Linked Violence, Problematic Consumption, and Community Care in Reconquista Area, Argentina

This article examines the relationship among violence, substance use, and community care in the popular (low-income) neighborhoods of the Área Reconquista within Argentina’s Greater Buenos Aires conurbation (2001-2022). It is a case study that combines in situ participant observation with interviews conducted with key stakeholders. Using the category of interlinked violences, the analysis shows that micro-trafficking, indebtedness, gender-based and institutional violence, environmental precariousness, and territorial disputes intersect and mutually reinforce one another, constituting a web of persistent harms in these neighborhoods. Neighborhood responses —soup kitchens, neighborhood networks, and local organizations— offer partial protection against violence, but they lack the capacity to reverse the structural causes of violence.

• Main Author: Garriga Zucal, José (author)
• Other Authors: Rajoy, Romina (author), Zajac, Joaquín (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2026
• Subjects: conurbano bonaerense; covid-19; criminalización; microtráfico; río Reconquista; territorios; violencias enlazadas; consumo de drogas; violencia homicida; violencia delictual; vulnerabilidad; necesidades básicas insatisfechas; pobreza; Greater Buenos Aires conurbation; COVID-19; criminalization; micro-trafficking; Reconquista River; territories; interlinked violences; drug use; homicidal violence; criminal violence; vulnerability; unmet basic needs; poverty
• Online Access: https://revistas.iaen.edu.ec/index.php/estado_comunes/article/view/423