Q'eqchi' Mayas and the Myth of "Postconflict" Guatemala
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4500784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Autumn Knowlton (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 139-151 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-582X • E-ISSN: 1552-678X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0094582x16650179 |
| OpenAlex | W2370921318 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 15 |
While Guatemala has commonly been referred to as a "postconflict" setting since the end of the armed conflict of 1960-1996, Guatemalans today experience a new violence that has been described as a symptom of the changes brought about by neoliberal reforms. Q'eqchi' Mayas' reports of violent evictions, murders, rapes, and threats of violence point to fissures in the government's "postconflict" discourse. The state's counterinsurgency violence has been transformed into a kind of state-supported violence in which government institutions act at the behest of agribusinesses and mining companies to evict Q'eqchi' from their traditional territories. The resolution of land ownership disputes between communities, the state, and corporations is central to Q'eqchi' political imaginaries.Guatemala suele ser catalogada como una sociedad de posconflicto desde el cese del conflicto armado de 1960-1996, pero actualmente los guatemaltecos sufren un nuevo tipo de violencia que ha sido descrita como un síntoma de los cambios causados por las reformas neoliberales. Las denuncias de los Mayas Q'eqchi' sobre desalojos violentos, asesinatos, violaciones y amenazas de violencia dejan al descubierto las grietas en el discurso de "posconflicto" del gobierno. La violencia de la contrainsurgencia del estado se ha transformado en un tipo de violencia sancionada por las autoridades por medio de la cual las instituciones estatales actúan a instancias de la agroindustria y las compañías mineras para desalojar a los Q'eqchi' de sus territorios ancestrales. La resolución de las disputas por la propiedad de la tierra entre las comunidades indígenas, el estado y las corporaciones es esencial para el imaginario político Q'eqchi
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |