Communal Forests, Political Spaces: Territorial Competition between Common Property Institutions and the State in Guatemala

• Published in: Space & polity Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 271 - 287
• Main Author: Reddy, Sunita P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.12.2002
• Subjects: Civil law; Common Lands; Competition; Ecology; Forests; Guatemala; International relations; Political geography; Power; Property rights; Public Sector Private Sector Relations; Public spaces; Resource Management; Spatial analysis; State; State-society relations; Territorial disputes; Territoriality; Territory

This paper seeks to extend a theoretical understanding of the relationship between territory, resources and power through an exploration of competing territorial claims to forest commons in Guatemala. In contrast to private or state ownership, common property institutions (CPIs) are increasingly bei...