Minería a gran escala, pluralismo territorial y contención

Un mapeo de encuentros y desencuentros en la amazonía ecuatoriana

Bibliographic Data

ID2998076
AuthorsKarolien Van Teijlingen (0000-0001-7984-4254, corresponding author)
Year2019
Issue63
Pages275-299
Publication date2019-11-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEstudios Atacameños Arqueología y antropología surandinas (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0716-0925 • E-ISSN: 0718-1043
PublisherUniversidad Catolica del Norte - Chile (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.22199/issn.0718-1043-2019-0031
OpenAlexW2990380270
LanguageES
Citations received8
References cited46

Over the last decade, Ecuador has become a new frontier for large-scale mining expansion and this article aims to analyze the territorial transformations and contentious politics that are induced by this new capitalist activity. It therefore presents a case-study of Ecuador's first large-scale mining project, the Mirador copper mine in the Cordillera del Cóndor in the Amazon region. Using analytical insights from the current debates on territory, specifically the recently coined concept of "territorial pluralism", the article shows the multiple historical territorialization processes that shaped the Cordillera del Cóndor and describes the interruptive reconfiguration introduced by the mining project. It furthermore examines the visions and strategies of local resistance group. Based on this analysis, I conclude that this particular approach to territory contributes to our comprehension of mining conflicts by revealing the distinct forms of understanding and relating to space and nature, and the power relations that constitute them. I moreover argue that territorial pluralism helps to explain how the repertoires of contention and alternatives that surge from these struggles are structured

Geography · Political science · Regional science · Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues · Mining and Resource Management · Water Governance and Infrastructure