In the 1990s, La Via Campesina (LVC) emerged as an international movement of peasants with the main objective of opposing the prevailing neoliberal global economic system and to defend inclusive rural development. Gradually, the peasant movement created or rebuilt a proposal for proactive intervention based on agroecology and a fight for the right to land and food sovereignty. The LVC initiative is present in 73 countries and connects about 164 organizations. Local manifestations differ substantially in the way they have generated social innovations to achieve social transformation. The proximity and remoteness of local manifestations with the transnational network allows understanding how international actions are aligned and coordinated and how knowledge is socialized.
Relevance for TRANSIT
La Via Campesina is the principal international movement of peasants with the main objective to defend the inclusive rural development (land access, agroecology, social economy). The TRANSIT studies of local manifestations with transnational network allow understanding how international actions are aligned and coordinated and how knowledge is socialized.
Social Innovation Initiatives in the Critical Turning Points-database
La Via Campesina/MNCI (Argentina)
La Via Campesina/APENOC (Argentina)
La Via Campesina/ANAMURI (Chile)
La Via Campesina/RMRU (Uruguay)
Social Innovation Initiatives studied in-depth
Peasant Movement of Santiago del Estero – MOCASE (Argentina)
Reports
Juarez, P.; Balázs, B.; Trantini, F.; Korzenszky, A. and Becerra, L. (2016)Transformative social innovation : La Vía Campesina : a summary report of the case study on La Vía Campsina. TRANSIT: EU SSH.2013.3.2-1 Grant agreement no: 613169
Juarez, P., Balázs, B., Trentini, F., Korzenszky, A., and Becerra, L., (2015) WP 4 : case study report : La Via Campesina, TRANSIT: EU SHH.2013.3.2-1 Grant agreement no: 613169.
Research Coordination: UNQ – Lucas Becerra & Paula Juarez
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