Essays about: "Chocó"

Found 4 essays containing the word Chocó.

  1. 1. "If they win, we disappear": An interview study of local mining opposition in northwestern Ecuador

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : John Jederlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Anthropology; Mining; Extractivism; Cultural politics; Ecological imaginary; Development; Social fabric; Social Sciences; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : In the contemporary globalised era, social and economic development is being increasingly associated with extractivism. Opening up resource markets to multinational extractive industries is a common strategy used by Latin American states for promoting economic growth and reducing poverty. READ MORE

  3. 2. Social Impact of Coca Crops in Colombia. : From socio-territorial processes to new social configurations: the role of land tenure, armed conflict, environment and coca crops.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Nuñez Ciceros Carolina; [2016]
    Keywords : Coca crops; Land grabbing; Pacific region; social impact; political ecology.;

    Abstract : This paper explores alterations in social dynamics caused by coca crops in Curvaradó and Jiguamiandó, at Choco department in the Colombian Pacific region. The research analyzes the role of armed actors such as paramilitaries and guerrillas in the conformation of new social spaces where local people find resistance as the main tool to survive in chaotic environments. READ MORE

  4. 3. Living Standards between 1975 and 2005 in Chocó, Colombia: a demographic approach using four (4) waves of DHSurveys

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Andres Palacio Chaverra; [2009]
    Keywords : living standards; child survival; marriage survival; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to measure living standards for the population of Chocó, Colombia, using four waves of the DHSurveys between 1990 and 2005. Recent maternal history allowed the construction of a pooled dataset of 3.055 children and 779 mothers. READ MORE

  5. 4. The multiple faces of insecurity : An analysis of security from the Chocoano women's perspective

    University essay from IHH, Statsvetenskap

    Author : Åsa Svensson; [2009]
    Keywords : security; human security; intersectionality; Chocó; Colombia; women; ethnicity; Colombia; Chocó; seguridad; seguridad humana; mujeres; etnia;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the complexity of the concept “security” in theory and practice. The traditional security concept is replaced by a human-centred security approach in order to analyse women's security,. READ MORE