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Governmental Extractivism and Policy Frameworks
Research Guide
What is Governmental Extractivism and Policy Frameworks?
Governmental extractivism refers to state-led interventions in extractive industries through legislation, nationalization, and control mechanisms that shape resource governance in Latin America.
This subtopic examines policy ambivalences, securitization of resources, and tensions in progressive governance under neo-extractivist regimes (Svampa 2012, 135 citations). Key studies analyze territorial planning in coal mining (Dilak Julio Estrada et al. 2019, 5 citations) and formalization challenges in artisanal mining (Zárate Rueda et al. 2023, 5 citations). Approximately 10 papers from 2016-2024 focus on Bolivia and Colombia cases.
Why It Matters
Governmental extractivism influences regulatory regimes for resource-dependent economies, as seen in Bolivia's hydrocarbon nationalization plans under Morales (Andreucci 2016). In Colombia, institutional responses to anti-extractivism tie to climate policy discourses (Vásquez Salazar and Ovalle Almanza 2020). These frameworks reveal tensions between development goals and indigenous rights defense (López Flores 2017), informing equitable policy design in Andean regions.
Key Research Challenges
Policy Ambivalence in Neo-Extractivism
States pursue resource nationalism while enabling multinational megaproyects, creating dualities in governance (Ellner 2021). Progressive governments in Bolivia infringe indigenous collective rights despite autonomy rhetoric (López Flores 2017). This ambivalence hinders sustainable transitions (Domínguez Martín 2024).
Territorial Planning Conflicts
Mining expansion clashes with municipal socioeconomic vocations in Colombia's coal regions (Dilak Julio Estrada et al. 2019). Andean developmentalist projects reshape territories without adequate regulation (Baud et al. 2019). Formalization of artisanal mining faces neo-extractivist barriers (Zárate Rueda et al. 2023).
Institutional Resistance to Participation
Public responses to citizen anti-extractivism employ discursive strategies linked to climate change (Vásquez Salazar and Ovalle Almanza 2020). Bolivia's extraction governance involves social struggles over minerals (Andreucci 2016). Accumulation by dispossession persists in neo-extractivism (Castro Cuamatzin and Herrera 2018).
Essential Papers
Resource Extractivism and Alternatives: Latin American Perspectives on Development
Maristella Svampa · 2012 · Journal für Entwicklungspolitik · 135 citations
MARISTELLA SVAMPAResource Extractivism and Alternatives: Latin American Perspectives on Development 1 "Even when these nations try to break free from their colonial heritage, that is, their depende...
Presentación. Nuevos capitalismos y transformaciones territoriales en la región andina
Michiel Baud, Rutgerd Boelens, Gerardo Damonte · 2019 · Estudios Atacameños Arqueología y antropología surandinas · 9 citations
This presentation introduces a special issue that analyzes the new territorial configurations taking shape in the Andean region under the developmentalist governments of the 21st century. The new t...
La actividad carbonífera en Colombia: un análisis a partir de los instrumentos de ordenamiento territorial y planificación socioeconómica
Johann Dilak Julio Estrada, Sandra Milena Bulla Ortega, Julio César Rojo Ospina · 2019 · OPERA · 5 citations
El presente artículo analiza el estado de la producción minera de carbón en Colombia a partir de la vocación presente en los municipios donde dicha actividad se desarrolla. En la última década, el...
Neo-Extractivism and Formalization of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining—The Case of the Santurbán Moorland (Colombia)
Ruth Zárate Rueda, Yolima Ivonne Beltrán Villamizar, Luís Eduardo Becerra Ardila · 2023 · Sustainability · 5 citations
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the negative impact of neo-extractivism to boost the mining industry and the components that prevent the formalization of ASM as a model of rural economic de...
Defensa de territorios indígenas en las tierras bajas de Bolivia: derechos colectivos, neoextractivismo y autonomía
Pabel Camilo López Flores · 2017 · e-cadernos CES · 4 citations
Socioterritorial conflicts and movements in Bolivia have highlighted the ways infringe the collective rights of indigenous peoples have been infringed and seem to challenge and dispute the imaginar...
Respuesta institucional a la participación ciudadana contra el extractivismo en Colombia: la dimensión discursiva de una problemática asociada al cambio climático
Juan Camilo Vásquez Salazar, María Cristina Ovalle Almanza · 2020 · Análisis Político · 2 citations
Este artículo explora la respuesta pública a la participación ciudadana en contra del extractivismo en Colombia, teniendo en cuenta la contribución de la industria extractiva al cambio climático. D...
Governing extraction. Regulation, the state and social struggles over minerals and hydrocarbons in Bolivia
Diego Andreucci · 2016 · Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) · 1 citations
La estrategia de acumulación ‘primario-exportadora’ tradicionalmente adoptada en América Latina tiene consecuencias político-económicas y socio-ambientales problemáticas. En Bolivia, desde 2006, el...
Reading Guide
Foundational Papers
Start with Svampa (2012, 135 citations) for core Latin American extractivism perspectives linking colonial dependence to state policies.
Recent Advances
Study Zárate Rueda et al. (2023) on Colombian neo-extractivism formalization and Domínguez Martín (2024) on development transition dilemmas.
Core Methods
Critical discourse analysis (Vásquez Salazar and Ovalle Almanza 2020), territorial configuration studies (Baud et al. 2019), and socio-economic planning assessments (Dilak Julio Estrada et al. 2019).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What defines governmental extractivism?
State interventions via legislation and nationalization in extractive sectors, often under neo-extractivist models in Latin America (Svampa 2012).
What methods analyze policy frameworks?
Critical discourse analysis of institutional responses (Vásquez Salazar and Ovalle Almanza 2020) and socio-territorial conflict studies (López Flores 2017).
What are key papers?
Svampa (2012, 135 citations) on Latin American perspectives; Andreucci (2016) on Bolivia regulation; Zárate Rueda et al. (2023) on Colombian mining formalization.
What open problems exist?
Balancing resource nationalism with indigenous rights amid energy transitions (Domínguez Martín 2024; Ellner 2021).
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