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Białowieża Forest, Poland: Representation, Myth, and the Politics of Dispossession

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  • Stuart Franklin

    (School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TB, England)

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This paper uses a continuing dispute over the management of Białowieża Forest, Poland to raise concerns over the power of representation and myth to sideline minority interests or to prioritise one social perspective over another. It is felt that this inquiry is particularly relevant in the context of European unification. It poses the question: to what extent does state power adequately protect its people against the specious but powerfully presented claims of local actors (in this case biological scientists) who employ potent representational practices and Internet networking to pressurise the state in an attempt to impair inclusive democratic processes?

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  • Stuart Franklin, 2002. "BiaÅ‚owieża Forest, Poland: Representation, Myth, and the Politics of Dispossession," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 34(8), pages 1459-1485, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:34:y:2002:i:8:p:1459-1485
    DOI: 10.1068/a34259
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    1. Mikusiński, Grzegorz & Niedziałkowski, Krzysztof, 2020. "Perceived importance of ecosystem services in the Białowieża Forest for local communities – Does proximity matter?," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).

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