动次国家差异的重要因素。本文旨在通过识别形成反对土地剥夺的重要因素，促进可以推进剥夺政治社会学的比较研究。

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