INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS OF COSTA RICA IN EDUCATIONAL DISCOURSE. A REVIEW OF “MANUAL PARA LA MEDIACIÓN CULTURAL”
Indigenous populations of Costa Rica in educational discourse. A review of “Manual para la mediación cultural”

Author(s): Katarzyna Dembicz
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Costa Rica; REDD+; education; development; indigenous peoples
Summary/Abstract: The article is a part of research within the framework of the “Discourses and development dilemmas in Central American local communities” project, funded by the National Science Centre (project no. 2018/29/B/ HS6/00187). The paper analyses the content of a series of 2014 publications titled “Manual para la mediación cultural. Cambio climático y bosques: promoviendo la participación del pueblo...” whose objective was to raise awareness and commitment of Costa Rican indigenous people in regards to combating climate change. Our interest focuses on the notions of indigenous peoples and development as key elements of the development paradigm that shapes the world of contemporary institutions and international relations.

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