Environmental conflicts and ecological citizenshipthe case of Gualeguaychú and the pulp mills

  1. MELO ESCRIHUELA, Carme 1
  1. 1 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

Journal:
Azafea: revista de filosofía

ISSN: 0213-3563

Year of publication: 2019

Issue Title: Ecoética y ecopolítica

Issue: 21

Pages: 77-102

Type: Article

DOI: 10.14201/AZAFEA20192177102 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

This article deals with interactions between citizenship and political ecology by examining the ‘pulp mills conflict’ in Gualeguaychú, Argentina. The conflict burst in 2003 when the Uruguayan authorities announced the construction of a cellulose plant on the shore of the Uruguay River. The citizens of Gualeguaychú, a city right across the border, initiated a movement of protest that soon transcended the local dimension. I argue that this protest was a battle over sovereignty and an environmental conflict between different conceptions of development and diverse views of the use of a common resource, the river. The notion of ecological citizenship formed in this process is assessed by examining how this concept was constructed by local stakeholders and by unveiling the motivations informing citizens’ engagement.

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