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responder esas preguntas, abordando una dimensión menos estudiada de la acción colectiva: lo que
resulta de ella. Con evidencia de cuatro países de la región se examinan consecuencias en el ámbito
político institucional, así como también en las relaciones de poder en los propios territorios donde los
conflictos surgieron. El trabajo busca aportar categorías conceptuales que tomen pie en la literatura
reciente y que permitan proveer un instrumento para hacer posible investigación comparada en la
región.
Palabras Clave:
Conflictos socio-territoriales; cambios políticos; políticas públicas; extractivismo;
movimientos sociales.
Abstract
In Latin America, the landscape of socio-political conflict is changing. The peak of extractivism and
resource-based economic development has fostered growth, but at the same time it has transformed
urban and especially rural territories and multiplied conflicts over land ownership and usage. Most of
these conflicts involve mining, hydrocarbons, and energy production, but also the political organization
of subnational regions as regard autonomy and competences. Why speak of territorial instead of social
conflicts? And what are the consequences thereof? This paper tackles these questions by focusing on an
understudied, yet highly relevant dimension of collective action: its outcomes. By gathering evidence
from four South American countries, I examine the impact of territorial conflicts on both the national
politico-institutional framework and the regional relations of power. My findings contribute to the
rebuilding of conceptual categories that are empirically rooted and allow for further comparative
research in Latin America and beyond.
Keywords:
Socio-territorial conflicts; political changes; public policies; extractivism; social
movements.
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