Everyday justice in India's coal transition: testimonies from the margins of society /

This book reconceptualizes the idea of justice in considering a ‘just transition’ away from coal in India. It defines ‘everyday justice’ in a broader way to include informal economies and forms of labour for human lives that have been fundamentally altered by coal mining, have the right to participa...

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Copyright Page --
Dedication --
Preface and Acknowledgements --
Figures --
Testimonies and Justice in Coal Transitions --
Lifeworlds of Coal-Side Communities --
Is There a Post-Coal Future? --
Multiple Coal Transitions --
Historical Injustices in Coal Regions --
Reconciling Past Injustices for a Just and Decarbonized Future --
References --
Index.
Hauptverfasser:
Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala, Oskarsson, Patrik
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York: Oxford University Press, 2026.
Zusammenfassung:
This book reconceptualizes the idea of justice in considering a ‘just transition’ away from coal in India. It defines ‘everyday justice’ in a broader way to include informal economies and forms of labour for human lives that have been fundamentally altered by coal mining, have the right to participate in political decisions, and to hold property. It builds a compelling case for everyday justice through three kinds of evidence: testimonies collected over two decades from the same individuals to present a temporal view of changed livelihoods and worldviews, a detailed examination into coal production and transport and the unconventional labour arrangements therein, and the degradation of the landscape and decay of peasantry in older coal mining regions in Jharkhand state. This evidence was collected during fieldwork beginning in the late 1990s, involving decades of research, observations, close interactions, and primarily conversations to learn from coal-dependent communities.
Umfang:
1 online resource
Bibliografie:
Includes index.
ISBN:
0-19-899348-X
9780198993506
Schlagworte:
Coal mines and mining > India > Social aspects.
Environmental justice > India.
Coal miners > India > Social conditions.
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