Leonidas Oikonomakis
Biographic Data
| ID | 873455 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leonidas Oikonomakis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leonidas |
| FAMILY NAME | Oikonomakis |
| SIGNATURE | OIKONOMAKIS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durham University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8949-522X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Protecting the Forest Beings that Protect Us
Sarayaku, an Amazonian Kichwa community in Pastaza province, Ecuador, is suspected to be rich in oil reserves. This fact has generated outside interest in the region and in turn pushed Sarayaku Runa (Sarayaku people) to defend their territory against state-led extractivist projects. In this context, the conflict in Sarayaku territory, among the state, multinational oil companies and the Indigenous Peoples who inhabit it, goes beyond natural resou…
Walls of Resistance in Critical Times
Chicha-Coronavirus
Sarayaku is an Amazonian Kichwa community on the shores of Río Bobonaza, Ecuador. There is no road connecting it to the rest of the country no electricity and no telephone network. I happened to be there on fieldwork during the times of a double disaster: the COVID19 crisis, and the biggest flood in the community's living memory. This short article explores how the community managed both the flood and the COVID19 crisis, according to communitaria…
Political Strategies and Social Movements in Latin America
From the Rainy Place to the Burnt Palace
How do social movements form their political strategies? The relevant theory pays considerable attention to structure, and argues that when political opportunities are open, movements are more likely to opt for a systemic political strategy; when they are closed, movements are expected to take a more revolutionary turn. However, political opportunities can make some options appear more 'realistic' and others less so, but movements don't always be…
A Global Movement for Real Democracy?
Preconflict Mobilization Strategies and Urban-Rural Transition
Armed movements are usually analyzed in the context of ongoing conflict, and much of the preceding mobilization and recruitment is often given far less attention. In this article, we assert that this period can be of critical relevance to subsequent movement trajectories. Analysis of the period antecedent to insurgency also facilitates a deeper contextualization of movement actors and their environments. We examine the period of preconflict mobil…
Preconflict Mobilization Strategies and Urban-Rural Transition
Armed movements are usually analyzed in the context of ongoing conflict, and much of the preceding mobilization and recruitment is often given far less attention. In this article, we assert that this period can be of critical relevance to subsequent movement trajectories. Analysis of the period antecedent to insurgency also facilitates a deeper contextualization of movement actors and their environments. We examine the period of preconflict mobil…
Chicha-Coronavirus
Sarayaku is an Amazonian Kichwa community on the shores of Río Bobonaza, Ecuador. There is no road connecting it to the rest of the country no electricity and no telephone network. I happened to be there on fieldwork during the times of a double disaster: the COVID19 crisis, and the biggest flood in the community's living memory. This short article explores how the community managed both the flood and the COVID19 crisis, according to communitaria…
Preconflict Mobilization Strategies and Urban-Rural Transition
Armed movements are usually analyzed in the context of ongoing conflict, and much of the preceding mobilization and recruitment is often given far less attention. In this article, we assert that this period can be of critical relevance to subsequent movement trajectories. Analysis of the period antecedent to insurgency also facilitates a deeper contextualization of movement actors and their environments. We examine the period of preconflict mobil…
A Global Movement for Real Democracy?
Political Strategies and Social Movements in Latin America
From the Rainy Place to the Burnt Palace
How do social movements form their political strategies? The relevant theory pays considerable attention to structure, and argues that when political opportunities are open, movements are more likely to opt for a systemic political strategy; when they are closed, movements are expected to take a more revolutionary turn. However, political opportunities can make some options appear more 'realistic' and others less so, but movements don't always be…
Chicha-Coronavirus
Sarayaku is an Amazonian Kichwa community on the shores of Río Bobonaza, Ecuador. There is no road connecting it to the rest of the country no electricity and no telephone network. I happened to be there on fieldwork during the times of a double disaster: the COVID19 crisis, and the biggest flood in the community's living memory. This short article explores how the community managed both the flood and the COVID19 crisis, according to communitaria…
Walls of Resistance in Critical Times
Protecting the Forest Beings that Protect Us
Sarayaku, an Amazonian Kichwa community in Pastaza province, Ecuador, is suspected to be rich in oil reserves. This fact has generated outside interest in the region and in turn pushed Sarayaku Runa (Sarayaku people) to defend their territory against state-led extractivist projects. In this context, the conflict in Sarayaku territory, among the state, multinational oil companies and the Indigenous Peoples who inhabit it, goes beyond natural resou…
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