University of Belgrade – Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade, Serbia
Received: December 10, 2023
Revision received: December 28, 2023
Accepted: December 29, 2023
UDK: 338.32.053.2(4-664)
Pages: 25-40
The paper analytically connects neo-extractivism, as the current development phase of capitalism, with the phenomenon of land grabbing, which refers to the importance of direct foreign investments in less developed countries aimed at acquiring land for the exploitation of ores and minerals, production of biofuel and food. Firstly, some relevant critical interpretations of land grabbing and neo-extractivism are presented, as well as the question of whether the observed territorialization of the resistance to the neo-extractivism increases mobilization potential or populist divisions in related social movements. Secondly, attention is drawn to the exposure of European post-socialist countries to these processes, including the experience of Serbia, and emphasizes that it is still a relatively neglected research topic in sociology.
KEY WORDS: neoextractivism / land grabbing / accumulation of capital / post-socialism / European Union / Serbia
