Knowledge as cause and tool for resistance against large scale mining: Heuristic cases in Ecuador

This article argues that production of knowledge has become a key practice in processes of resistance and opposition to large scale mining projects. The point of departure is the observation that that- beyond mere resistance- socio-environmental conflicts regarding the extraction of minerals, includ...

• Main Author: Espinosa, Cristina (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: agency; socio-environmental conflicts; knowledge; Ecuador; large scale mining; epistemic practices; agencia; conflictos socioambientales; conocimiento; minería a gran escala; prácticas epistémicas; agência; conflitos socioambientais; conhecimento; Equador; mineração em grande escala; práticas epistêmicas
• Online Access: https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4481