María Cecilia Roa-García
Biographic Data
| ID | 2850967 |
|---|---|
| NAME | María Cecilia Roa-García |
| GIVEN NAMES | María Cecilia |
| FAMILY NAME | Roa-García |
| SIGNATURE | ROA-GARCÍA M C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de los Andes |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 70 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Despojo a campesinos colombianos a través del crédito rural
Land dispossession through credit has historically shaped social relations and the distribution of wealth. This research examines the role of rural credit in the dispossession of peasant lands in Colombia and in peasant struggles to maintain ownership, through the analysis of documentary sources that record peasants’ experiences from 1990 to 2023. The study identifies actors, power relations, strategies, and patterns of the phenomenon, which allo…
Defending water and life: Domestic ecologies and social reproduction in Buenaventura
During the last four decades, communities in the city of Buenaventura, Colombia's main seaport, have mobilized in order to access public water services. Privatization, poor infrastructural maintenance, and intermittence have made access to water a matter of concern. In this context, the Committee for the Defense of Water and Life came into being in 2014, as an urban grassroots organization, making calls on the city's population to mobilize for th…
Like harvesting tarulla: The decolonization of being from a petrolized swamp
The Palagua swamp in the Middle Magdalena region of Colombia is a territory governed by nearly a century of petro-development and armed conflict. This toxic reality, along with the disappointment of temporary legal victories and demands for environmental compensation, have left deep marks on individuals' psyche, eroding the self-confidence and spirit of communities. Drawing on archival research, secondary regional sources, and 13 semi-structured …
El Acuerdo de Escazú, la democracia ambiental y la ecologización de los derechos humanos
El Acuerdo de Escazú sobre democracia ambiental surge en un contexto de intensificación del extractivismo y de déficit democrático en la región de América Latina y el Caribe, e insta a los Estados firmantes a implementar los derechos de acceso (información, participación y justicia en temas ambientales) y a proteger la vida de los defensores del medioambiente. El objetivo de este artículo es contrastar el origen, forma y contenido del acuerdo con…
Environmental democratization and water justice in extractive frontiers of Colombia
Water laws in the Andes: A promising precedent for challenging neoliberalism
Recent waves of water governance: Constitutional reform and resistance to neoliberalization in Latin America (1990–2012)
Recent waves of water governance: Constitutional reform and resistance to neoliberalization in Latin America (1990–2012)
Environmental democratization and water justice in extractive frontiers of Colombia
Water laws in the Andes: A promising precedent for challenging neoliberalism
Like harvesting tarulla: The decolonization of being from a petrolized swamp
The Palagua swamp in the Middle Magdalena region of Colombia is a territory governed by nearly a century of petro-development and armed conflict. This toxic reality, along with the disappointment of temporary legal victories and demands for environmental compensation, have left deep marks on individuals' psyche, eroding the self-confidence and spirit of communities. Drawing on archival research, secondary regional sources, and 13 semi-structured …
Defending water and life: Domestic ecologies and social reproduction in Buenaventura
During the last four decades, communities in the city of Buenaventura, Colombia's main seaport, have mobilized in order to access public water services. Privatization, poor infrastructural maintenance, and intermittence have made access to water a matter of concern. In this context, the Committee for the Defense of Water and Life came into being in 2014, as an urban grassroots organization, making calls on the city's population to mobilize for th…
Water laws in the Andes: A promising precedent for challenging neoliberalism
Recent waves of water governance: Constitutional reform and resistance to neoliberalization in Latin America (1990–2012)
Environmental democratization and water justice in extractive frontiers of Colombia
El Acuerdo de Escazú, la democracia ambiental y la ecologización de los derechos humanos
El Acuerdo de Escazú sobre democracia ambiental surge en un contexto de intensificación del extractivismo y de déficit democrático en la región de América Latina y el Caribe, e insta a los Estados firmantes a implementar los derechos de acceso (información, participación y justicia en temas ambientales) y a proteger la vida de los defensores del medioambiente. El objetivo de este artículo es contrastar el origen, forma y contenido del acuerdo con…
Like harvesting tarulla: The decolonization of being from a petrolized swamp
The Palagua swamp in the Middle Magdalena region of Colombia is a territory governed by nearly a century of petro-development and armed conflict. This toxic reality, along with the disappointment of temporary legal victories and demands for environmental compensation, have left deep marks on individuals' psyche, eroding the self-confidence and spirit of communities. Drawing on archival research, secondary regional sources, and 13 semi-structured …
Defending water and life: Domestic ecologies and social reproduction in Buenaventura
During the last four decades, communities in the city of Buenaventura, Colombia's main seaport, have mobilized in order to access public water services. Privatization, poor infrastructural maintenance, and intermittence have made access to water a matter of concern. In this context, the Committee for the Defense of Water and Life came into being in 2014, as an urban grassroots organization, making calls on the city's population to mobilize for th…
Despojo a campesinos colombianos a través del crédito rural
Land dispossession through credit has historically shaped social relations and the distribution of wealth. This research examines the role of rural credit in the dispossession of peasant lands in Colombia and in peasant struggles to maintain ownership, through the analysis of documentary sources that record peasants’ experiences from 1990 to 2023. The study identifies actors, power relations, strategies, and patterns of the phenomenon, which allo…
Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Water Governance and Infrastructure (4 works) · Mining and Resource Management (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Geography (2 works) · Neoliberalism (international relations (2 works)