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8 Feb 2021 · Buen Vivir is a pluralistic worldview that's prevalent among indigenous communities across Latin America and whose principles are shared by different cultures around the world.
24 Jul 2015 · Buen Vivir is a concept and a practice of living well that challenges the dominant paradigm of sustainable development. It draws from indigenous cultures and values, and aims to balance quality of life, democracy and biocentrism.
4 Jan 2018 · Buen Vivir is a holistic and ecological approach to wellbeing and sustainability that respects nature and society. This article reviews the academic, policy and popular discourse on Buen Vivir as an alternative to traditional development, examining its strengths, weaknesses and viability.
21 Jun 2019 · Buen Vivir, whose literal translation from Spanish to English would be “good living,” ultimately points to a rich yet elusive concept-under-construction, which cannot be easily stabilized, because it is being constantly built and rebuilt, negotiated, and re-negotiated.
Buen vivir is a concept that challenges the western notion of development and progress, and proposes a way of living well in harmony with nature and society. It emerges from the ancestral knowledge and resistance of indigenous peoples in Latin America and beyond, and offers a vision of a decolonised and pluralistic world.
1 Mei 2024 · Buen Vivir emerged in the Andean countries in the mid-2000s and became an influential new civilization proposal. It brought together socialist, ecological and indigenous world views in a somewhat varying mix. It also led to changes in the constitutions of Bolivia and...
14 Apr 2021 · Buen vivir is a discourse of resistance against anthropocentrism, linear progress, and extractivism in Latin America. It proposes a radical platform for intergenerational justice based on complementary and reciprocal relations between humans and nature.
