Leonardo Ordóñez
Biographic Data
| ID | 2195355 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leonardo Ordóñez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leonardo |
| FAMILY NAME | Ordóñez |
| SIGNATURE | ORDÓÑEZ L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-2247-4630 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Caring for coca, living with chemicals
In this paper, we show how the materialisation of chemical harms linked to the cultivation of coca and its processing into coca paste reside in a wider politics of structural violence which is also situated ecologically. Drawing on the qualitative interview accounts of coca farmers in Putumayo, Colombia, we attend to practices of care in the field and in the laboratory. We look first at chemicals used in coca's cultivation (herbicides, fertilizer…
Navigating Chemical Toxicity in Coca Production in the Colombian Borderlands of Putumayo
In Putumayo, a jungle borderland in southern Colombia, thousands of farmers derive their livelihood from the cultivation and processing of coca leaf, exposing themselves to fertilizers, pesticides, and other toxic chemicals on a daily basis. In this article, we show how the coca growers' relationship with chemicals and the health risks to which they are exposed, are politically and institutionally structured. We discuss the specific impact of ant…
La Globalización Del Miedo"/"The Globalization of Fear
An important feature of the current globalization process is that fear hunts the inhabitants of the global village with more intensity each day. The growth of terrorism, environmental threats, risks associated to the development of new technologies, and, indeed, an atmosphere of uncertainty that characterizes contemporary life, produces an increasing propagation of fear. In this article we will first examine the reasons for which the current soci…
Navigating Chemical Toxicity in Coca Production in the Colombian Borderlands of Putumayo
In Putumayo, a jungle borderland in southern Colombia, thousands of farmers derive their livelihood from the cultivation and processing of coca leaf, exposing themselves to fertilizers, pesticides, and other toxic chemicals on a daily basis. In this article, we show how the coca growers' relationship with chemicals and the health risks to which they are exposed, are politically and institutionally structured. We discuss the specific impact of ant…
La Globalización Del Miedo"/"The Globalization of Fear
An important feature of the current globalization process is that fear hunts the inhabitants of the global village with more intensity each day. The growth of terrorism, environmental threats, risks associated to the development of new technologies, and, indeed, an atmosphere of uncertainty that characterizes contemporary life, produces an increasing propagation of fear. In this article we will first examine the reasons for which the current soci…
Caring for coca, living with chemicals
In this paper, we show how the materialisation of chemical harms linked to the cultivation of coca and its processing into coca paste reside in a wider politics of structural violence which is also situated ecologically. Drawing on the qualitative interview accounts of coca farmers in Putumayo, Colombia, we attend to practices of care in the field and in the laboratory. We look first at chemicals used in coca's cultivation (herbicides, fertilizer…
Navigating Chemical Toxicity in Coca Production in the Colombian Borderlands of Putumayo
In Putumayo, a jungle borderland in southern Colombia, thousands of farmers derive their livelihood from the cultivation and processing of coca leaf, exposing themselves to fertilizers, pesticides, and other toxic chemicals on a daily basis. In this article, we show how the coca growers' relationship with chemicals and the health risks to which they are exposed, are politically and institutionally structured. We discuss the specific impact of ant…
Sociology (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Coca (2 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (2 works) · Livelihood (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Agroforestry (1 work)