Resource Extraction and Local Justice in Chile: Conflicts Over the Commodification of Spaces and the Sustainable Development of Places

Barton, Jonathan R.; Román, Álvaro; Fløysand, Arnt

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“…Sometimes, conflicts involving public services converge with socioenvironmental disputes, as happened in Tocopilla; in others, such dynamics coexist but do not necessarily coincide. For example, the widely studied mobilization against the Hidroaysén hydroelectric project (Bauer, 2009;Barton, Román & Floysand, 2012;Romero, Romero & Toledo, 2009;Silva, 2016), did not give rise to the vast social movement in the Aysén region in 2012 (Pérez, 2013). 5 We hypothesize that a transition is taking place: conflicts originating in strictly local issues are evolving into confluences of objections to intensive extractive production patterns and decision-making mechanisms that fail to satisfactorily take the local population into account.…”

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Socio-Territorial Conflicts in Chile: Configuration and Politicization (2005-2014)

Delamaza

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Neira

2017

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Within a context of intensifying socio-territorial conflicts in several countries, this paper analyses a database of 101 conflicts occurring in Chile between 2005 and 2014. These conflicts emerged from specific territorial problems, were scattered throughout the country, and did not involve urban centres. The evidence examined here shows significant contentious activity in non-metropolitan territories during this period. These conflicts occur in different places, arise from local problems and articulate new actors into the political game. They have had an impact on the modification of public and private investment projects and can also bring broader political consequences. The paper widens the argument that extractivism is the source of these conflicts, and suggests that politicization processes have modified what was once a Chilean historical pattern of relatively centralized conflict articulated by traditional political actors. It also identifies some venues for future research to more accurately determine the political consequences of such conflicts. Keywords: socio-territorial conflicts, extractivism, social movements, impact, Chile.Resumen: Los conflictos socio-territoriales en Chile: Configuración y politización (2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014) En el contexto de la intensificación de los conflictos socio-territoriales en diversos países de América Latina, se analiza un conjunto de 101 conflictos ocurridos en Chile entre 2005 y 2014. Distribuidos por todo el país y alejados de los centros urbanos, surgen en torno a diversos problemas propios de territorios específicos. La evidencia presentada muestra que en este período ha existido una importante actividad contenciosa en sectores no metropolitanos. Estos conflictos suceden en lugares diferentes, en torno a problemas de tipo local y articulan actores nuevos en el juego político. Son conflictos que han tenido incidencia en la modificación de proyectos de inversión públicos y privados y podrían dar origen también a consecuencias políticas más amplias. El trabajo amplía la discusión sobre el extractivismo como 24 | ERLACS No. 104 (2017): July-December origen de los conflictos y plantea que se advierten procesos de politización que modifican la pauta histórica del país, donde el conflicto era más centralizado y articulado por actores políticos tradicionales. Se identifican temas de investigación futura que permitan establecer de manera más precisa las consecuencias políticas de dichos conflictos. Palabras clave: conflictos socio-territoriales, extractivismo, movimientos sociales, impacto, Chile.

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Section: Elements Of Interpretation and Hypothesismentioning

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Socio-Territorial Conflicts in Chile: Configuration and Politicization (2005-2014)

Delamaza

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Neira

2017

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“…En consecuencia, la mayor parte de los ingresos se acumula en los lugares "atractivos" y no en las regiones mineras. En general, estas últimas se caracterizan por un insuficiente desarrollo urbano y social en comparación con las áreas metropolitanas, fenómeno atribuible a la centralización política y administrativa (Barton, Roman y Floysand, 2012).…”

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Segregación socioespacial en ciudades mineras: el caso de Antofagasta, Chile

Miranda¹

2016

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“…In Aysen, people challenged the level of administrative, economic, and political centralisation of the country (Barton et al, 2012;Correa Vera, 2013) by arguing that they had been treated as a ''colony'' of Santiago, the capital. They refused to become the ''battery'' of Chile for the benefit of the ''centre'' (Santiago).…”

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“…The country ranks among the most unequal countries in the world (Quandl, 2014) and its prosperity largely depends on the exploitation of natural resources, which in turn requires large amounts of energy (Nem Singh, 2010). With a limited stock of fossil fuels, imported fuels, and large hydropower plants meet most of the national energy demand (Barton et al, 2012).…”

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From matters of fact to places of concern? Energy, environmental movements and place-making in Chile and Thailand

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2015

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Resource Extraction and Local Justice in Chile: Conflicts Over the Commodification of Spaces and the Sustainable Development of Places

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

Socio-Territorial Conflicts in Chile: Configuration and Politicization (2005-2014)

Socio-Territorial Conflicts in Chile: Configuration and Politicization (2005-2014)

Segregación socioespacial en ciudades mineras: el caso de Antofagasta, Chile

From matters of fact to places of concern? Energy, environmental movements and place-making in Chile and Thailand

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