Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaIndigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategies
In Argentina, lithium mining areas coincide mostly with ancestral territories inhabited by indigenous peoples. The presence of such communities involves rights to autonomy and self-determination that easily come into tension with the interests of the state and the various companies operating in the...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2022
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| author | Pragier, Deborah Novas, Mariano A. Christel, Lucas |
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| description | In Argentina, lithium mining areas coincide mostly with ancestral territories inhabited by indigenous peoples. The presence of such communities involves rights to autonomy and self-determination that easily come into tension with the interests of the state and the various companies operating in the territory. In this article, we analyze the strategies deployed by indigenous actors in the face of non-compliance with constitutionally-recognized rights. Based on a study conducted in the communities of Salinas Grandes and Laguna de Guayatayoc between 2009 and 2019, we show that in the face of unfulfilled constitutional rights, indigenous communities have deployed a cumulative and complementary strategy based on their right to self-determination. The analysis and information presented in this paper is derived from two data collection techniques: the analysis and systematization of primary and secondary documents and in-depth interviews with actors in the territory. It is concluded that in a clear context of juridification, the indigenous communities used a combination of judicial-legal action, direct action and community reinterpretation in order to demand their rights to decide respect for their territory, their ways of life and production, and their own subsistence as a community. |
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| spelling | iconos-article-50302022-01-03T22:27:57Z Indigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategies Comunidades indígenas y extracción de litio en Argentina: juridificación y estrategias de acción Comunidades indígenas e extração de lítio na Argentina: juridificação e estratégias de ação Pragier, Deborah Novas, Mariano A. Christel, Lucas autonomía comunidades indígenas derecho indígena estrategia acumulativa juridificación autonomia comunidades indígenas direito indígena estratégia cumulativa juridificação autonomy indigenous communities indigenous law cumulative strategy juridification In Argentina, lithium mining areas coincide mostly with ancestral territories inhabited by indigenous peoples. The presence of such communities involves rights to autonomy and self-determination that easily come into tension with the interests of the state and the various companies operating in the territory. In this article, we analyze the strategies deployed by indigenous actors in the face of non-compliance with constitutionally-recognized rights. Based on a study conducted in the communities of Salinas Grandes and Laguna de Guayatayoc between 2009 and 2019, we show that in the face of unfulfilled constitutional rights, indigenous communities have deployed a cumulative and complementary strategy based on their right to self-determination. The analysis and information presented in this paper is derived from two data collection techniques: the analysis and systematization of primary and secondary documents and in-depth interviews with actors in the territory. It is concluded that in a clear context of juridification, the indigenous communities used a combination of judicial-legal action, direct action and community reinterpretation in order to demand their rights to decide respect for their territory, their ways of life and production, and their own subsistence as a community. En Argentina las zonas de explotación de litio coinciden mayormente con territorios ancestrales habitados por los pueblos indígenas. La presencia de tales comunidades involucra derechos a la autonomía y la autodeterminación que fácilmente entran en tensión con los intereses del Estado y de las diversas empresas que operan en el territorio. En el presente artículo analizamos las estrategias que despliegan los actores indígenas ante el incumplimiento de derechos constitucionalmente reconocidos. A partir de un estudio realizado en las comunidades de Salinas Grandes y Laguna de Guayatayoc, entre 2009 y 2019, se demuestra que frente a derechos constitucionales incumplidos las comunidades indígenas han desplegado una estrategia acumulativa y complementaria sustentada en su derecho a la autodeterminación. El análisis y la información presentada en este trabajo se desprende de dos técnicas de recopilación de datos: el análisis y sistematización de documentos primarios y secundarios y las entrevistas en profundidad a actores del territorio. Se concluye que en un marcado contexto de juridificación las comunidades indígenas emplearon en forma combinada la acción judicial-legal, la acción directa y la acción de reinterpretación comunitaria con el objetivo de exigir sus derechos a decidir el respeto a su territorio, a sus formas de vida y producción, y a su propia subsistencia como comunidad. Na Argentina, as áreas de exploração de lítio coincidem principalmente com territórios ancestrais habitados por povos indígenas. A presença de tais comunidades envolve direitos de autonomia e autodeterminação que facilmente entram em conflito com os interesses do Estado e das diversas empresas que operam no território. Neste artigo, analisamos as estratégias desenvolvidas por atores indígenas frente à violação de direitos constitucionalmente reconhecidos. A partir de investigação realizada nas comunidades de Salinas Grandes e Laguna de Guayatayoc, entre 2009 e 2019, é possível demonstrar que, diante dos direitos constitucionais não cumpridos, as comunidades indígenas têm implantado uma estratégia cumulativa e complementar baseada em seu direito à autodeterminação. A análise e as informações apresentadas neste trabalho são derivadas de duas técnicas de coleta de dados: a análise e sistematização de documentos primários e secundários, e entrevistas em profundidade com atores do território. Conclui-se que, em um forte contexto de juridificação, as comunidades indígenas utilizaram de forma conjugada a ação judicial-legal, a ação direta e a ação de reinterpretação comunitária, com o objetivo de reivindicar seus direitos a decidir o respeito ao seu território, a suas formas de vida e produção, e a sua própria subsistência como comunidade. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2022-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html application/xml application/epub+zip https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5030 10.17141/iconos.72.2022.5030 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Núm. 72 (2022): Extractivismo minero en América Latina: la juridificación de los conflictos socioambientales; 79-96 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; n. 72 (2022): Extrativismo mineiro na América Latina: a juridificação dos conflitos ambientais; 79-96 Íconos. Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 72 (2022): Mining extractivism in Latin America: The juridification of environmental conflicts; 79-96 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5030/3903 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5030/3940 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5030/3933 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5030/3946 Derechos de autor 2022 Deborah Pragier, Mariano A. Novas, Lucas Christel https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ES |
| spellingShingle | Pragier, Deborah Novas, Mariano A. Christel, Lucas Indigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategies |
| title | Indigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategies |
| title_full | Indigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategies |
| title_fullStr | Indigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategies |
| title_short | Indigenous communities and lithium extraction in Argentina: Juridification and action strategies |
| title_sort | indigenous communities and lithium extraction in argentina: juridification and action strategies |
| url | https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5030 |