OIL AND RESISTANCE IN CENTRAL AMERICA. THE CASE OF “ACCIÓN DE LUCHA ANTI-PETRO-LERA (ADELA)” IN THE SOUTH CARIBBEANOF COSTA RICA (1999-2002)

 

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Tekijä: Rodríguez Echavarría, Tania
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:2017
Kuvaus:While it is true that Central America is not internationally recognized as an oil exploitation region, during the last 20 years several transnational corporations have been implementing projects of petroleum exploration and exploitation. One of these cases is the concession given by the Costa Rican government during the nineties decade to the Harken Holdings company for the extraction of petro-leum in the South Caribbean. This concession generates an important socio-en-vironmental conflict, which gives birth to a movement called “Acción de Lucha Anti-petrolera” (ADELA); an heterogeneous movement that articulates a great diversity of local and national actors, and distinguishes itself by the use of inno-vative repertoires of contention. ADELA’s campaign was not only successful but also represents a key milestone in the region. This article analyses the role played by Adela, its conformation and the repertoires of contention that were used.
Maa:Portal de Revistas UCR
Organisaatio:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Kieli:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/1655
Linkit:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/ciep/article/view/1655
Sanahaku:Petroleum
Extractivism
Central America
Costa Rica
Collective action
Repertoire of contention
Petróleo
Extractivismo
Centroamérica
Acción colectiva
Repertorios de acción