Decommonization-commonization dynamics and social movements: insights from a meta-analysis of case studies

According to some authors, the sustainability of community-based natural resource management systems depends on the to mobilize against external threats and participate in social movements. In this paper we explore the validity of the conjecture via a meta-analysis of case studies where local resource use communities have mobilized against decommonization threats. In that aim, we first characterize the drivers of said threats and the way they impact essential characteristics of the commons management. Then we assess the extent to which the social movements contribute to “commonization” processes. As we found, although the impacts of “decommonization” drivers on CBNRM regimes and communities justify the participation of communities in social movements, the (positive) impact of these movements on said regimes and communities goes beyond those grievances