Private politics and peasant mobilization: mining in Peru
In: Development, justice and citizenship
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In: Development, justice and citizenship
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In: Third world quarterly, Band 38, Heft 5, S. 1146-1163
ISSN: 1360-2241
In: Latin American research review, Band 51, Heft 2, S. 86-106
ISSN: 1542-4278
In: Canadian journal of development studies: Revue canadienne d'études du développement, Band 36, Heft 3, S. 313-329
ISSN: 2158-9100
In Peru, the rapid expansion of extractive activities has led to increased mobilization by peasant communities. In remote rural areas, the mediating efforts of the state between communities and corporations are often weak, and corporations have played an important role in dealing with communities' demands and protests through different strategies. These processes are illustrative of a broader trend in which private corporations engage in governance processes by assuming state-like functions in relation to citizens. This study investigates how communities' mobilization and scope of influence is affected by their interactions with corporations. Based on interviews and written primary sources, the study provides a detailed empirical account of the multifaceted relations and negotiations between corporations and communities in the context of two macro-economically significant Peruvian mining projects – Rio Blanco and Las Bambas. In this way, the study contributes to the empirical and theoretical debates on the political role of corporations and the implications for social movements and democratic influence. The study shows that the presence of private corporations alters the conditions for mobilization by creating opportunities as well as constraints, with significant impact on mobilization structures and framing of demands. However, communities relate to those opportunities and constraints differently, depending on how state-society relations and other forms of private dynamics have played out historically at the subnational level.
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In: Comparative political studies: CPS, Band 46, Heft 5, S. 667-671
ISSN: 1552-3829
In: Comparative political studies: CPS, Band 46, Heft 5, S. 667-671
ISSN: 0010-4140
In: Comparative political studies: CPS, Band 46, Heft 5, S. 667-671
ISSN: 0010-4140
Desde la caída del gobierno autoritario de Alberto Fuiimori, la participación ciudadana ha estado en el centro del debate político en Perú. La participación es presentada como una forma no solamente de democratizar, sino también de hacer más efectiva la gobernabilidad a nivel local. Sin embargo, las reformas participativas no han dado los resultados esperados. En este artículo se estudia la provincia de Huanta y describe los procesos de concertación del período 1996-2006 con el objetivo de analizar las consecuencias relativas a la inclusión del sector indígena. Se sostiene que en lugar de un proceso de "profundización democrática", la elite ha utilizado tal escenario para poner en práctica su poder hegemónico, dando como resultado la reproducción de jefes locales y estructuras clientelares. En consecuencia, hay una clara continuidad en las relaciones verticales de poder, basada en la confluencia de origen étnico, clase y género.
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In: Iberoamericana: Nordic journal of Latin American and Caribbean studies ; revista nordica de estudios latinoamericanos y del Caribe, Band 39, Heft 1-2, S. 139
ISSN: 2002-4509
En los últimos años se han realizado intentos de encuadrar la participación deliberativa dentro de la teoría de la democratización. Leonardo Avritzer, uno de los mas optimísticos teóricos de la democracia deliberativa sostiene que las nuevas prácticas democráticas se desplazarán del nivel social a la sociedad política en un 'espacio público deliberativo', consolidando de este modo la democracia. Razonando en contra de la ola de idealización y de las concepciones normativas de la democracia deliberativa, este artículo trata los intentos políticos gubernamentales de lograr un proceso político de negociación y participación en el seno de la sociedad civil en la provincia de Huanta, en los Andes peruanos. El estudio abarca el período autoritario del ex presidente Alberto Fujimori (1996–2001) y el subsiguiente régimen democrático (2001–2006). El artículo procura demostrar que los estratos marginados de la población no son capaces de explorar plenamente los potenciales políticos y económicos de los procesos políticos deliberativos si no son respaldados por organizaciones externas e instituciones estatales. Al contrario, estos sectores corren el riesgo de ser explotados aún en mayor medida que antes, al ser abdicado el poder del Estado en beneficio de los tradicionales detentadores del poder, individuales y colectivos.English:In recent years attempts have been made to ground deliberatory participation into democratization theory. Leonardo Avritzer, one of the most optimistic proponents of deliberative democracy, states that new democratic practices will be transferred from the societal level to political society in 'deliberative public space', thus consolidating democracy. This article deals with governmental political attempts to achieve a political process of negotiation and participation within civil society in the province Huanta in the Peruvian Andes. In this respect, it goes against the wave of idealization and the normative assumptions of deliberative democracy. The study spans the authoritarian period of the former President Alberto Fujimori, 1996–2001, and the subsequent democratic regime of 2001–2006. The article aims to demonstrate that the marginalized strata of the population will not be able to fully develop the political and economical potentials of the deliberatory political processes unless they are backed by external organizations and state institutions. Rather, these strata will risk being even more exploited than before, when the state's power is abdicated to the benefit of traditional individual and collective power-holders.
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In: Iberoamericana: Nordic journal of Latin American and Caribbean studies ; revista nordica de estudios latinoamericanos y del Caribe, Band 39, Heft 1-2, S. 139-165
ISSN: 0046-8444
World Affairs Online
In: Ecuador debate, Heft 73, S. 91-112
ISSN: 1012-1498, 2528-7761
World Affairs Online
In: Environmental science & policy, Band 124, S. 627-634
ISSN: 1462-9011
In: Territory, politics, governance, Band 11, Heft 1, S. 1-18
ISSN: 2162-268X