Essays about: "Alejandra Romoleroux Grijalva"

Found 1 essay containing the words Alejandra Romoleroux Grijalva.

  1. 1. Women’s Resistance Against Extractivism in the Ecuadorian Amazon: A Decolonial Ecofeminist Study of the Collective Mujeres Amazónicas

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alejandra Romoleroux Grijalva; [2022]
    Keywords : Amazonian Women; socio-environmental resistance; extractivism; decolonial ecofeminism; territory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In response to the substantial expansion of the extractive frontier in the Ecuadorian Amazon, indigenous women have positioned themselves at the forefront of the struggle. In this context, the grassroots collective Mujeres Amazónicas has become a crucial political actor in the defense of indigenous territories and the multiple forms of life inside the rainforest, using numerous resistance dynamics and practices in private and public spheres. READ MORE