IDEOLOGICAL CHALLENGE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE IN LATIN AMERICA: THE CASE OF CHILE AND THE COPPER MINING INDUSTRY

Autores

  • Fernando Estenssoro Universidad de Santiago de Chile
  • Cristian Parker Universidad de Santiago de Chile
  • Gloria Baigorrotegui

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2317-5389.2017.9.36-64

Resumo

This paper analyzes the main results of a research on environmental governance in Latin America, held in Chile in relation to copper mining. Different sectors of economic and political elites of the country, as well as actors of civil society linked to the environmental movement were interviewed. The objective was to ascertain their level of knowledge and perceptions of global environmental issues and whether it was possible to perform an extractive activity within the parameters of sustainable development. Results were compared with those of previous studies and given that all social actors show a high and growing level of environmental awareness, it is proposed that ideology is a relevant variable to consider in terms of creating socio-environmental conflicts. Particularly among those who believe that it is feasible to achieve increasing levels of environmental and social sustainability in mining activity, facing those who absolutely reject this possibility

Biografia do Autor

Fernando Estenssoro, Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Doctor en Estudios Americanos. Mención Pensamiento y Cultura. Universidad de Santiago de Chile. 2006
Magíster  en Ciencia Política. Mención Instituciones y Procesos. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 1998
Licenciado en Historia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 1992.
Egresado de la  carrera de Geografía. Instituto de Geografía. Universidad de Chile. 1979.

Líneas de Investigación: Historia de las ideas políticas, época moderna y contemporánea.Teoría política.Geografía Política de la globalización.El ambientalismo/ecologismo como fenómeno político

Downloads

Publicado

2017-04-03

Como Citar

Estenssoro, F., Parker, C., & Baigorrotegui, G. (2017). IDEOLOGICAL CHALLENGE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE IN LATIN AMERICA: THE CASE OF CHILE AND THE COPPER MINING INDUSTRY. Revista Direitos Humanos E Democracia, 5(9), 36–64. https://doi.org/10.21527/2317-5389.2017.9.36-64

Edição

Seção

ARTIGOS