Politicizing the future: on lithium exploration in Portugal
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Resumo: | This text explores the meaning of the expression "mined future," which has been used by local populations who oppose lithium production in Northern Portugal. We argue that the expression encapsulates the existence of a conflict for the "ownership" of future, unfolding a battle of visions of the future between local populations and governments. The local population sees the exploitation of lithium as a takeover of future. In contrast, the governments justify the project by promising a sociotechnical future in convergence with European green energy rhetoric. This article follows a grounded theory approach. It relies on information collected about the lithium exploration in Portugal, mainly through journalistic pieces and opinion articles disseminated between 2019 and 2020. In particular, the paper proposes that political action that involves large sociotechnical ventures with the potential of contamination needs to consider the local collective perceptions of the future. |
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Politicizing the future: on lithium exploration in PortugalLithiumTimeTemporalityParticipationSocial SciencesThis text explores the meaning of the expression "mined future," which has been used by local populations who oppose lithium production in Northern Portugal. We argue that the expression encapsulates the existence of a conflict for the "ownership" of future, unfolding a battle of visions of the future between local populations and governments. The local population sees the exploitation of lithium as a takeover of future. In contrast, the governments justify the project by promising a sociotechnical future in convergence with European green energy rhetoric. This article follows a grounded theory approach. It relies on information collected about the lithium exploration in Portugal, mainly through journalistic pieces and opinion articles disseminated between 2019 and 2020. In particular, the paper proposes that political action that involves large sociotechnical ventures with the potential of contamination needs to consider the local collective perceptions of the future.This work was supported by FCT, I.P., the Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, research and technology, under the Project UIDB/00736/2020 and the Project UIDB/04521/2020. We thank Ann Henshall (University of Lisbon) for her work in proofreading the English language. We thank all the anonymous reviewers that read carefully our proposal and made valuable suggestions that allowed to make substantial improvements.SpringerUniversidade do MinhoAraújo, Emília RodriguesBento, SofiaSilva, Marcia2022-12-012022-12-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/87596engAraújo, E., Bento, S., & Silva, M. (2022).Politicizing the future: on lithium exploration in Portugal. European Journal of Futures Research, 10, 23 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40309-022-00209-32195-41942195-224810.1186/s40309-022-00209-3https://eujournalfuturesresearch.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40309-022-00209-3info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-12-23T01:40:48Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/87596Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T00:55:39.549993Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Politicizing the future: on lithium exploration in Portugal |
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Politicizing the future: on lithium exploration in Portugal |
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Politicizing the future: on lithium exploration in Portugal Araújo, Emília Rodrigues Lithium Time Temporality Participation Social Sciences |
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Politicizing the future: on lithium exploration in Portugal |
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Politicizing the future: on lithium exploration in Portugal |
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Politicizing the future: on lithium exploration in Portugal |
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Politicizing the future: on lithium exploration in Portugal |
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Politicizing the future: on lithium exploration in Portugal |
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Araújo, Emília Rodrigues |
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Araújo, Emília Rodrigues Bento, Sofia Silva, Marcia |
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Bento, Sofia Silva, Marcia |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Araújo, Emília Rodrigues Bento, Sofia Silva, Marcia |
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Lithium Time Temporality Participation Social Sciences |
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Lithium Time Temporality Participation Social Sciences |
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This text explores the meaning of the expression "mined future," which has been used by local populations who oppose lithium production in Northern Portugal. We argue that the expression encapsulates the existence of a conflict for the "ownership" of future, unfolding a battle of visions of the future between local populations and governments. The local population sees the exploitation of lithium as a takeover of future. In contrast, the governments justify the project by promising a sociotechnical future in convergence with European green energy rhetoric. This article follows a grounded theory approach. It relies on information collected about the lithium exploration in Portugal, mainly through journalistic pieces and opinion articles disseminated between 2019 and 2020. In particular, the paper proposes that political action that involves large sociotechnical ventures with the potential of contamination needs to consider the local collective perceptions of the future. |
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Araújo, E., Bento, S., & Silva, M. (2022).Politicizing the future: on lithium exploration in Portugal. European Journal of Futures Research, 10, 23 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40309-022-00209-3 2195-4194 2195-2248 10.1186/s40309-022-00209-3 https://eujournalfuturesresearch.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40309-022-00209-3 |
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